The Workplace Essentials Certificate program is a noncredit training program for any industry.
The Workplace Essentials Certificate program provides you with core skills employers value. Through focused training, you’ll build the confidence and competence needed to excel in any professional environment. You will enhance your soft skills, communication, and leadership abilities. You will be more confident, effective, and successful in the workplace.
The Workplace Essentials Certificate program includes eight modules, each providing 2.5 hours of training, for a total of 20 hours of noncredit instruction delivered over four weeks. Participants will complete two modules per week, finishing all eight modules by the end of the program. Those who successfully complete the program will earn a digital badge recognizing their achievement.
The registration fee is $449 per person.
Topics Include:
- Communication
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Body Language and Nonverbal Communication
- Time Management
- Adaptability and Problem Solving
- Conflict Management
- Emotional Intelligence
The first cohort will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. on the following dates:
- May 5 and 7, 2026
- May 12 and 14, 2026
- May 19 and 21, 2026
- May 26 and 28, 2026
Location
Career and Professional Development Center
B34 Stabley
429 South Eleventh Street
Indiana, PA 15705
If you have any questions, please send an email to workforce-education@iup.edu.