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Excel Professional Certification

The Excel Professional Certificate provides a comprehensive foundation in Microsoft Excel, progressing from core skills to advanced functionality. Participants will build confidence in creating and formatting spreadsheets, working with formulas and functions, analyzing data, using PivotTables and charts, and automating tasks for greater efficiency. The certificate includes Excel I, II, and III and is designed for professionals looking to strengthen their data and reporting skills for the workplace. Certificate courses must be completed within 2 years

Applied Leadership Certificate

Develop your capacity as a leader.

The Applied Leadership Certificate is designed to help leaders maximize their leadership influence. The comprehensive program is divided into four focused tracks, each designed to address critical aspects of effective leadership.Participants will gain insights and practical tools to enhance their impact, connection, adaptability, and sustained success within their organization.

Participants can take the tracks in any order, but must complete all four courses to earn the certificate.

This program is also available as contract training for organizations seeking to develop leadership capacity within their teams. Please email learn@pfw.edu for more information.

Courses

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Step into the next level of your IT career with the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam prep course. Build the skills to lead security strategy, manage risk, and protect organizations, all while preparing to earn one of the most respected certifications in the field. Your enrollment includes a prepaid exam voucher to help you confidently reach certification.

January 5, 2026 to June 29, 2026, Online Course

Nonprofit Management and Grant Writing Certificate

Learn everything you need to know to be successful in the nonprofit sector. Further the ideals and goals of your nonprofit by learning to compete more effectively for members, media attention, donors, clients, and volunteers. Learn to prepare grant proposals that get solid results for your organization or charity.

January 5, 2026 to June 29, 2026, Online Course

Fundamentals of CNC Machining Certificate

Gain a working knowledge of basic machining practices as well as a knowledge of CNC code that will allow you to write programs and make program edits rather than just loading a part and hitting the start button. Upon completion of this certificate, you will become more versatile and more valuable to a prospective employer and you will obtain a new skill set to build on as you continue to grow in your career.

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Social Media Professional Certificate

The Social Media Professional Certificate is designed to provide you with the foundation and skill set needed in the evolving world of social media tools and strategies so they can be immediately applied in the workplace.

February 11, 2026 to March 18, 2026, Online Course

Project Management Certificate

This program is designed to provide you with the skill and knowledge needed to be a successful project manager. The six modules are closely aligned with PMI� PMBOK� Guide and have been developed in cohort with the Northeast Indiana Chapter of PMI Professional Development group.

March 5, 2026 to April 16, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Lean Practitioner I Certificate

Learn why Lean makes work rewarding, profitable, and enduring.
Upon successful completion, each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner I Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

April 14, 2026 to May 12, 2026, Online Course

Lean Practitioner II Certificate

Learn why Lean makes work rewarding, profitable, and enduring.
Upon successful completion, each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner II Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

May 26, 2026 to June 23, 2026, Online Course

Applied Leadership Track 1: Leading for Impact

Impact is the result of leaders aligning individual and team expectations through shared awareness, ability, and agreement. This track focuses on developing strategies to create meaningful and measurable impacts within teams and organizations.

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Applied Leadership, Track 2: Leading for Connection

Connection is the result of leaders exhibiting emotional recognition and regulation, individually and with others. Participants will explore how to build and maintain strong, empathetic relationships with their team members.

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Applied Leadership, Track 3: Leading for Change

Change is the result of leaders maintaining focused effort around clearly defined strategy and desired results.

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Applied Leadership, Track 4: Leading for Success

Success is the result of leaders being highly disciplined to sustain a focused effort over time. Participants will learn the importance of consistency, strategic planning, and goal setting in achieving long-term success.

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Sustainable Garden Design Certificate

This certificate was designed to educate garden enthusiasts on the key elements of sustainable garden design with heavy focus on organic, restorative, and regenerative methods. Offered in Fall semester.

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Leveraging Generative AI for Business Documentation

This course explores how generative AI tools can support writing and document creation across a variety of platforms. You'll learn how to use free AI tools to brainstorm ideas, draft and refine text, and generate visual content for documents created in word processing and desktop publishing software, helping you work more efficiently and creatively.

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Leveraging Generative AI for Business Presentations

This course introduces practical ways to use generative AI tools to streamline the creation of business presentations. You'll learn how to generate slide text, visuals, presenter notes, and handouts using free AI tools that work with any presentation software, helping you save time while producing clear, professional results.

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Leveraging Generative AI for Spreadsheets

Learn how to use free generative AI tools to work smarter with spreadsheets. This course shows you how to analyze data, solve problems, and support better business decisions using AI, without paying for expensive software integrations. You'll focus on practical use cases, the right tools to use, and how to ask effective questions to get real value from your data.

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Microsoft� Excel� 2021: Part 1

Excel� can help you organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update and present your data in ways that will help the decision makers in your organization steer you in the right direction. This course aims to provide you with the foundational Excel� knowledge and skills necessary to begin the journey.

February 11-25, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Microsoft� Excel� 2021: Part 2

This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Excel� Part 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that can help deepen your understanding of organizational intelligence.

March 11-25, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Microsoft� Excel� 2021: Part 3

This course builds upon the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Excel� Part 1 and Part 2 courses. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to perform advanced data analysis, collaborate on workbooks with other users, and automate workbook functionality.

April 8-22, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320