Whether you’re a bookkeeper, a software developer, a civil engineer or a human resource manager, keeping your skills exercised and staying on top of industry trends is essential for offering the best service you can as a professional in your field.
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We’ve gathered a list of professional development courses who have been put on the map by their user reviews. Here are 10 highly reviewed U.S. courses that we think you should check out!
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Human Resources, Training & Development
1.Fundamentals of Human Resources Management (AMA)
The American Management Association has been a leader in professional development for the last 90 years. They offer training in a bunch of areas including HR. This top reviewed course helps those new to HR quickly get up to speed and start making a difference for employees! Learn more.
“This class was so wonderful and I learned so much! I am new to learning about Human Resources and I loved this class content, the instructor and my fellow class mates as well. Desiree was extremely knowledgeable and had lots of great things to share in addition to the course content.” – Kaylee S.
2. Certified Professional in Training Management CPTM (Training Industry)
Training Industry constantly gathers information about many facets of professional training and development. Their CPTM program is built based on the perspectives of learning leaders from over 2,000 organizations with outstanding training programs. This blended course prepares L&D professionals to lead transformation at their own companies. Learn more.
“Obtaining the CPTM certificate has been really beneficial. The content provided in the online coursework as well as the practicum was topnotch. The CPTM certification gave me an overall perspective of the training process as well as several tools I can use to design my training program and increase it's overall effectiveness.” – Kristen H
Finance & Accounting
3. Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers (American Management Association)
American Management Association reviews reflect the fact that AMA has been the world leader in professional development for over 90 years! This Fundamentals in Finance and Accounting course is aimed at those working in a professional environment who may have limited knowledge and confidence in finance and want to learn to interpret and respond to financial information and make smarter business decisions that deliver higher profitability. Learn more.
“The Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting class was excellent… This class gave me much more confidence... as well as a general understanding of accounting and finance. I would strongly recommend this class to any business owner.” - Wes
4. Financial and Valuation Modeling Boot Camp (Wall Street Prep)
Founded in 2004 by a group of investment bankers, Wall Street Prep reviews for this course reflect its intensive and comprehensive structure. Over three days, participants can enhance their skills in financial statement modeling, valuation and DVF modeling and M&A modeling. Learn more.
"The class provides a great introduction to modeling & real life uses of finance and accounting principles. I only wish I took it earlier in my career." - Randall B., Consultant
Leadership & Management
5. Leading Through Disruption
Off-the-chart reviews! Leaders come out of this training motivated to manage during uncertain times and prepared for complex change. This course is delivered as a half-day virtual workshop. Learn more.
“This was a great workshop, I felt very motivated at the end of the day. Biggest takeaway was not only to manage change down and across, but up the org structure as well. I also found value in understanding where each individual may be on the scale of accepting and participating in the change activity.” - Course Participant
6. ACE: Leadership by Influence Online Class
Need to break through a professional roadblock? The ACE leadership training program is the catalyst for change that helps participants reach new professional heights. Through real time problem solving and uniquely targeted feedback, participants learn in a high impact virtual environment. Learn more.
"Initially I didn’t know what to expect from the ACE program. In the end, I had a 12-month professional roadmap plan completed, a better understanding of myself, my leadership skills and a rejuvenated spirit. The best eight hours I’ve spent on myself in a long time!" - Laura Riolo
Information Technologies (IT)
7. Python Basics
Versatile, easy to use, and fast to develop, there's a reason why NASA, Google, Dropbox, and Netflix are among those to use Python. Learn more.
“This class format was amazing. I enjoyed being able to code through each topic and subsequently pushing to github. Being able to have the labs along side the tmux was awesome as we could play with the code and have instructions side by side." - Course Participant
8. Introduction to Information Security
Information security is a growing issue for the entire organization, not just for security and IT teams. This course from ACI Learning teaches end users the basics and best practices of cybersecurity so that they are prepared to keep their personal and company data secure from malicious threats. Learn more.
"The instructor was great and used a lot of real-world examples." - Course Participant
Industrial
9. Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
Maintenance planning and scheduling is a quick and effective way for organizations to improve productivity and availability. This course covers topics including proactive work management process, job estimation, and reliability engineer support. Learn more.
"You were great, David! Very engaging and entertaining! Highly knowledgeable. Thank you for a great training session! :) I also really appreciated all the patience the facilitators showed, especially when I kept getting kicked out of Zoom. Everyone helped, from Tara, to Andrew, to Ashley. Amazing customer service! Thank you all!" - Joen Turner
10. Arc Flash Electrical Safety NFPA® 70E (TPC TrainCo)
Through this 2-day course, participants will learn foundation safety and knowledge around working with electrically energized equipment. Designed to reduce liability concerns for the employer, this course is a comprehensive and successful way to establish safe working practices, as is shown in the TPC TrainCo reviews. Learn more.
"Training was great. Very happy with the course and outcome. Everyone here on our end learned a tremendous amount and I think they all have new found respect for electrical safety.” - Charles K.
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