Certificate Programs - winter entry

We are pleased to offer new Certificate Programs to provide professional development opportunities. If you already have a bachelor's or master's degree, these certifications can give you the necessary training to achieve more in your chosen career, and you will stand out from the crowd. If you do not yet have a degree, completing one of our undergraduate certificates will help you build a foundation of marketable skills while exploring your educational desires.

Starting March 7th, Marlboro College Graduate Center and Woodbury College has been offering a series of trainings in Brattleboro and Montpelier, Vermont, leading to a Certificate in Nonprofit Management.

The workshops are being held on Fridays between March and mid-June.
The sessions run from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The United Way of Windham County offered scholarships to applicants working for non-profits in Windham County based on a statement of intent and perceived need.

Schedules and titles
(Each class has two face to face sessions and will be supported between the face to face sessions online.)

Brattleboro:
Topic 1 - Effective leadership / Understanding Boards and Non Profit organizations - instructor Shirley Sagawa / Jim LeFevre (Manager of Communications and Outreach, Global Learning)
Meeting dates: March 7th + March 14th         

Topic 2 - Working with people: HR, conflict resolution and managing volunteers - instructor Karen Saudek (VP Human Resources & Training at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont)
Meeting dates: March 28 + April 11

Topic 3 - Strategic planning and evaluation - instructor Jim LeFevre (Manager of Communications and Outreach, Global Learning)
Meeting dates: April 18 + May 2

Topic 4 - Fundraising and marketing - instructor Christine Graham (read her online resume)
Meeting dates: May 9 + May 23

Topic 5 - Financial Management - instructor Church Hindes (Business People of Vermont profile)
Meeting dates: May 30 + June 13

If you are interested in possible future iterations of this program, contact Don Parker dparker@gradcenter.marlboro.edu.

These trainings are part funded by a grant from the Workforce Education and Training Fund (WETF) through the Vermont Department of Labor. The WETF is one of three workforce development programs for which the 2007 Legislature appropriated funding.

There is a separate northern iteration of this program, (at Woodbury College), contact Jessie Lynn at jessiel@woodbury-college.edu for details.

For the Academic year beginning fall 2008, we are offering the following certificates:

Web Development (intro level)
CIS 326 Web Design I
MGT 310 Project Management
CIS 327 Web Design II
CIS 340 Web Application Development
CIS 328 Web Design III
One other course can be taken in the area of most interest
Course descriptions for this certificate are listed on the BSMIS page

Advanced Certificate in Web Design
MAT604 Web Design I
MSM 602 Project Management
MAT 604 Web Design II
MSM 610 Web Applications I
MSM 612 Designing with Web Standards
MSM 611 Web Applications II
Course descriptions for this certificate are listed on the MAT and MSM pages.

Undergraduate introductory (intro) level courses are fully online and require that the applicant has studied at an institute of higher education prior to admission. The advanced certificates require prior completion of a bachelor's degree. 
Advanced courses are hybrid by design, with attendance encouraged on a twice-monthly basis. However, distant participants can access the classes through podcasting and use of our discussion platform.
All classes are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.

Application criteria are listed in our Admissions section.

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