Business Training Courses - Advance Your Career
Take a non-credit course in business to expand your career options. From leadership and management to entrepreneurship and financial skills, our courses provide the tools you need to excel in today's competitive workforce. Invest in your future with expert-led training tailored to your career goals.
These courses are not AACSB accredited
** Unless otherwise specified, these courses are intended for professional development and are not intended for initial licensure preparation.
Accounting Certificates
You can build in-demand accounting skills with practical, non-credit certification programs designed for today’s workforce. Upskill or prepare for essential roles in bookkeeping, accounts payable, and financial operations.
Additional Accounting Courses/Certifications
Business Administration -Certified Administrative Professional
To be a successful administrative professional, you must possess the skills to handle a wide variety of workplace tasks and scenarios. You will learn the basics of workplace administration as well as how to begin and grow a successful career as an administrative professional. It also covers the intricacies of organizational communication, office and records management, and human resources fundamentals, among other topics.
Additional Business Administration Courses
Banking/Finance/Investment
Whether you are advancing in your role, preparing for a career change or strengthening your financial decision making, gain financial expertise employers value. These certificates will help you learn core concepts such as financial analysis, banking operations, investment fundamentals, risk management, compliance and personal and institutional finance.
Certificate in Finance Essentials
This certificate introduces non-financial managers to the essentials of finance. The courses will help you become conversant in critical financial terminology, and you'll learn how to calculate key financial management indicators.
Online Certified Modern Banking Representative Certificate
This is an entry-level certification for banking representatives that applies to a broad group of job seekers. Certification can offer a clear pathway to employment in the banking industry.
Certified Credit Counselor (Exam Included)
Becoming a certified credit counselor shows clients that you hold the financial knowledge and counseling techniques needed to teach them how to improve their financial well-being.
Additional Banking/Finance/Investment Courses
Business Operations Certifications
These certificates can help supervisors, managers, administrative professionals, and those preparing for leadership roles. Business Operations courses help participants streamline processes, reduce costs, support strategic decision-making, and adapt to changing business environments.
Product Ownership Analysis
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Entreprenuership
This online certificate program introduces key issues in entrepreneurship for those looking to start a business on their own. This certificate is suitable for new business owners, as well as anyone considering the challenges of entrepreneurship.
Change Management Certificate
Leaders and managers are often called upon to deal with the challenging impacts of change, to work through disputes with partners and customers, and to resolve conflict within the organization. This Certificate in Managing Change and Resolving Conflict covers the key issues and best practices for managers dealing with contentious situations in the workplace
Small Business
Launch, grow, or strengthen a successful business. Explore leadership development, strategic decision-making, risk management, and sustainable growth strategies to help your business remain competitive in today’s marketplace.
Small Business Management Certificate
Owning or managing a small business has a lot of benefits. This certificate will provide you with a fundamental understanding of the most critical areas in small business management.
Six Sigma & Lean
Women in Business
These courses provide practical tools, strategic insight, and confidence-building support to help women thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. All programs are tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities women face in business.
Certificate in Leadership for Women in Business
Despite indications that women have the skills and education to be leaders in the workforce, women are still underrepresented in many areas, and the persistent wage gap demonstrates that their work is often undervalued. You will explore both the social and psychological mechanisms that create challenges that professional women often face.
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Our NDSU Continued Learning courses offered through our vendors are designed for reskilling, upskilling, enrichment or for pay scale increases. In general, they are not applicable for use on a degree program of study as most of the courses are non-credit and not degree eligible.
NDSU strongly recommends that you seek approval or check requirements from your organization, licensing entity, or state prior to enrolling in the course or certificate of your choice. We also recommend you check each individual course or bundle and certification body to make sure it meets your individual needs.
** Unless otherwise specified, these courses are intended for professional development and are not intended for initial licensure preparation.