What is a professional certification?
Acquiring an International Professional certification means that you’ve study and passed an exam with standards of an industry via a recognized assessment process. Certifications usually require some work experience and hands-on and aren’t academic or degree related.
Learners with little or no experience can pursue entry-level certificate programs. However, most certifications require relevant professional experience
What’s the difference between certifications and degrees?
Academic institutions offer programs for degree-seekers. Certifications, on the other hand, come from third-party providers who meet industry-wide specifications. Providers may include research institutes, professional associations, or large corporations such as Oracle, Amazon and Google.
By comparison, certifications focus on specific skills and build upon experience you already possess.
Preparation for a certification exam depends on your needs, experience, and how long you choose to study. Every learner is different, but you should plan on 2-4 months of preparation before each certification exam. Some prep programs take up to six months to complete.
Catalogue of the well-known international certifications
Environmental Health & Safety Certifications:
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- • REHS Certification
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- • Environmental Health and Safety Professional Certificate
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- • Certified Safety Professional Certification (CSP)
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- • Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
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- • Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP)
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- • Safety Management Specialist (SMS)
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- • Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST)
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- • Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
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- • Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)
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- • Certified Environmental, Safety and Health Trainer (CET)
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- • Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC)
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- • National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) Certifications
Finance/Accounting Certifications:
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- • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
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- • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
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- • Certification in Risk Management Assurance® (CRMA®)
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- • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
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- • Chartered Global management accountant (CGMA)
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- • Certified Government Auditing Professional® (CGAP®)
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- • Certified Public bookkeeping
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- • Certification in Control SeUCL lf-Assessment® (CCSA®)
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- • Certified Management Accountant
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- • Certified Financial Services Auditor® (CFSA®)
Human Resource Certifications:
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- • PHR®: Professional in Human Resources
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- • SPHR®: Senior Professional in Human Resources
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- • SHRM-CP: SHRM Certified Professional
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- • PRHi®: Professional in Human Resources — International
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- • SHRM-SCP: SHRM Senior Certified Professional
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- • GPHR®: Global Professional in Human Resources
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- • SPHRi®: Senior Professional in Human Resources — International
Information Technology/ Computer Engineering Certifications:
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- • Citrix Certification (Certified Associate – Visualization, Certified Associate – Networking, Certified Professional –Visualization)
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- • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Cisco Certification (Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing & Switching)
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- • Amazon Web Service (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect Certification
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- • Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
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- • Project Management in IT Security (PMITS)
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- • Certified Information Systems Security Pro (CISSP)
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- • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
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- • Puppet Certification Program
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- • ITIL v3 Foundation
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- • VMware Certified Professional 5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV)
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- • Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Server Infrastructure
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- • Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – Windows Server
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- • CompTIA Project+ certification
Law enforcement Certifications:
- • Certified law enforcement analyst (CLEA) program
Marketing Certifications:
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- • AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) Marketing Management Certifications –
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- • Google Analytics
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- • AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM), Digital Marketing Certifications
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- • Google Adwords Certification
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- • Hubspot Marketing Certifications ( includes Inbound, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Software, Hubspot Design, Context Marketing, Growth Driven Design and more)
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- • Bing Ads Certificate
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- • Data & Marketing Association DMA Certification
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- • Content Marketing Institute Online Training and Certification
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- • DigitalMarketer Certified Content Marketing Specialist
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- • Facebook Blueprint
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- • Code Academy HTML
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- • Copyblogger Certified Content Marketer
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- • Hootsuite Certification
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- • Harvard Marketing Management Certification
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- • W3Schools Certifications (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and XML)
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- • Social media communication certification
Office Administration & Management Certifications:
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- • IAAP Certified Administrative Professional (CAP)
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- • NCCB Administrative Assistant Certification (CAA)
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- • ASAP Administrative Certification of Excellence (PACE)
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- • Certified Medical Administrative Assistance (CMAA)
Project Management/ Agile & Scrum Certifications:
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- • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
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- • Certified Association in Project Management CAPM
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- • Certified Project Manager (CPM)
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- • Professional in Project Management (PPM)
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- • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
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- • Agile DevOps Expert
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- • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
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- • Agile Scrum Foundation
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- • PMI-ACP Certification
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- • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
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- • Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP)
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- • Certified Project Management Practitioner (CPMP)
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- • SAFe* Agilist Certification Training
Sales Certifications:
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- • Certified Professional Sales Person (CPSP) Credentia
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- • Accredited in Medical Sales (AMS) programs
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- • Certified Sales Executive (CSE)
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- • Amazon Web Services certification training
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- • Certified Sales Operations Professional (CSOP)
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- • Salesforce Certifications
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- • Hubspot Sales Certification Course
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- • Consultative Sales Certification
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- • Certification in Consultative Sales Communication
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- • Certified Sales Leadership Professional (CSLP)
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- • Certification in Consultative Sales Strategies
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- • National Retail Federation Certification
Software Engineering / Developer Certifications:
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- • Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
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- • Microsoft (MTA)
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- • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Developer
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- • Oracle Application Express Developer Certification (Oracle APEX)
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- • Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH)
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- • Oracle Certified Professional, (OCP) MYSQL 5.6 Developer.
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- • Oracle Certified Professional OCP (Java SE Programmer, Java ME Mobile Application Developer
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- • Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Java SE Programmer
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- • CIW (Web Foundation Associate, Web Design Professional, Web & Mobile Design Professional, Web Development Professional)
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- • Red Hat JBoss certified developer
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- • Puppet Labs Certification Program
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- • Salesforce Certified Developer & Advanced Developer
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- • Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
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- • PMP Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
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- • Harvard Software Engineering Certificate
Web Developer / Designer Certifications:
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- • Adobe certified expert (ACE)
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- • Campaign Architect
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- • AEM 6 Developer, AEM 6 Developer Practitioner, AEM 6 Lead Developer, AEM 6 Architect, AEM Form Developer
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- • Campaign Business Practitioner
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- • Adobe Illustrator CC 2015
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- • Campaign developer
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- • Dreamweaver CC 2015
