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This course will prepare you for the Institute of Finance & Management's (IOFM) Accounts Payable Manager (APM) certification, the gold standard within the financial operations industry. You will gain key AP skills, including leadership, internal controls and oversight, and process improvement.

With the world of financial operations evolving at the speed of technology, certified APMs are in demand. In fact, more than 25,000 of your peers have advanced their careers with IOFM certification. Whether you're new to AP or have been in AP for years, this Accounts Payable Manager course is designed for you.

This online course will prepare you for the Institute of Finance & Management's (IOFM) Accounts Payable Specialist (APS) certification. This associate-level certification focuses on intermediate financial operations skills.

Today's companies employ certified accounts payable professionals to ensure their expenses are accurately paid. With APS certification, you demonstrate your understanding of invoices, payments, T&E, Automation, and other key functions to potential employers. If you're new to the AP industry or plan to advance your career, the Accounts Payable Specialist course is for you.

To be a successful administrative professional, you must possess the skills to handle a wide variety of workplace tasks and scenarios. The Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) course serves two purposes. First, it prepares you to take the CAP exam offered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Second, it provides you with a broad selection of essential skills and knowledge to effectively work as an administrative assistant in fields including education, technology, government, and medicine.

In this Certified Administrative Professional course, you will learn the basics of workplace administration as well as how to begin and grow a successful career as an administrative professional. It also covers the intricacies of organizational communication, office and records management, and human resources fundamentals, among other topics. You will also learn to effectively write for business, produce documents, and utilize informational technology as you prepare to achieve your administrative professional certification.

You will gain event and project management skills, which include virtual meeting coordination—a skill that has become increasingly useful. Each CAP course module concludes with a quiz, helping you to effectively track your progress and test your skills. Your Certified Administrative Professional training includes IAAP membership, an exam study guide, and an exam voucher that covers the fee for the IAPP certification exam.

This unique, comprehensive online bookkeeping certification course is designed for professional bookkeepers. It reinforces key bookkeeping concepts, definitions, and calculations you have likely encountered in your bookkeeping education and career and prepares you for the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB) national certification exam. Throughout this bookkeeper training, you will have access to resources such as videos, interactive activities, and hands-on exercises that will solidify your grasp of critical information necessary to your success as a bookkeeper. We will also use these and other tools to prepare you for the exam, including practice quizzes, exams, and strategies for conducting your preparation leading up to and encompassing the exam day.

We have assembled this online bookkeeping course to help you successfully complete the AIPB exam because the AIPB certification is a high professional standard. Becoming a Certified Bookkeeper™ (CB) can increase your earning potential, enhance your professional status, and give you a decisive edge in the job market. Parts 1 and 2 of the exam are offered at any of over 300 Prometric test centers nationwide. Parts 3 and 4 of the exam are open-book tests that come with your workbooks. CBs are to bookkeeping what Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are to accounting: the cream of the profession.

The Certified Bookkeeper course includes prepaid vouchers with enrollment that provides access to sit for the AIPB certification exams—making it a leader among other certified bookkeeper courses. Detailed instructions regarding the certification application, exams, and the use of the vouchers at any Prometric Test Center are available within the course.

Please note: The Certified Bookkeeper course is designed for experienced bookkeepers who want to prepare for national certification. To succeed in this course, you must have at least two years of experience as a bookkeeper before enrolling. The books, materials, and exam fees are non-refundable upon registration.

Becoming a Certified Credit Counselor signifies that you have achieved a standard of excellence in the credit and personal finance counseling industry. Upon completing this course and passing the final exam, you will receive an industry-recognized Credit Counseling Certification from the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors (NACCC).

The knowledge gained in this course—core financial and credit concepts—is key to helping clients successfully take control of their finances. Certified Credit Counselors empower and counsel the financially stressed, implement financial plans with clients, and educate clients on finances.

This course also provides a foundation to explore additional counseling disciplines such as Housing Counselor and Student Loan Counselor. It prepares you for a career as a life coach and explores options for running your own consulting business.

Staying financially healthy is important regardless of the economic climate. To provide financial health counseling, one must have a strong knowledge of core financial and credit concepts. This course will prepare you for a career in financial counseling as an independent counselor or a consultant to other businesses supporting individuals.

You will learn skills that can be applied to counseling disciplines such as housing counselor, student loan counselor, or financial coach. Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn a Certified Financial Health Counselor designation from the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors. Earning this designation establishes that you have achieved a standard of excellence in training for the credit counseling, coaching, or personal finance industry.

The Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is an online CIA Exam Review course, which utilizes an adaptive learning platform that focuses your study on your weaker areas and reduces your overall study time. After the Assessment Phase to identify areas of weakness, you will be able to use our reporting features to concentrate additional learning on specific areas of the textbook. The Adaptive Study feature of the course automatically selects questions for you to study based on previous scoring history and IIA Category Weighting.

The CIA review course begins with the IIA's Global Internal Audit Standards™ and aspects of mandatory guidance under the IPPF®. It also focuses on managing an internal audit engagement and culminates with concepts related to internal audit function operations, including governance, risk management, control, and technology. Upon completion of the study of each exam part of the course, you will be prepared to sit for and pass that part of the Certified Internal Auditor® examination. (Updated to reflect changes effective May 2025)

Are you interested in obtaining a highly-valued and much-sought-after professional certification? If so, the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt course is for you! The Six Sigma methodology is a data-driven approach to removing defects and improving processes at any organization. As a Six Sigma Black Belt, you will be responsible for initiating projects and directing the efforts of company teams. In addition to mastering key Six Sigma concepts and methods, you'll obtain valuable information that will prepare you for the Six Sigma Black Belt certification offered by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Learn how to effectively apply the elements and methods of Six Sigma. Understand how a vast body of knowledge relates to the DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) model. Determine the relationship of basic statistics to Six Sigma and learn about the Six Sigma business case including strategic planning, the voice of the customer (VOC), quality function deployment (QFD), benchmarking, and financial investment methods.

Discover how to use brainstorming, Pareto charts, and critical to quality to help define processes, problems, and opportunities. Master the use of other key tools such as cause and effect diagrams, checksheets, scatter diagrams, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and force field analysis. Learn the basics of advanced Six Sigma tools such as design of experiments (DOE), analysis of variance (ANOVA), hypothesis testing, control charts, and probability distributions.

Do you want to improve your business credentials or enter a new career as a quality specialist? The Six Sigma methodology is a data-driven approach to removing defects and improving processes in any business. Wherever you are on your career path, earning your Six Sigma Green Belt certification will allow you to stay a step ahead. This Six Sigma training course will teach you process improvement from start to finish and prepare you for the Six Sigma Green Belt certification offered through the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Six Sigma Green Belts are employees who spend some of their time on process improvement teams. They analyze and solve quality problems, and are involved with quality improvement projects. Comprehensive Six Sigma courses are designed for individuals who want to deliver meaningful results and lasting impacts in the areas of quality, cost containment, revenue enhancement, and customer satisfaction.

This course teaches the framework of the ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge and how to apply key process improvement methods and concepts in various settings, including manufacturing, service, and not-for-profit organizations. It allows you to test and apply the framework through quizzes, engaging exercises, fun games, and case studies. This unique course design provides on-the-job readiness to analyze quality problems and be involved in continuous improvement projects in the real world. It's one of the best online courses for Six Sigma certification prep.

Prepare for success on the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification exam and a career in the supply chain industry. Our supply chain certification course accelerates your learning by focusing on key concepts and terminology covered in the CSCP exam offered by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM).

This supply chain management training program takes a broad view of the industry, going beyond internal operations to include all steps through the supply chain—from the manufacturer, through the business, to the end customer—and how to efficiently manage the convergence of these activities to optimize the value chain of the product.

The curriculum provides you with the requisite tools to handle global supply chain operations efficiently and incorporate best practice solutions that improve efficiency. Upon successful completion, this supply chain management certification course, along with the included study materials, will prepare you to take the CSCP certification exam.

A Chartered Tax Professional (CTP) is someone who has completed a specific series of tax certificate courses in individual and small business income tax preparation. This nationally-recognized online tax preparer training will help you master tax preparation for individuals, small businesses, partnerships, and sole proprietorships while also helping you to earn your CTP professional credential.

This tax preparer certificate program provides a thorough review of individual income tax fundamentals before diving into small business income tax preparation. First, you will gain essential knowledge and skills for effective tax filing and planning. You will explore a wide range of topics, including the preparation of forms such as W-2, 1099, and Form 1040, along with critical interview techniques and an understanding of filing requirements, exemptions, dependents, and much more.

Key credits and deductions are also discussed, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, childcare credits, and itemized deductions, while addressing specific scenarios such as self-employment, rental properties, and adjustments to income. Lastly, this tax preparer course will cover small business tax essentials, such as business types, accounting methods, various forms of taxes like partnership and corporation tax issues, and understanding the specifics of non-profit tax preparation.

After successful course completion you will be qualified to prepare individual tax returns for almost all U.S. taxpayers and will also have the tax knowledge to successfully pass the Special Enrollment Examination (SEE). The Special Enrollment Examination (SEE) is a test that individuals can take to become an Enrolled Agent in the U.S. The Enrolled Agent credential is issued and regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

California Residents: If you live in California, you must meet the requirements of the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) to become licensed to practice as a California Tax Preparer. In that case, you should instead take the Chartered Tax Professional for California Residents course, which will enable you to meet the CTEC requirements while also earning your professional CTP designation.

Oregon Residents: This course is not suitable for Oregon residents. If you are looking to become licensed in Oregon, you must pass the Oregon Basic Tax Preparer Course and pass an exam through the Oregon Board to Tax Practitioners. You can find more details on the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners website.

The Chartered Tax Professional for California Residents course will help you become qualified as a California Tax Preparer through the California Tax Education Council (CTEC). The course is composed of six modules in Federal income tax preparation that will prepare you for the Special Enrollment Examination (SEE), plus a California supplement. The Special Enrollment Examination (SEE) is a test that individuals can take to become an Enrolled Agent in the United States. The Enrolled Agent credential is issued and regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

After successfully completing the Federal and California lessons, you'll be qualified to prepare individual tax returns for almost all U.S. and California taxpayers.

Note: If you do NOT live in California, you aren't required to take this California version of the course. If you don't need to or don't wish to learn California tax preparation, you should take the regular Chartered Tax Professional course instead of the California version.

Oregon Residents: This course is not suitable for Oregon residents. If you are looking to become licensed in Oregon, you must pass the Oregon Basic Tax Preparer Course and pass an exam through the Oregon Board to Tax Practitioners. You can find more details on the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners website.

Delve into the world of entrepreneurship, from generating an idea to writing a business plan and launching your new successful business.

The Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) is a certification from Certiport, sponsored by Intuit and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, that ensures tomorrow's leaders are prepared with the toolkit they need to get ahead in today's competitive landscape.

In this business owner course, you will refine your start-up idea and learn practical steps to launch your business as you prepare for the ESB certification. You will learn foundational business principles of an entrepreneurship venture, such as legal structure and requirements, funding sources, intellectual property law, operations, marketing, advertising, and finances.

ESB certification prepares you to pursue additional postsecondary training or elect to enter the small business sector immediately upon high school graduation. So, whatever business venture you want to start, an ESB credential validates your understanding of core business principles, including the essentials needed to launch and maintain a successful business.

You should have key conceptual knowledge of entrepreneurial and small business principles through at least 150 hours of instruction to take the ESB certification exam, which this entrepreneurship course meets. Successfully completing this business start-up training course will validate that you possess the skills and knowledge to work in a middle-skill trade profession as your own boss and/or in other related entrepreneur and small business roles.

Financial situations can change in an instant. Luckily, career coaches help clients improve their professional and financial lives. If you work in career coaching, earning certification from the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors proves that you meet the highest benchmarks in the career development industry. This online course will prepare you for Financial and Career Coach certification, so you can bridge the gap between career development and financial counseling.

Start your career as a freight broker or agent with our online freight agent and freight broker training! The course provides you with the comprehensive skills needed to build a successful freight brokerage or begin working for a broker. Learn the foundational aspects of brokering shipments—from laws and terminology to valuable tools and software. You will also learn how to set up your freight brokerage business and manage contracts and forms, as well as how to find shippers and do ratings.

This combined freight broker and freight agent training will help you gain the knowledge, insight, and direction to stand out in this growing industry. You will learn the differences between a freight broker and an agent, their various duties and responsibilities, and the laws and legal requirements for both.

In the freight agent training portion of the course, learn where and how to find your shippers and loads, how to locate authorized and dependable motor carriers, how to determine market rates based on supply and demand, and how to handle your day-to-day operations. In the freight broker training portion of the course, learn how to choose a company name, check your state for requirements, register your freight brokerage, decide on your insurance needs, and secure operating capital.

You will also develop important qualities and skills needed as a freight broker or agent, such as how to set your goals and market yourself, set up and organize your office, recordkeeping and back-office procedures, how to choose a freight brokerage, and best practices for operating software.

After completing this freight agent and freight broker training, you will understand the steps of setting up carrier and shipper packets and contracts, marketing and advertising avenues, rate quotes, how to interact with shippers and carriers to keep lines of communication open, and valuable negotiation skills needed as a freight broker or agent.

Job Opportunity and Resources

Brooke Transportation Training Solutions hosts a Freight Broker/Agent Resources Day event, which includes a virtual option held one Friday a month exclusively for course graduates. During this virtual option, all Freight Broker/Agent course graduates have the opportunity to join the Resource Day to hear participating brokers give presentations regarding agent opportunities with their company. Graduates are provided with additional valuable resources that can significantly benefit them in their freight brokerage/agency operations. Brooke Transportation is the only training provider currently offering this excellent resource.

This human resources (HR) certification course prepares you for a career and professional certification in HR, and it covers industry-recognized practices aligned with the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). You will explore the foundational aspects of HR, including human resource laws, hiring disciplines, and labor relations.

As you progress through this online HR course, you will dive into essential areas, such as affirmative action, diversity considerations, and come to understand important decisions that HR professionals often make regarding retention, recruiting, and hiring. Additionally, you will learn how to create a high-performance workplace, as well as related topics such as performance appraisals, remote work, workplace communication, motivation, digital media, compensation and benefits, and more.

Upon finishing this human resources certification course, you will be equipped to start your career in this growing field. You will be prepared to sit for the HRCI's Professional Certification in Human Resources (PHR) exam, while also learning information useful for other human resources certification exams, including SHRM's Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) exam and the HRCI's Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) exam.

Six Sigma Black Belts streamline organizational processes through strategic improvement projects. These highly skilled professionals will lead and mentor a team of Green Belts to complete projects that deliver sustainable results.

This online Six Sigma training course will help you prepare for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam. You will be enabled to transform your organization by reducing costs, increasing revenue, and improving collaboration. You will learn how to manage multiple projects and ensure their alignment meets organizational goals.

Upon completion of this course and the required project, you will be prepared for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification exam. The exam is offered directly in the course.

This online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training course will help you further develop your process improvement, project management, and leadership skills.

As a Black Belt, you will be able to coach Green Belts to complete successful projects that deliver significant, sustainable results. You will learn how to communicate and influence people at all levels of your organization to manage change effectively while understanding the why, what and how of statistical analysis tools. You'll learn to manage multiple projects and ensure their alignment to meet organizational goals. You will also receive 1-on-1 Project Coaching with a Master Black Belt which will help ensure that your project is completed properly and efficiently.

The fees for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification exam is included in the course. (The exam is offered directly in the course.)

This Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification course will teach you Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects from start to finish. As a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professional, you can deliver measurable, sustainable improvement by finding the root causes of problems and streamlining processes.

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification course was developed to meet today's changing business environments and is facilitated by highly experienced and successful Lean Six Sigma experts. The training draws on what the experts practice every day in the field to provide you with the most effective way to learn and implement Lean Six Sigma.

Completing this Six Sigma Green Belt exam course and the required project will prepare you for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification exam. (The exam is offered directly in the course.)

This online, combined Black Belt and Green Belt training course will teach you Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects from start to finish. Green Belt training will allow you to deliver measurable, sustainable improvement by finding the root causes of problems and streamlining processes. In Black Belt training, you will further develop your process improvement, project management, and leadership skills using clear language and plenty of practical examples.

This advanced, interactive and enjoyable online course draws on decades of success helping people from Fortune 500 Companies to Small-and-Medium sized Businesses. This course will begin to help you create happier customers, increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve collaboration. The fees for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt Certification exams are included in the course. (The exams are offered directly in the course.)

Learn the principles and applications of Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects with this online Black Belt and Green Belt training course. If you're looking to create happier customers, increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve collaboration, this is the training for you.

Green Belt training will allow you to deliver measurable, sustainable improvement by finding the root causes of problems and streamlining processes. In Black Belt training, you will further develop your process improvement, project management, and leadership skills using clear language and plenty of practical examples. You will also receive 1-on-1 Project Coaching with a Master Black Belt which will help ensure that your project is completed properly and efficiently.

A Project is required to meet an eligibility requirement to earn your Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification. The fees for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt Certification exams are included in the course. (the exam is offered directly in the course)

For many businesses, the shift to Lean Culture comes from simultaneously defining customer value, aligning around a common purpose, striving for perfection, and respecting and developing employees. Lean Culture results when in the quest to provide customer value, leadership supports and promotes the building of a "problem solving muscle" within the workforce.

The Lean Training and Certification course is a simplified, interactive way to quickly and effectively study process improvement and learn organizational shifts from veteran Lean practitioners. You will gain new management skills and learn how to establish your own process improvement. Upon completion of this course, you will be adequately prepared to test for Lean Certification.

Strong frontline management is increasingly critical as organizations navigate rapid change, evolving workplace expectations, and growing demands for effective leadership. This entry level management and leadership course introduces essential management concepts with a strong emphasis on people leadership—the skill area most closely tied to team performance, retention, and productivity. Designed for individuals entering management or transitioning into supervisory roles, the course reflects current employer expectations through extensive workplace scenarios, interactive activities with targeted feedback, and practical guidance, including tech and AI tips relevant to today’s management environment.

This management training program prepares you to step confidently into management roles by building practical, job ready capabilities that can be applied immediately in the workplace. You will develop core competencies in leadership, team building and motivation, communication, conflict resolution, ethical decision making, goal setting, and performance management, while also learning to recognize and avoid common mistakes new managers make. The leadership training you will receive further establishes a foundation in key management functions such as planning, financial controls, basic project management, and change management. The downloadable job aids, self evaluation activities, and career building resources help you refine your leadership style and prepare for advancement across a wide range of industries.

Designed for seasoned project managers, this project management certification course takes you beyond an introduction of key fundamentals to deepen your understanding and practical application of project management frameworks, tools, methods, and processes. You will learn how project management enables organizations to deliver business value.

Throughout this Project Management Professional (PMP)® prep course, you will work through the project life cycle—from building a business case to closing down a project. You will see how all the concepts fit together and how the decisions you make in the early days of the project lay the foundation for executing, controlling, and closing the project through predictive, adaptative, and hybrid approaches.

If you are interested in obtaining your PMP certification, this project management training program will provide content designed to help with your studies and overall PMP prep. The contact hours may be applied for the PMP exam education prerequisite or as professional development units (PDUs) if you are already certified.

Payroll is one of the fastest-changing career fields in the business world today. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in business and financial occupations is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations from 2024 to 2034, equating to an average of about 942,500 job openings per year.

As a beginner, this payroll training can provide you with solid skills and knowledge of payroll rules and regulations, or you can increase and refresh your existing knowledge. The overall goal of this online payroll program is to help you learn all facets of payroll practice and management, from the basics to the intricate complexity of fringe benefits, taxation, and garnishments.

Throughout its 100-hour payroll course curriculum, you will gain comprehensive instruction covering payroll laws, calculations, compliance, systems, and real-world payroll processing. You will gain both theoretical knowledge and applied experience to confidently manage payroll in today’s complex regulatory environment.

By completing this payroll course, you will gain a thorough overview of what to expect on the Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) certification exam given by PayrollOrg. The training will culminate in a practical payroll project designed to build and demonstrate your job-ready skills.

Project management career opportunities are increasing as more organizations look to maintain and improve their productivity. Developing the project management skills employers demand can improve your marketability and may be transferable from one industry to another, giving you increased flexibility.

In this online course, you will learn project management essentials needed for success as a project manager or if you work on projects in other related support roles. Once complete, you will meet or exceed the educational prerequisites for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification offered through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

The materials in this CAPM certification course are aligned with the internationally recognized standards of project management and cover the domains in the CAPM Exam Content Outline. This CAPM prep course is oriented to project management concepts such as schedule, cost, risk, and communications. Each lesson in your CAPM training focuses exclusively on a single topic, so you can more easily grasp that topic before moving on to the next.

Note: PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

About 43 million Americans owe $1.5 trillion in federal student loan debt. This number is staggering, and many debtors seek out financial counselors to help them navigate their repayment options. To work in this area of counseling, becoming a certified student loan counselor proves that you can accurately assist clients. This course will prepare you for the Certified Student Loan Counselor exam, offered by the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors (NACCC).