Professional Business Education Certificate Programs

Kaplan Continuing Education’s (KCE) business and finance certificate programs are among the keys that could help professionals qualify for new and respected management and executive positions in today’s highly competitive global industry.* These programs are designed for individuals interested in expanding their business knowledge through career training opportunities.

Consider the high-demand fields of financial planning, project management, risk management, and executive coaching. Business and career education in these fields could help students develop the expertise and credentials that could make your employees more valuable to your organization.

Understanding the importance of business career training, KCE also offers three Six Sigma certificate options. Six Sigma has become widely recognized for revolutionizing process improvement in companies such as Motorola and General Electric (GE). Six Sigma is also considered a failsafe methodology for achieving and maintaining both quality and cost management. Lean Six Sigma is designed to incorporate Lean methodology into Six Sigma training and implementation.

Take a moment to read about how each of KCE’s business and finance certificate programs could help your employees gain the knowledge and training that may give your company an edge in today’s competitive professional markets. Start now. Call 866.721.7480 (Toll Free) to speak with an Admissions Advisor.

Program Description


		Business Management Certificate
		The Business Management Certificate provides business professionals with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of business theory as well as develop professional business skills through education within a specific area of interest. Choose from four specialization tracks: general management, marketing, corporate finance, or international business.

		Certificate in Financial Planning
		The Certificate in Financial Planning provides financial service professionals with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to expand their practice and/or pursue the CFP® designation.† Course topics include financial statement analysis, retirement, employee benefits, and investment strategies.

		Executive Coaching
		The Executive Coaching Certificate is designed to develop the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to professionally coach and mentor management personnel and facilitate behavioral change and skill development.

		Lean Six Sigma Certificate
		The Lean Six Sigma Certificate program is designed to incorporate Lean methodology into Six Sigma training and implementation. This approach combines the Lean Management principles, aimed at the goal of waste reduction, with the Six Sigma tools that lead to process improvement. The Lean approach is focused on immediate improvement, using a smaller set of process improvement tools, and these tools are taught in parallel with the conduct of improvement efforts.

		Project Management
		The Project Management Certificate provides students with the skills needed to set and achieve organizational goals, optimize resources, maximize return on investment, and utilize project management tools and techniques to facilitate organizational change. Choose from three tracks—business, construction, or information technology.

		Risk Management
		The Risk Management Certificate provides the educational foundation and skills needed to assess risk, evaluate solutions, create risk management systems, utilize enterprise risk management (ERM) techniques, and support risk transparency.

		Six Sigma Certificate
		The Six Sigma Certificate is a comprehensive program that offers the educational background and practical skills professionals need to manage, lead, or drive continuous process improvement throughout an organization using the DMAIC methodology: define, measure, analyze, improve, and control.

*Kaplan Continuing Education's (KCE) programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

†Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., owns the CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM, and certification marks, which are awarded to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. Kaplan University does not certify individuals to use CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM, and marks. CFP certification is granted solely by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., to individuals who, in addition to completing a professional business educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience, and examination requirements.

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