Business and Entrepreneurship (Non-Credit)

The following courses are required to prepare you to take the PMI-PBA® Certification exam offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

• Creating Functional Specifications
• Data Gathering and Requirements Elicitation
• Determining Business Requirements
• Leading the Way in Stakeholder Management
• PMI-PBA Exam Preparation
• Project Planning and Control

Join us for a free Business Analysis Information Session

While each of the following courses may stand alone for CEU completion certificates, all are required for the HR Certificate. Prerequisites are not required, but we recommend you start with Fundamentals of Human Resources Management if you do not have prior HR experience.

• Basic Employment Law for Human Resources
• Effective Recruitment and Selection
• Fundamentals of Human Resources Management
• Human Resources — Benefits Administration
• Human Resources — Employee Relations

• Influence — A Proactive and Positive Approach to Employee Engagement

Learning the fundamentals and then completing a more advanced course will prepare you to take professional certification exams developed by the American Payroll Association. From an entry-level HR assistant to becoming an HR specialist, the career field outlook is strong and offers many job opportunities.

• PayTrain Level 1
• PayTrain Level 2

• Respectful Relationships: Harassment and Response Training

• SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP Preparation

Central Piedmont’s Green Belt and Black Belt certifications combine classroom study and online assignments, offering a convenient and flexible learning environment.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Successful completion of this examination will certify you as a Lean Enterprise Specialist.

• Lean Enterprise Specialist Certification

• Lean Manufacturing

• Value Stream Mapping

• 5-S System

You will receive an exam code after successful completion of the Certified ScrumMaster training. Also, this course qualifies for 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs): 10 Technical, 4 Leadership, and 2 Strategic.

• Certified ScrumMaster Training (CSM)

Reserve your seat for the Nov. 6-7 Scrum Master class now.

Email Danielle Leibner at Danielle.Leibner@cpcc.edu. 

The Certified Scrum Product Owner training is a two-day learning experience focused on Agile Product Management from the Product Owner point of view.

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Reserve your seat for the Sept. 17-18 Certified Scrum Product Owner class now.

Email Danielle Leibner at Danielle.Leibner@cpcc.edu. 

The following courses are required to take the the PMP® and CAPM® Certification exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

• Determining Business Requirements
• Project Planning and Control
• Leading the Way in Stakeholder Management
• Using Microsoft Project for Effective Project Management
• PMP/CAPM Exam Prep

Join us for a free Project Management Information Session

If you have earned the PMP® or CAPM® designation and would like to expand your skills, Central Piedmont offers ongoing professional education courses. Topics change to stay relevant and include the following courses.

• Managing Agile Projects
• Managing Agile Projects with SCRUM
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Preparation Workshop
• Project Communications Management  
• Project Cost Management
• Project Negotiations and Vendor Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Schedule Management
• Sustainability in Project Management

Central Piedmont Small Business Center offers business seminars and workshops for free online and on its campuses. For details and to register, visit the Small Business Center.

• Bidding and Managing Federal Contracts

• Design a Powerful Business Website With Wordpress

• From Grant Seeking to Grant Writing

• Professional Alterations I
• Professional Alterations II

• Small Family Care Homes

• Starting a Nonprofit

• How to Start a Restaurant

• Food Trucks 101: Starting a Mobile Food Business

• Creating a Successful Business Plan
• Effective Business Writing
• Fundamentals of Technical Writing
• Introduction to Nonprofit Management
• Leadership 
• Mastering Public Speaking 
• OMCP® Social and Mobile Marketing
• Real Estate Investing 
• Start Your Own Consulting Practice 
• Using Social Media in Business