What is professional certification?

Professional certification validates and recognizes an individual’s existing experience, competency, knowledge, and skills to perform a specific job. The certification is earned by passing one or more exams that were developed by a professional organization or association that upholds the standards for that particular industry.

Professional certification gives potential employers confidence in your abilities and knowledge, so you’ll have a competitive advantage over candidates without certification. Certification makes you more valuable to employers, so you can expect to earn more than someone without certification; it also opens the door to advancement and management opportunities.

A non-credit professional certification preparation program is a sequence of classes that provides students with core competencies in a specific area and prepares them to take the industry’s certification exam.

Interested in working towards a professional certification? Request more information by contacting the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education office at 570‑675‑9253 or [email protected].

Professional Certification Preparation Programs

APICS®

Certified Recovery Specialist — Recertification

Engineering Licensure

Information Systems Security

Management and Human Resources

Real Estate Licensing

Please note: The University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.