Lifelong Learning = More Opportunities

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA TO BOLSTER YOUR RESUME

By Sam Kise

ne of the most important things we can do as professionals is continue to learn and improve our skills. Continuing our education not only helps us get better at what we do, but it also helps us serve our clients and community better and can often give us new skills, too. It can provide you with more opportunities for growth and development within your company and beyond. And while informal learning is a great way to learn new things, formal learning builds camaraderie between you and your classmates and widens your professional network in addition to providing you with knowledge. The colleges and universities in the Fargo-Moorhead area allow us access to professional development opportunities all the time, including continuing education through certificate programs. Check out some of the certificate programs that our local higher education institutions offer to business professionals in the area!

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Corporate Financial Management Certificate

Course Requirement: 3 courses/9 credits

Mode: On Campus

The Corporate Financial Management Certificate will help you better understand investment as a career choice. Learning outcomes include applying Net Present Value and other investment criteria; evaluating capital budgeting proposals by generating pro forma financial statements and cash flows; applying the capital asset pricing model to estimate required return on investments; estimating the cost of capital for a corporation; evaluating the effects of alternative capital structure proposals; and more!

Learn more at mnstate.edu/academics/majors/finance/corporatefinancial-management

Concordia College

Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Course Requirement: 4 Weeks of Weekly Course Work Mode: Online

This certificate is designed to help you develop your entrepreneurial mindset to better recognize opportunity, create value, and foster innovation in your classroom or organization. An entrepreneurial mindset shifts perspectives in a way that exposes opportunities, ignites ambition, and fosters innovation. In this online training, you will learn about the research behind the entrepreneurial mindset as well as the best tools to facilitate and encourage entrepreneurial behavior in the classroom, organization, and community.

Investment Management Certificate

Course Requirement: 3 courses/9 credits

Mode: On Campus

The Investment Management Certificate uses courses that are part of the Finance major to help professionals working in the investment management field better understand the industry. Learning outcomes of the certificate include distinguishing among major assets that trade in money and capital markets; discussing capital market theory and the use of CAPM in security selection; describing the process of bond valuation and various measures of returns; discussing bond features and sensitivity of its price to interest rates; describing the top down approach to security analysis; and more!

Learn more at mnstate.edu/academics/majors/finance/investmentmanagement

In addition to live weekly Zoom sessions, the training will use an engaging mix of recorded presentations, small group and individual activities, discussions, and experiential, problem-based learning taking you through an Opportunity Discovery Process to solve real-time issues with your peers. Upon successful completion of the certification training, participants will receive an Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Certificate qualifying them to facilitate any of ELI's Ice House Entrepreneurship Programs.

Learn more at concordiacontinuingstudies.com/professionaldevelopment