If you are a Utah resident who is unemployed, furloughed or looking for an opportunity to enhance your career or start a new one due to the effects of COVID-19, funding through the CARES Act is now available to cover short-term training courses and certificate programs designed to put you on the path to success.
To get started, simply choose from the list of eligible programs/courses below to learn more about your area of interest.
Data Analytics Certificate
The Goddard School of Business and Economics is excited to offer a Data Analytics Certificate that allows students to gain skills in Python and SQL for data analysis, and skills using Tableau and PowerBI for data visualization. Students will use these software tools to prepare and clean data for analysis, and learn to analyze data using machine learning techniques.
Learn & Grow: Paraeducator Certification Program
This program is designed for those seeking employment as a paraeducator, improving their skills as an experienced paraeducator or earning stackable degrees towards a teaching license and bachelors degree. Those accepted will receive full financial assistance for tuition, fees and books. Program can be completed in one to three semesters.
Supply Chain Management Professional Certificate
This certificate is available to individuals with non-supply chain management bachelor's degrees looking for a career change into this dynamic and growing field as a logistician, planner, buyer, inventory manager or production control manager. Certificates may be earned individually or stacked to build a strong foundational knowledge base.
Systems Engineering & Sustainable Engineering
The industry-based post-bachelor’s certificate in systems engineering and sustainable engineering is a launching point for gainful employment in the aerospace/manufacturing workplace, professional certification within the International Council of Systems Engineering and continuing education toward a Master of Science in Systems Engineering. No longer accepting applications.
Inglés en el Lugar de Trabajo
En una serie de cuatro cursos, aprenda frases comunes en el idioma inglés que se utilizan frecuentemente en el lugar de trabajo. Descubra todo, desde la conversación en el ambiente laboral, hasta las conversaciones con los profesionales, teniendo la oportunidad de conversar sobre obligaciones y responsabilidades. La inscripción estará abierta pronto.
Workforce Ready
Anyone can learn to reconnect to the workplace after time off. WSU faculty, community mentors and chamber organizations will help you develop skills in communication, leadership and conflict resolution, while using Conover’s SoftSkill assessment and skills program. This course is intended for those with an education level below a bachelor’s degree.
Teacher Relicensure
Teachers who took a break from the profession can get relicensed with Weber State University's flexible online program, which they can tailor to their own needs. Earn from 50 to 200 points, and get back to influencing lives for the better.
Professional Sales Certification
Through this 14-week program, join this next generation of sales geniuses trained by Weber State University. Learn fundamental techniques, personality profiling, team leadership, strategy and more. This program will end at the close of the 2022 spring semester.
User Experience (UX) Design Certificate
UX design is a growing field focusing on the interaction between humans and technology and the design of meaningful and transformative user experiences. This certificate provides students with hiqh-quality training in the main areas of UX including design, prototyping, accessibility and user research methods. Students will learn a level of competency that will prepare them to work as UX designers and/or researchers. No longer accepting applications.
Practical to Registered Nursing Program (PN to RN)
This program allows licensed practical nurses currently working or those who have graduated from a contracted technical college and are eligible for licensure to earn a degree to prepare for entry-level, clinical practice as a registered nurse. You can enhance your skills while advancing your career in the health care system. After graduation, you will be eligible to take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing licensure exam (NCLEX-RN) to become a licensed registered nurse.
Cyber Security Graduate Certificate
This program focuses on the fundamentals of cyber security, security policies, penetration testing, enterprise IT management and more. Courses will teach you how to improve information security within organizations while handling management issues and practical implications related to securing information systems. More specifically, it focuses on the threat environment, security policy and planning, cryptography, secure networks, penetration testing, application security, data protection and networking.
Geospatial Technician Certificates
NUGeoTec’s certificate programs in geospatial technology teach digital mapmaking, airborne and satellite imagery analysis and global positioning and navigation systems (GPS) usage, as well as the powerful software used to display, analyze and interpret geospatial data (GIS). An entry-level program trains students to use and apply the technology, while an advanced program equips them with the skills to create it, analyze and display data about our environment.