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Creating a Certification Course
Creating a Certification Course: Tips for Success and Mistakes to Avoid
Offering a course certificate is a great way to give your audience members more value through your educational opportunities. Through your courses you’re teaching skills they can use. Creating a certification course allows you to take it one step further. It demonstrates the achievement of students for completing the course and offers a wide range of benefits for you.
The following are 10 tips for making sure your course certificate is a success, along with 10 mistakes to avoid.
10 Tips for Success with Creating a Certification Course
1. Start with an Existing Program
Beginning from scratch is challenging, so choose an existing course and add or update content. Pick one that’s been successful, so you know it’s a good fit for your audience.
2. Put Yourself in Your Participants’ Shoes
When brainstorming ideas for certificates, put yourself in your audience’s shoes. What type of qualification will help them? Focus on what they will be able to DO once the course is complete. Define learning outcomes.
3. Evaluate Skills
At the end of the course, provide an examination where you can evaluate whether they’ve mastered the material.
