Sample Certificate Courses on Business and Professional

Administrative Professional with Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
Learn now. Earn now. Students who complete Microsoft Office certification
training earn more (about 12%) than employees who are not certified. In
addition, 82% of the students who get certified report getting a raise upon
receiving their certification. The Comma Method of Microsoft® Office training was
designed to meet the needs of college students, educators, administrators and
business professionals. The need for Microsoft Office training is vast -- it is now a
requirement in education, as well as in virtually all business, technical and
professional jobs. It is a "must" for small business and entrepreneurs. Over 2
million MOS certificates have been issued. Microsoft is currently granting
approximately 38,000 certificates per month.

This comprehensive, performance-based program teaches students to be
proficient in Microsoft Office 2007: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Access.
The MOS program provides computer-program literacy, measures proficiency, and
identifies opportunities for skills enhancement. Participants receive a certificate of
completion from the college upon successful completion of the course. Students
are then well prepared to take the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Tests.

How to Become MCAS Certified To earn the Microsoft Certified Application
Specialist (MCAS) certification for Microsoft Office or Microsoft Project, a student
must pass one or more Microsoft certification exams (offered by Microsoft). Office
Specialist exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and
expertise by evaluating your overall comprehension of Office or Microsoft Project
programs, your ability to use their advanced features, and your ability to
integrate the Office programs with other software programs. This Microsoft
Certified Application Specialist Training program will prepare you to sit for the
Microsoft exams.

Administrative Professional with Microsoft Office Specialist
Upon successful completion of the Administrative Professional with Microsoft Office
Specialist Program, the student should:
*  Understand and be able to perform the basic administrative skills, tasks and
processes, required for employment as an Administrative Professional in a
business office environment, including, but not limited to:
  o Effective Communication and Language Usage
  o Business Correspondence
  o Planning Meetings and Travel
  o Records Management and Mail Handling
  o Leadership and Management
* Understand and be able to perform the basic financial skills, tasks and
processes, required for employment as an Administrative Professional in a
business office environment, including, but not limited to:
  o Accounts Payable
  o Accounts Receivable
  o Banking
  o Inventory Control and Ordering
* Use the Microsoft Office suite of software office productivity products effectively
and knowledgeably. The programs include:
  o Word (word processing program)
  o Excel (spreadsheet program)
  o PowerPoint (presentation software)
  o Access (database management software)
  o Outlook (scheduling and email program)

Bookkeeping the Easy Way with Quickbooks
okkeeping the Easy Way With Quickbooks introduces the concepts of
bookkeeping/accounting using the theory of double-entry bookkeeping. This
cumulative online experience progresses lesson by lesson with assistance from
expert instructors to prepare students for entry-level positions in this in-demand
occupation.

Understanding basic bookkeeping procedures is vital to developing and
controlling activities in business. This program is designed for students who are
interested in gaining knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices in planning a
more profitable future or seeking a new career.

The Quickbooks training portion is designed specifically to allow the student to
get the most out of your Quickbooks software. Keep track of your payables and
receivables. Plan budgets and improve accounting today.

This course presents a simplified step-by-step approach to learning
bookkeeping/accounting principles and practices. Students will be posed with
questions and problems, as well as analytical situations designed to explain not
only the "how" but also the "why" of bookkeeping practices. These situations
relate book learning to the business world. This bookkeeping program will result
in a better understanding of legal obligations and a greater awareness of the
private enterprise system.

A separate Quickbooks module is included with this program.

Business Marketing Design  
Looking to launch your career designing marketing or identity pieces for large
companies or small businesses? This nationally recognized Business Marketing
Design program imparts the fundamental technical and aesthetic skills required
for design in a business environment.

As a student, you'll learn in-demand software programs that a marketing
designer needs to know: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Powerpoint.
You'll prepare digital images, illustrations, and presentations, learning how to
address the challenges of color, typography, composition, and visual identity
design.

Hands-on projects focus on essential skills and provide experience in business-
focused design scenarios. Class assignments include digital imaging and
retouching, icons and illustrations, presentation graphics, color, typography, and
composition studies, print and display advertising design, and brand identity
development.

Project Management
Project management is growing exponentially. It's now used in virtually all
industries, such as: health care, government, education and banking. Projects are
how these organizations streamline to improve productivity. As mid-level
management positions are reduced, project managers fill the void. Expertise in
project management is a source of security, prosperity and power to these
survivors. To take the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification test,
35 contact hours of project management education are needed. These hours
must include "content on project quality, scope, time, cost, human resources,
communications, risk, procurement, and integration management. This course is
not only a good overview, but it is precise preparation for the PMP.

Travel Agent Training  
The Travel Agent Program is a proven, successful method for motivated people to
begin a travel career, and will help prepare students for The Travel Institute
(formerly ICTA) TAP Certification. Learn the basic skills needed to operate a
computer reservation system, whether with the airlines, travel agencies, car
rental agencies, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, as a corporate travel coordinator, or
as a home based agent, all in a convenient online environment.

The online program consists of two modules. Students will first participate in a
Travel Career Development program followed by the student's choice of computer
reservation systems including SABRE, WORLDSPAN, APOLLO, GALILEO or
AMADEUS GDS systems.

Certified Wedding Planner
Upon successful completion of the Certified Wedding Planner program, students
will:  Understand the role of a professional wedding planner. Gain a basic
understanding of the wedding industry. Create business contracts, pricing,
packages and presentation tools. Identify the formula/method to structure and
set-up a wedding planning business and operations. Be proficient in skills such as
budget planning, vendor selection and wedding design. Be familiar with industry
specific terminology, communication, telephone techniques, organization and
project management. Have knowledge of vendor contracts and what to look for.
Be familiar with wedding design elements, fabrics and styles. Understand how to
market as an expert in the industry to gain PR attention. Understand online
marketing and how it applies to a wedding planners business. Have knowledge of
different wedding traditions and cultures and how to implement a couple’s ethnic
background into the celebration. Have knowledge of traditional and non-
traditional etiquette. Understand the Event Planning Process necessary to design
and deliver a successful wedding/social event. Understand the Six Stages of
Event Experience and ways to implement them. Be fully prepared to take on
his/her first bridal client.

Other Certificate Business Professional Courses
Certified Bookkeeper  
Certified Global Business Professional  
Certified Wedding Planner  
Chartered Tax Professional
Chartered Tax Professional for California Residents  
Corporate Governance and Ethics  
English  as a Second Language
eBusiness
Emergency Management Training
Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management  
Export Management Certificate Program (2008)  
Fitness Business Management
Freight Broker /Freight Agent  
Grant Writing  
Help Desk Analyst Tier 1 Support Specialist  
Leadership and Legacy  
Lean Mastery  
Management for IT Professionals  
Management Training  
Mediation and Dispute Resolution  
Microsoft Access 2007  
Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training (MCAS)  
Microsoft Excel 2007  
Microsoft Office Specialist  
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007  
Microsoft Vista Business  
Microsoft Word 2007  
Non-Profit Management  
Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports  
Paralegal  
Pay Per Click Marketing  
Payroll Practice and Management
Personal Financial Planning  
Personal Training and Group Exercise Training for Older Adults  
Principles of Private Investigation  
Purchasing & Supply Chain Management  
Records Management  
Search Engine Marketing  
Search Engine Optimization  
Six Sigma Black Belt  
Six Sigma, Greenbelt  
Technical Writing  
Understanding Earned Value Management  
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