Professional Certificates
Focused certificates for working professionals, issued by Berkshire University. Each one builds a defined set of skills in a single field. They are separate from our degrees.
A certificate is not a degree
It is a shorter, focused program for people who need a particular skill set now, and want it written down and issued by a university.
- FocusedOne field, one set of skills, built around the work you already do.
- Online and assessedStudied on the same learning platform as our degrees, with assessments that check what you can do.
- Issued by the UniversityEvery certificate carries a number and a code, and can be checked on our verification page.
- Linked to a degree programEach certificate names the degree program it relates to, so you can see where the field leads. Counting a certificate toward a degree is not promised, and is decided only in writing.
Nineteen certificates are planned across five fields. All are in preparation and none is open for enrolment yet.
Business and Management
For supervisors, specialists and managers who need a clear, structured step in their field.
- In preparation
Project Management Essentials
For: People who run projects, with or without the title.
You learn: planning, scheduling and scope; budget, cost and risk control; leading a project team; closing a project and learning from it.
Supports: planning and delivering projects at work.
Related program: Project Management
- In preparation
Supervisory Leadership
For: New and experienced supervisors who lead a team without leadership training.
You learn: motivating and organizing a team; delegation and performance conversations; handling conflict; communicating up and down the organization.
Supports: leading a team day to day.
Related program: Organizational Leadership
- In preparation
Human Resource Practice
For: HR officers and line managers who handle people decisions.
You learn: recruitment and selection; training and development; performance and reward; employment records and fairness at work.
Supports: running the people processes of a department or company.
Related program: Human Resource Management
- In preparation
Digital Marketing and E-Commerce
For: Sales and marketing staff and owners of small businesses.
You learn: customers and online channels; content, search and social media; selling online: shop, payment, delivery; measuring results and improving them.
Supports: planning and measuring online marketing and sales.
Related program: Digital Marketing and E-Commerce
- In preparation
Procurement and Contract Management
For: Buyers, contract administrators and project staff who work with suppliers.
You learn: sourcing and supplier selection; tendering and evaluation; writing and managing contracts; controlling supplier performance.
Supports: buying well and managing supplier contracts.
Related program: Procurement and Contract Management
- In preparation
Supply Chain and Logistics Practice
For: Warehouse, transport and planning staff.
You learn: inventory and warehouse control; transport and distribution; demand and supply planning; measuring service and cost.
Supports: keeping goods moving at the right cost.
Related program: Supply Chain and Logistics
Finance and Analytics
For accountants, finance staff and analysts who work with numbers every day.
- In preparation
Accounting and Financial Reporting
For: Bookkeepers, accountants and finance assistants.
You learn: the accounting cycle and statements; cost and budgeting basics; reading financial statements; internal control.
Supports: preparing and reading financial reports.
Related program: Accounting and Finance
- In preparation
Islamic Finance Foundations
For: Banking and finance staff who work with Islamic products.
You learn: principles of Islamic finance; main contracts and how they are structured; products in banking and investment; governance and compliance.
Supports: understanding and explaining Islamic financial products.
Related program: Banking and Islamic Finance
- In preparation
Business Analytics Foundations
For: Staff who report on data and want to decide with it.
You learn: asking the right business question; cleaning and preparing data; analysis and visuals; presenting findings to decision makers.
Supports: turning company data into decisions.
Related program: Business Analytics
Technology and AI
For managers and technical staff who need to use, secure and govern technology.
- In preparation
Artificial Intelligence for Managers
For: Managers and owners who decide where AI is used in a company, without coding it.
You learn: what AI can and cannot do; choosing and running AI projects; data and privacy; risk, ethics and rules.
Supports: deciding how AI is used in a team or company.
Related program: Artificial Intelligence in Business
- In preparation
Cybersecurity Governance
For: IT staff, managers and auditors responsible for protecting information.
You learn: information risk and controls; policies and awareness; incident response planning; compliance and audit.
Supports: setting up and checking information security practice.
Related program: Cybersecurity
- In preparation
IT Support and Service Management
For: Helpdesk and IT operations staff.
You learn: handling requests and incidents; networks and systems basics; service levels and documentation; working with users and suppliers.
Supports: running a reliable IT service.
Related program: Information Technology
Health Administration, Safety and Quality
For non-clinical staff in hospitals and organizations, and for people who keep workplaces safe. None of these certificates is clinical training.
- In preparation
Healthcare Administration Essentials
For: Hospital and clinic administrators and coordinators.
You learn: how a health service is organized; patient flow and records; budgets and resources; health law and ethics, in general terms.
Supports: administering a health service.
Related program: Healthcare Administration
- In preparation
Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
For: Quality officers and managers in health services.
You learn: quality improvement methods; measuring quality and safety; incident reporting and learning; building a safety culture.
Supports: improving quality and safety in a health service.
Related program: Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
- In preparation
Occupational Health and Safety Practice
For: Safety officers, supervisors and site managers.
You learn: hazards and risk assessment; safe systems of work; incident investigation; training and safety records.
Supports: keeping people safe at work and proving it.
Related program: Occupational Health and Safety
- In preparation
Quality Management Essentials
For: Quality officers and operations staff.
You learn: quality systems and standards, in general terms; process control and improvement; audits and corrective action; measuring customer satisfaction.
Supports: running a quality system.
Related program: Quality Management
- In preparation
Emergency Management Essentials
For: Safety, security and civil-defence staff.
You learn: planning for emergencies; coordinating a response; communication in a crisis; recovery and review.
Supports: preparing for and responding to emergencies.
Related program: Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Education and Training
For teachers, trainers and learning designers.
- In preparation
Online Teaching and Learning
For: Teachers and trainers who teach, or will teach, online.
You learn: planning an online lesson; engaging learners at a distance; assessment online; tools and good practice.
Supports: teaching and training online.
Related program: Education Studies
- In preparation
Instructional Design Foundations
For: Trainers and course writers who build learning material.
You learn: learning outcomes and design; writing lessons and activities; assessment design; evaluating whether learning worked.
Supports: designing courses and training programs.
Related program: Instructional Design and E-Learning
What a certificate does and does not do
Not a degree
A Professional Certificate is not a bachelor's, master's or doctorate, and it does not carry credit hours unless the University states so in writing for that certificate.
Not a licence
It does not license anyone to practise a regulated profession. Licences are granted by the authority in each country. The health certificates here are for administration, quality and safety, and include no clinical training.
Our name only
These certificates are written and issued by Berkshire University. We do not present the certificates of other organizations as ours.
Recognition
Whether an employer or authority accepts a certificate is their decision. Ask them before you enrol if you need it for a particular purpose, and ask us for the course outline to show them.
Dates and fees
No certificate is open yet. Fees and dates are published for each certificate when it opens, and not before.
Questions
Tell us your field and your role through the contact page, and we will tell you which certificate, or which degree, fits.