certification programs
Professional training tracks
Certification programs are structured courses of study that culminate in a credential verifying competence in a specific skill or field.
Unlike degrees, they focus narrowly on practical knowledge: She completed a certification program in project management.
Industries from healthcare to IT use them to establish professional standards.
The credential itself is called a certification.
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
- continuing educationOngoing professional coursework after graduation
- online coursesInternet-based instruction programs
- trade schoolsJob-focused training institutions
- diploma programsFormal courses awarding credentials
skills gap · apprenticeships · recertification · vocational training · licensure · workshops · job readiness · career change · job market · professional growth · career advancement · workforce training · competency · career counseling · mentorship programs · exam · accreditation · industry
- plumbing trainingmaster plumber, apprentice programs, licensing exams, plumbing codes, plumbing tools
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- Language SchoolsFrench classes, group classes, private lessons, grammar courses, immersion programs
- fishery conservationsustainable fishing, fish stocks, fish quotas, fishing quotas, catch limits
- garden educationworkshops, garden tours, garden clubs, online courses, garden design
certification programsinformal education
Unstructured knowledge acquisition
autodidacticism · learning by doing · trial and error · dabbling · personal enrichment