Leadership and New Manager Certificates

Leadership Certificate

• Read carefully, complete and submit the Leadership Certificate Agreement before beginning your classes.
• Successfully complete all required and elective courses within 18 months.
• Maintain a 70% grade average or higher throughout the program.
• Submit the Course Checklist & Certificate Request form to receive your Grant Writing Certificate.

• Leadership Suite
  • Achieving Success with Difficult People
  • Leadership
  • Building Teams that Work
  • Skills for Making Great Decisions
• Keys to Effective Communication

Electives (Choose minimum of 2)

• Introduction to Business Analysis
• Individual Excellence
• Effective Business Writing
• Mastery of Business Fundamentals
• Business Finance for Non-Finance Personnel
• Six Sigma: Total Quality Applications
• Accounting Fundamentals 
• Project Management Fundamentals

New Manager Certificate

For the New Manager, build critical knowledge and skills to grow and succeed in your role.

You may take courses in either the instructor-moderated or self-guided course format (as available).

To earn this certificate you must:

• Read carefully, complete and submit the New Manager Certificate Agreement before beginning your classes.
• Successfully complete all required and elective courses within 18 months.
• Maintain a 70% grade average or higher throughout the program.
• Submit the Course Checklist & Certificate Request form to receive your Grant Writing Certificate.

This certificate program is entirely online. Individual courses start at $129. Course bundles start at $199. Check our online course schedule for start dates. 

Core courses:

• New Manager Suite
  • Fundamentals of Management & Supervision
  • Fundamentals of Management & Supervision II
  • Leadership
• Keys to Effective Communication

• Achieving Success with Difficult People
• Building Teams that Work
• Diversity Training for Employees and Managers
• Individual Excellence
• Effective Business Writing
• Mastery of Business Fundamentals
• Interpersonal Communication

Please note: Courses in certificate programs are subject to change. VSU PACE reserves the right to amend our policies at any time and will contact those participants who may be affected by any policy adjustments.