Professional Development Certificate Programs (Noncredit)
The noncredit certificate programs of UNH Professional Development and Training
are designed for individuals who wish to develop new knowledge in a particular field as well as for individuals who want to enhance the knowledge they already have.
All of the programs are designed
to provide a broad base of knowledge and practical skills. Requirements
for completion vary depending on the certificate—some consist
of specific required courses, while others allow you to choose
seminars from a selected variety of topics. Seminars are taught
by practicing professionals from the field and the University, and are offered on a rotating basis, so that
in most cases you can complete your certificate program within
one or two years.
To receive a certificate indicating successful completion
of a program, you must be accepted into the certificate program
before the completion of the second course; successfully complete
the required courses including all course projects and examinations;
and maintain at least 80 percent class attendance.
Seminars for many of the certificate programs are offered
at more than one location. Refer to each certificate program
description for these locations. Certificate requirements
may be fulfilled at any UNH Professional Development and Training location;
however some locations do not offer all of the requirements.
As a general policy, required courses will not be waived;
however, if you have previous training or experience in a
required course—with permission and proper documentation—a
substitution may be allowed. If you are enrolling in more
than one certificate program, a maximum of two courses may
apply to multiple certificates.
There is a $20 enrollment fee for each certificate program.
Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
(For licensing requirements and information, consult the
professional organizations serving these fields.)
Desktop Publishing Certificate Program
The increased popularity of desktop publishing software that allows you to create, edit, format, and layout text and graphic elements into camera-ready art has revolutionized the publishing, advertising, and printing industries.
Whether you want to prepare a newsletter, create a brochure,
or develop a lengthy publication, this certificate program
will give you training in both drawing and page layout software,
as well as a basic understanding of computers and desktop
design concepts.
This certificate program is offered in Durham. Courses/workshops are offered each semester, allowing you
to complete the program within a year.
For more information, call (603) 862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Required Workshops:
Beginning PageMaker or QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Beginning Photoshop
Desktop Design
Elective Workshops (choose two):
Photoshop—Advanced
Adobe InDesign—Beg. or Advanced
Beginning PageMaker
Graphic Design for Everyone
Plus other electives identified by DTP at the end of the course description.
Please address any questions to Karina Drumheller at (603) 862-4344.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Adobe Illustrator--Introduction
PageMaker--Beginning
Photoshop--Beginning
Website Development Certificate Program
Today’s business and personal use of the worldwide web has created a growing demand for professionals who can create, program, design, and maintain websites. This certificate program teaches you the basics of website development. The following workshops are offered in Durham and provide hands-on skills that you can apply to your office or home website. You are required to take six workshops for the certificate.
Required workshops:
Creating Web Pages I: Basics of HTML
Creating Web Pages II: Basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Creating Web Pages III: CSS and the Box Model
Dreamweaver
Designing Effective Websites
Photoshop for the Web
For more information call (603) 862-4234. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Professional Coaching Certificate
Program
Professional coaches are in great demand and the need for them is only growing. Employers are realizing that coaching is a cost-effective way to help their employees increase effectiveness, think more creatively, take on greater responsibility, and grow professionally. The result? A better performing organization and a loyal workforce. Likewise, individuals are turning more frequently to coaches for help in developing and implementing career plans.
As a consultant, are you prepared to meet your clients’ coaching needs? As a manager, would you like to implement a coaching program in your own company? As an internal coach, would you like additional training to better serve your company? As a career-seeker, would you like a career where you can help people reach their highest professional potential?
The UNH Professional Coaching Certificate is designed exclusively to meet the needs of the evolving coaching profession in the business environment. This certificate program provides a structured, but flexible, program of eight sessions (a 4-session seminar and four one-day seminars) that will equip you with the necessary toolbox of techniques and methods needed to become an professional coach in a business capacity. This program’s two-tiered approach will allow you to work with the “whole client” within the context of the “whole system” in which they operate.
Required Courses:
The Art of Coaching (a 4-session workshop equivalent to four one-day workshops)
Plus the following one-day seminars:
Negotiation Skills for Coaches
Gender Dynamics in Coaching
Electives (Choose two)
Analyzing Workstyles
The Executive’s Coach
Strategic Influencing Skills
Coaching the Woman Executive
Coaching the Executive
Plus any workshops that have the code PC after the description.
For more information, call (603)
862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Altering Attitudes, Influencing Actions
Are You Listening? Developing Effective Listening Skills
Career-Life Coaches' Summit
Coaching the Executive
Gender Dynamics in Coaching
New Tools for Workplace Wellness, Stress Management, and Peak Performance
Understanding Behavior: The Key to Successful Communication
Women as Leaders—Developing to Your Full Potential
Human Resources Management Certificate
Program
This program is designed for individuals in the human resources
field, both experienced and newly-assigned, who desire additional
training. Topics to be covered range from the technical aspects
of administration to the human relations issues surrounding
working with a diverse work force.
The Human Resources Management Certificate Program is offered
at the UNH Professional Development and Training Center at Pease in Portsmouth,
and at the Professional Development and Training Center at UNH-Manchester,
and consists of six seminars to be completed within two years.
For those who wish to complete the program in a shorter timeframe,
sufficient topics will be offered each year.
There are no required topics. Several topics are offered
along with supplemental courses which are developed in order
to respond to the changing needs of the field. A total of
six seminars must be taken for the certificate. Some seminars
are applicable to more than one certificate program; a maximum
of two such seminars can be applied to a second certificate.
The following are general topic areas—consult the catalog
for specific titles, dates and locations:
Employee Retention
Employment Law and Regulations
Dealing with Performance Problems
Presentation Skills
Analyzing Work Styles
Orienting/Training New Employees
Conflict Resolution
Facilitating Groups
Multiple Priorities
Stress Management
Negotiation Skills
Dealing with Difficult People
NH Workers Comp
For more information, call (603)
862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Altering Attitudes, Influencing Actions
Are You Listening? Developing Effective Listening Skills
A Conference: Managing the Modern Workplace in Changing Times
A Conference for Office Professionals--3rd Annual
Career-Life Coaches' Summit
Coaching the Executive
Creative Innovation: Thinking Outside the Box
Creative Training for Impact
Dealing with Poor Performance
Decision-Making: Reaching Consensus Effectively
Emotional Intelligence: A Tool for Becoming a More Powerful Leader
Employment Law—New Trends and Changes
Gender Dynamics in Coaching
Good Grammar: A Refresher Course
How to Ruin Your Presentation with PowerPoint
HR Clinic on Legal Issues: Getting Your Managers to Comply
Legal Interviewing, Hiring and Discipline of Employees
Negotiating for Mutual Gain
New Tools for Workplace Wellness, Stress Management, and Peak Performance
New Hampshire Workers' Compensation and Risk/Task Analysis
Performance Appraisal: An Ongoing Process
Situational Leadership
Understanding Behavior: The Key to Successful Communication
Women as Leaders—Developing to Your Full Potential
Marketing Certificate Program
Whether you want to learn about marketing products and services
for the first time or you want to enhance your existing marketing
experience, this comprehensive certificate program will give
you well-rounded knowledge and practical application in the
many diverse areas of marketing. This approach allows you to
have a complete toolkit when designing the most effective marketing
strategy and tactics for your product or service. These tools,
combined with your creativity, will help your marketing programs
excel.
The Marketing Certificate Program consists of six one-day
seminars and must be completed within two years. The program
is flexible in order to make sure your specific needs are
covered. You choose the seminars from an approved list of
topics and many workshops are rotated throughout the year
to provide variety and opportunity.
The following are general topic areas—consult the catalog
for specific titles, dates and locations:
Marketing Planning
Competitive Analysis
Sales Boot Camp
Growing Your Business
Designing Effective Brochures
Market Research
Desktop Publishing
Web Design
Public Relations
Global Marketing
Graphic Arts
Making Effective Presentations
Business owners and managers, as well as marketing personnel
from larger organizations, will all benefit from their active
participation in the Marketing Certificate Program.
For more information call (603)
862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form
Seminars Currently Offered:
Adobe Illustrator--Introduction
Are You Listening? Developing Effective Listening Skills
A Conference for Office Professionals--3rd Annual
E-Commerce and Internet Marketing–the Complexities of Modern Marketing
Good Grammar: A Refresher Course
How to Ruin Your Presentation with PowerPoint
Negotiating for Mutual Gain
PageMaker--Beginning
Photoshop--Beginning
Engineering Management Certificate Program
It is often said that young engineers are promoted for their
ability to analyze all the data and provide innovative and
cost effective client solutions. But they are then fired for
their lack of communication skills, inability to bring a project
in on budget, and little interest in marketing to bring in
new work.
The Engineering Management Certificate program is designed
to address these "soft skill" challenges by covering
the basics of engineering management not taught in technical
schools. This program will help you develop an understanding
of the business side of engineering, whether you want to climb
the corporate ladder or be more effective at managing project
teams. Understanding what managers and leaders do differently
and how they affect your job will help you translate your
technical skills into success in the management world.
This program is offered at the UNH Professional Development and Training Center
at Pease in Portsmouth. It consists of ten half-day seminars to be completed in two years.
Seminars are offered during the fall and spring semesters.
Required seminars:
Professionalism, Engineering, and Management
Communications and Human Resources in Engineering Management
Project Management
Engineering Ethics
The Engineering Organization and Management of Yourself
Leadership and Motivation in Eng. Mgmt.
Managerial Accounting in Eng. Mgmt.
Women and Diversity in Eng. Mgmt.
Legal Issues in Eng. Mgmt.
Marketing Engineering Services
Seminrs will be added/modified as industry needs change.
Please address any questions to Karina Drumheller at (603) 862-4344.
Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Managing Yourself and Your Time
Wetland Delineation Certificate Program
UNH Professional Development and Training offers a certificate program for
individuals desiring training in wetland delineation to meet
certification requirements. Those receiving the Certificate
of Wetland Delineation at the completion of the program will
have met the minimal standards for 12 noncredit semester hours
for NH Certified Wetland Scientists. Please note that field
experience is also required, but not provided in this program.
The UNH Wetland Delineation Certificate Program consists
of one required course (3.7 UNH CEUs) and a minimum of 11.3
elective UNH CEUs from botany, wetland science, and soil science
workshops. Upon successful completion of the certificate requirements
a Certificate of Wetland Delineation will be awarded. A permanent
academic record of courses completed at UNH will be maintained
at the University’s Registrar’s Office.
Please address any questions to Kay MacMillan at (603) 862-1739.
- Required Course:
U.S. Army Corps Wetland Delineator Methods (37.5 hours)
Electives
(The following are sample elective courses. Course selection
will change each semester. See current course offerings
under professional development)
- Winter Plant Identification
Shrub & Tree Identification
Grasses, Sedges, and Rush Identification
Wetland Classification (U.S. Fish & Wildlife)
Field Description of Wet Soils
Advanced Hydric Soil Identification
Large Scale Soil Mapping
Wetland Hydrology Parameter
For more information, call (603)
862-1739. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Advanced Hydric Soil Identification: 2-Day In-Depth Workshop Including New Introduction to NRCS Hydric Indicators
Advanced Identification Skills for Carex
Grasses for Beginners
Identification of NH Trees and Shrubs
Introduction to Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States, Version 6.0 (2006)
Large Scale Soil Mapping
U.S. Army Corps Wetland Delineator Methods
Wetland Classification
Project Management Certificate
Project management isn’t just for project managers, engineers, and IT professionals. As an organization grows the number of changes being proposed and implemented will increase and the number of different people and departments responsible for and involved in the change increases. More changes require or should require technology, causing the cost of the change to become more significant, having the potential to affect customers and revenue, and therefore increasing business risk. What once was simple when an organization was small has the potential of becoming complex and costly.
The UNH Project Management Certificate Program consists of a series of one-day workshops that are on the leading edge of where project management is headed. Project management is presented as a business process that’s an extension of the organi-zation’s planning process, not just a series of isolated methods & techniques. Participants will apply the principles to specific business situations as well as learn methods for influencing others in applying sound practices across their organization. The certificate will provide anyone responsible for or participating in a business initiative or project with valuable information and skills that can be implemented immediately to sustain improved business results.
Upon completion of the program, participants will have:
- experienced various real-life project management scenarios,
including technical projects, individual projects, and cross-functional
team projects;
- gained valuable information from experienced instructors
who practice these techniques on a daily basis;
- gleaned unique ideas from professionals from other organizations
and industries;
- taken a variety of one-day, focused workshops offered at
convenient times.
Seven workshops must be completed within two years.
Required Workshops:
Basic Project Management (2-day seminar)
Advanced Project Management*
Business Initiative Management
Project Risk Management*
Project Cost Management
Analyzing Workstyles
Team Building
Workshops are indicated by the code PM at the end of a description.
*Note: Basic Project Management is a prerequisite for Advanced
Project Management and Project Risk Management, unless you have the approval of the instructor.
For more information, call (603) 862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Decision-Making: Reaching Consensus Effectively
Good Grammar: A Refresher Course
How to Read and Understand Financial Statements
Managing Construction Projects—Planning, Design, Contracts, Records, Legal Issues, and More!
Negotiating for Mutual Gain
Project Risk Management: Discovering Opportunity
Supervisory Skills Certificate Program (Basic or Advanced)
Basic Supervisory Skills Certificate Program
In today’s workplace, individuals are often promoted to supervisory responsibilities because they have developed technical expertise in their positions. However, often they are unable to effectively supervise their workforce. This certificate program has been developed in response to the need to train new or inexperienced supervisors in the interpersonal aspects of supervision.
The program consists of six one-day workshops which can be completed within a year, including three required seminars and three electives. Participants are encouraged to complete the program within two years.
Required Seminars
Stepping up to Supervisor OR Foundations of Supervision
Plus the following two seminars:
Analyzing Work Styles for Better Supervision
Employment Law and Regulations
Plus choose three electives. Some of the Topic Areas in which electives are offered are:
Dealing with Difficult People at Work
Time Management
Mastering Multiple Priorities
Dealing with Poor Performance
Conflict Resolution
Facilitating Effective Meetings
Effective Listening
Interviewing Techniques
Delegation Skills
Legal Interviewing, Hiring and Discipline
Applied Business Writing
Good Grammar: A Refresher Course
Presentation Skills
Technical Writing
Electives change from semester to semester, and are indicated by the code BSS at the end of a course description.
For seminars currently offered see below description of Advanced Certificate. Advanced Supervisory Skills Certificate Program
The supervisor in today’s workplace often is called upon to manage his or her workforce as well as to promote leadership and teamwork. Even if a supervisor has performed in a supervisory capacity for awhile, additional training can help the supervisor make the most of his or her work team. The workshops offered in this Certificate Program help the individual supervisor to reach his/her own effectiveness and to assist those he/she supervises to fulfill their potential.
The program consists of six one-day workshops that can be completed within a year. Choose the Option that is most appropriate for you:
Option One:
For individuals who have completed the Basic Supervisory Skills Certificate, an additional four topics in supervisory skills will earn them a Certificate in Advanced Supervision.
Option Two:
For those who haven’t completed the Supervisory Skills Certificate program, six workshops are required, comprised of three required workshops and three electives. Participants are encouraged to complete the program within two years.
Electives can be chosen from a number of seminars offered each semester. Required Seminars
Positive Driven Leadership through "Appreciative Inquiry"
Critical Thinking
Negotiation Skills
Some of the Topic Areas in which electives are offered are:
Conflict Resolution
Analyzing Workstyles
Time Management
Performance Appraisal
Employment Law and Legal Interviewing
Mastering Multiple Priorities
Facilitating Effective Meetings
Delegation Skills
Effective Problem-solving
Exceptional Customer Service and Support
Communication Skills
Team Building
and more Electives are changed as needs arise.
Seminars Currently Offered for the Basic and Advanced Supervisory Skills Certificate Programs:
(Note: see end of seminar descriptions to determine if workshop applies to Basic or Advanced Certificate).
Altering Attitudes, Influencing Actions
Are You Listening? Developing Effective Listening Skills
A Conference: Managing the Modern Workplace in Changing Times
Creative Innovation: Thinking Outside the Box
Dealing with Poor Performance
Emotional Intelligence: A Tool for Becoming a More Powerful Leader
Fostering Trust and Commitment
How to Recession-Proof Your Workforce
How to Ruin Your Presentation with PowerPoint
Legal Interviewing, Hiring and Discipline of Employees
New Tools for Workplace Wellness, Stress Management, and Peak Performance
Performance Appraisal: An Ongoing Process
Situational Leadership
Understanding Behavior: The Key to Successful Communication
Women as Leaders—Developing to Your Full Potential
For more information , call (603)
862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Train the Trainer Certificate Program
As the training function becomes more decentralized in today’s
business environment, the need for training skills is growing.
Managers, supervisors, and other personnel often find themselves
responsible for training their staff. This program provides
both the foundations of training and more highly developed skills
for effective training. It is applicable to training and development
professionals as well as functional managers and designated
workplace trainers.
The Train the Trainer Certificate Program is offered at the
UNH Professional Development and Training Center at Pease in Portsmouth, and
at the Professional Development and Training Center at UNH-Manchester, and
consists of six day-long seminars to be completed within two
years of being accepted into the program. Sufficient topics
will be offered within one academic year (fall and spring
semesters) for those who wish to complete the certificate
sooner.
There are no required topics. Several topics are offered
along with supplemental courses which are developed in order
to respond to the changing needs of the field. A total of
six seminars must be taken for the certificate. Some seminars
are applicable to more than one certificate program; a maximum
of two such seminars can be applied to a second certificate.
The following are general topic areas—consult the catalog
for specific titles, dates and locations:
Needs Assessment
Presentation Skills
Analyzing Work Styles
Training Techniques
Designing Training for the Adult Learner
Trainer as Internal Consultant
Facilitating Groups
For more information , call (603)
862-4344. Click here to download a pdf of the Certificate Program Enrollment Form.
Seminars Currently Offered:
Coaching the Executive
Creative Training for Impact
Dealing with Poor Performance
Gender Dynamics in Coaching
Good Grammar: A Refresher Course
Training Techniques
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