Noncredit Educational Opportunities 

The Division of Continuing Education partners with outside vendors to provide noncredit educational opportunities for individuals looking to personally develop, and to organizations interested in workforce development skills.

There are two online educational opportunities:

• ContinuetoLearn with SkillSoft at www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/skillsoft 

SkillSoft online courses are self-paced and are available at catalogs of courses.  Learners purchase an annual subscription.  Pricing for the catalogs range from $125 to $599 per individual. The ten catalogs, including Professional Certification Preparation programs, available are:

• General Business
• Business Strategy and Six Sigma Certification Prep
• E-business, Marketing, Sales
• Financial Planner Certification Prep
• Health & Safety
• HR Administration & Technical Support Certification Prep
• IT Certifications
• Legal Compliance
• Microsoft Office Certifications Prep and other IT Courses
• Project Management Certification Prep

• ed2go at www.ed2go.com/iowa courses are instructor-facilitated, structured online courses that run for six-weeks at a time.  Each course has a start and end date.  Personal development topics are available, as well as workforce development coursework. 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)— It is possible to receive
professional CEUs for SkillSoft courses through the Center for Conferences.  For more information go to:  http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/skillsoft/csUnits.aspx

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Contact the Division of Continuing Education | Updated March 27, 2009