Learning to build your customer service skills will have a powerful impact on your career success as well as success in other areas of your life.  Through this course you will discover the direct relationship between service skills and career achievement.  You will become skilled at being an exceptional service provider.  You can help your or Whether you're a student or a professional, a career changer or a job seeker, Effective Grammar and Writing will improve your grammar, punctuation, and writing skills without making you feel like you’re back in eighth grade English class. Effective Grammar and Writing is a down-to-earth, results-oriented program in English grammar and writing for anyone who wants to enhance their communication skills. · Don’t understand the parts of speech? · Struggling to identify the subject and predicate of a sentence? · Confused by which pronouns to use? · Not sure how to spot a run-on sentence or how to correct it? · Seeking to streamline your writing process? This certificate covers all that and lots more. You’ll master everything from commas to complete sentences to common sense writing. After completing Effective Grammar and Writing, you’ll be able to send in your well-written essay, submit your winning résumé, or produce a polished report for your employer, confident that your writing will attract attention for all the right reasons. Catch and correct your grammar errors. Put an end to unpolished writing that detracts from your work. Open the door to career opportunities as you learn to communicate more effectively. CEUs/ILUs: 4.8, Length (in hours): 48, Price in USD $295.00

Starting a business is something that all of us have thought about at one time or another.  Everyone wants to be their own boss.  Yet statistics show that most businesses fail within the first five years. This course provides insight into the characteristics, knowledge and skills needed to become a successful entrepreneur.  At the end of this course, you will be able to identify the abilities required of successful entrepreneurs and how to acquire them, develop goals to help establish your business, develop an outline for your plan, and take home techniques to successfully manage your new business.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6

Length (in hours): 16

Price in USD $195.00

Part of Entrepreneurship Certificate

Success in today's marketplace depends on effectively marketing their product or service. Learn a systematic approach to attract and keep customers, all within a realistic budget. With an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions, learn how to build a strong brand, analyze which tactics to use, and implement your marketing plan. Whether you are starting a business or growing an existing one, you will take away practical marketing tips and tools that you can use to improve your marketing efforts. CEUs/ILUs: 1.6; Length (in hours): 16

Boost your chances of success for your new or small business and reduce your risks.  Get the latest on planning your business, brainstorming business ideas and a checklist for going into business.  Then learn how to create a business plan, including assessing business feasibility and prepare the management and financial plans.  Then take home a step by step approach to attract and keep customers, with an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions and building a strong brand. At the end of this certificate, you will be able to identify the abilities required of successful entrepreneurs and how to acquire them, develop goals to help establish your business, develop an outline for your plan, and take home techniques to successfully manage and market your new business.

CEUs/ILUs: 4.8

Length (in hours): 48

Price in USD $495.00

A must-have skill to succeed in business, whether an entrepreneur or a valued employee, is the ability to create, edit and manage spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet tool in the world. Stay current with this class, as it is always up-to-date and will change as the features of Excel change over time. Examine the life of an Excel worksheet and workbook, from creation to presentation. Learn how an Excel worksheet is constructed, populated with content, and edited for delivery. Master the options that can take your Excel worksheet from plain, drab numbers to exciting and engaging multimedia. You will leave class with a set of skills that are in high demand and will be a deciding factor in your future success.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $195.00

Part of the Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers Certificate.

With the demands of daily operations, non-financial managers may put financial reports on the shelf. Take a look at some of the most admired companies like Apple, Google, and Berkshire Hathaway. They are evaluated by their products, innovation, and culture but they wouldn’t be in the limelight without profits. Money matters! Build your understanding of financial concepts and establish your role in the financial success of your organization. Designed for non-financial managers, business owners, entrepreneurs, and other decision-makers, this advanced course will take the mystery out of money matters. Financial information that drives your organization, as seen on the business’s reports, will be assessed and analyzed to understand it. An understanding of this information will help you make smart decisions when it comes to budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your own area of influence. CEUs/ILUs: 1.6; Length (in hours): 16

The Adobe software tools are the leading software for graphic design. Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. Use Adobe Photoshop to effectively work with selection and editing tools, layers, and masks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images or create your own composite digital art work. Access to the Adobe software tools required. Software Requirements:  For all online Adobe classes, students are responsible for purchasing their own software for their course. Trial versions of Adobe software are sometimes available on the Adobe company website.  If you're taking the entire “Graphic Design certificate” you'll need Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. Otherwise you may sign up for a single software.  There is no school discount through LERN. More information on Adobe Creative Cloud software can be found at adobe.com  

CEUs/ILUs: 4.8Length (in hours): 48Price in USD $545.00

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. In this course, you will learn Adobe Illustrator fundamentals to set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Learn how to efficiently manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents. Access to Adobe Illustrator software required.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $225.00