This initiative by edX consists of programs specifically designed to help learners develop the knowledge and critical skills that are relevant in today’s job market. These include data science, virtual reality, digital marketing and many more. Each program is made up of a series of relevant career courses created and approved by top universities and industry leaders. They provide learners with an affordable and flexible online learning experience that is critical for today’s career professionals.
A sample Professional Certificate as displayed on edX
Professional Certificate Programs are designed to run for a 2 to 6 month period which allows learners to get the right skills needed to position themselves for new job opportunities or advance their careers. While individual courses within the specific programs may be audited for free, learners wishing to earn a certificate are required to pay a certain fee. Some of the most popular professional certificate programs include:
- Microsoft Professional program in artificial intelligence
- Data science
- Business writing
- Introduction to computer science
- Product design and health
- Foundations of data science
- Introduction to code solutions
- Data analysis and visualization with excel
- Food, nutrition and health
Harvard University
- Rafael Irizarry, Professor of Biostatistics
- 2-4 hours a week, 2-4 weeks long
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University of California, Berkeley
- Margaret Steen, Tim Peters
- 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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Microsoft via edx
- Eric Camplin, Paul Pardi
- 2-3 hours a week, 4-5 weeks long
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Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
- Richard H.M. Goossens, Annemiek van Boeijen, Jaap J.J. Daalhuizen
- 3-7 hours a week, 5-7 weeks long
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University of California, Berkeley
- John DeNero, David Wagner, Ani Adhikari
- 4-6 hours a week, 5-6 weeks long
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Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
- Jaime Busquets, Vicent Botti Navarro, Carlos Turró, Tanja Vos, Miguel Rebollo, Ignacio Despujol
- 3-6 hours a week, 3-4 weeks long
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Duke University
- Daniel Egger, Jana Schaich Borg
- 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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Technische Universität München
- Martin Grunow, Holly Ott
- 3-4 hours a week, 6-8 weeks long
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Gerry O’Brien, Marwa Hussein, Andrew Byrne, Gerry O’Brien, Anusha Muthiah, Dale A. Schouten, Kasey Champion, Michel Buffa, Chris Perkins, Adrian Leven
- 6-10 hours a week, 4-6 weeks long
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University of California, Berkeley
- Nadir Akhtar, Rustie Lin, Mengyi (Gloria) Wang
- 3-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
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The University of Newcastle, Australia
- Professor John Fischetti, Dr Scott Imig
- 8-10 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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University of Washington
- Luke Panezich, Debra Hildebrand
- 2-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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The University of Michigan
- Larry Neal, Kristin Fontichiaro, Lionel P. Robert, Josie Barnes Parker
- 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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University of California, Berkeley
- Armando Fox, David Patterson, Sam Joseph
- 12-13 hours a week, 6 weeks long
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