Not every career goal requires a degree program. If you need to build a new skill, earn an industry-recognized certification, or train your workforce, The Center for Professional Development offers a flexible, practical alternative to traditional academic pathways, giving you the freedom to learn what you need, when you need it. We create and offer diverse courses and trainings for adults to help them professionally up-skill or advance in their career.
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Are you an individual seeking to develop your professional skills or delve deeper into your career? Check out high-quality courses that apply to your occupation and desired path.
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For Businesses
Are you an employer, manager, or owner wanting to offer specific training for your workforce? Talk to us about our process for developing a training custom-built for your team or select from various skill development courses and more advanced career-related courses.
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The Center for Professional Development combines practical, workforce-focused training with the experience and quality standards of University of the Cumberlands, a regionally accredited institution that has served more than 20,000+ students since 1888.
Training That Moves Careers Forward
We offer courses to help you live out your career dreams with success and support, regardless of your career or educational level! Our workforce-centered courses are chosen with purpose, focusing on practical skills and industry relevance. We are here to help you build confidence and achieve your goals as you achieve professional growth and build your career.
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We combine the best of education, workforce knowledge, and AI technology to create training video solutions for your business, organization, or company. Whether you are needing specific onboarding, skill development, or career training, tell us about your workforce’s needs.
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Computer Science
Unlock a new and exciting career in the gaming sector! Using a comprehensive and analytical approach to game engine architectures, this online game design course will teach you how to harness your creativity to design and develop games effectively.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 500 Course Hours
Business
This is a comprehensive project management program for those who want to expand their knowledge and application of project management concepts. It is designed to create skills for today's project practitioners and prepare them for either the CAPM® or PMP® certifications.
Self-paced | 12 Months | 250 Course Hours
Teacher Professional Development
Learn how to help your students with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome unlock their full learning potential. This course will help you develop the knowledge and strategies you will need to ensure your students with autism succeed in the classroom and beyond.
Self-paced | 3 Months Access | 24 Course Hours
Languages
In this online Spanish course, you will learn to converse in Spanish using common words and phrases and demonstrate the proper forms of common Spanish nouns and verbs. You will also have the opportunity to discuss Spanish culture and differences in Spanish-speaking countries while learning how to use numbers in Spanish to discuss dates, times, and money. By completing this course, you will gain confidence in your ability to converse with others in Spanish, be prepared to travel to a Spanish-speaking country and communicate effectively, and build in-demand skills that…
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hours
Hospitality
Discover how to put your cooking and party planning skills to work in an exciting and creative career as a caterer. Learn fundamentals of catering business including how to cook for large crowds, organize your kitchen, manage your time, and work with clients, as well as some great recipe ideas to jump-start your career.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hours
Trade
This course will train you for an entry-level career as an electrician by teaching you the fundamental skills you need to succeed, such as electrical theory, wiring and installation, customer service best practices, the National Electrical Code®, and much more.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 125 Course Hours
Language
Learn professional translation skills in English and Spanish and prepare for the American Translators Association (ATA) certification exam in this comprehensive course.
Self-paced | 9 Months Access | 100 Course Hours
Business
Acquire the skills you need to make the most of QuickBooks Online and payroll basics. This course also serves as preparation for the QuickBooks Certified User exam and the Fundamental Payroll Certification exam offered by PayrollOrg.
Self-paced | 12 Months | 200 Course Hours
Health
Train for an in-demand healthcare career in medical billing and coding and prepare for industry certification in this course.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 370 Course Hours
Design
This course focuses on design for marketing and business—creating logos, advertisements, communications, and more. You'll learn Photoshop and Illustrator while gaining fundamental technical and aesthetic skills.
Self-paced | 12 Months | 360 Course Hours
Trade
Gain the basic skills required to work in manufacturing. This course will help you learn the roles of productivity, design, process planning, and 13 different manufacturing processes, and discover how performance measurements and standardization improve manufacturing operations.
Self-paced | 3 Months Access | 24 Course Hours
Math & Science
Improve your understanding of data and learn how to develop graphs and charts. With real-world applications and easy-to-understand examples drawn from business, health care, sports, education, and politics, this course provides the skills and knowledge you need to start analyzing data.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hours
Computer Science
Gain a solid working knowledge of the most powerful and widely used database programming language. This course will provide you the skills to write SQL queries to create tables, retrieve data from single or multiple tables, manipulate data in a database, and gather statistics from data stored in a database.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hours
Business
Learn to quickly and efficiently use Microsoft Excel 2019 as you discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets. This course, taught by an experience Microsoft Excel instructor, provides in-depth knowledge for beginners that will have you using Excel like a pro.
Self-paced | 3 Months | 24 Course Hours
Legal
Gain an inside look at criminal law from a former major-felony prosecutor who has appeared on Court TV. This course gives a behind the scenes look at criminal law by examining the world of prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the paralegals who work closely with them.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hours
Information Technology
This short course provides a high-level introduction to artificial intelligence concepts and applications in an accessible and interactive way. No technical background is required. The hands-on interactions with ChatGPT give learners a new perspective on AI's capabilities and how these technologies are shaping the world.
Self-paced
Design
Covers essential concepts and skills, from space planning and material selection to color theory and lighting design. Learn to create functional and aesthetically pleasing residential design plans while considering sustainability and accessibility. Understand the role of a professional interior designer and be ready to enhance any space.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hrs
Trade
This course will train you to service, maintain, and troubleshoot complex heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. You will gain the necessary situational knowledge and technical skills to prepare you for an entry-level role in the HVAC/R field.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 330 Course Hours
Business
Gain essential human resources and payroll management skills in this online course bundle. By course completion, you will be prepared to take the PHR (Professional in Human Resources) and the Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) certification exam.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 250 Course Hours
Math & Science
Human Anatomy and Physiology focuses on the structure and function of the human body. In this course, we will examine how your body is organized, its basic chemistry, the human cell, cancer, heredity, and the anatomy and physiology of your body's organ systems. We'll also explain how your organ systems work together to allow you to process sensations, think, communicate, grow, move, reproduce, and stay alive. In addition, we will discuss different diseases and disorders, recent advances in medicine, and ways to take care of your body.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hours
Hospitality
Advance your career within the hospitality industry by learning the fundamentals of hotel management and executive housekeeping.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 160 Course Hours
Business
Become a more effective manager by learning the language of business management. This course provides skills in managing time, delegating responsibility, motivating your employees, solving problems and resolving conflicts so you can accomplish your job more effectively.
Self-paced | 6 Weeks Access | 24 Course Hrs
Legal
Train for a career in the court reporting industry as a digital court reporter and legal transcriptionist.
Self-paced | 9 Months Access | 160 Course Hours
Custom
Let us build a custom training course for your business, organization, or company. Do your employees need to develop particular professional skills relevant to your workforce? Perhaps you need a unique deep dive course into their career training? Maybe you want something in between. We want to help. We would love to discuss how we can be your solution.
Information Technology
Become a certified CompTIA professional and take your career to the next level with our training course that aligns with the CompTIA TECH+, A+, Network+, and Security+ certification exams. You will gain a comprehensive foundation to help you gain marketable and in-demand IT skills.
Self-paced | 12 Months | 395 Course Hours
Teacher Professional Development
Learn the principles of child growth and development from birth through age five and how they align with the eight Child Development Associate® (CDA) competencies and National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) professional standards. The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associate Certification Training course will prepare you to take the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 365 Course Hours
Health
Learn how food interacts with your body and discover how to make healthy nutritional choices that will impact your well-being. This course provides an overview of current food and nutrition issues, including obesity, nutrition and stress, food labels, botanicals and herbs, genetically modified foods, and how your food choices affect your physical, social, emotional, and spiritual health.
Self-paced | 12 Months Access | 370 Course Hours
Information Technology
Learn how to get the most out of AI chatbots like ChatGPT through practical prompt engineering. In this hands-on course, you'll gain skills to craft prompts that communicate your intent and yield practical, on-topic responses from AI assistants.
Self-paced
