Career-oriented UD certificate overview to be held in Wilmington

12:30 p.m., Jan. 6, 2016--A free information session for spring professional development certificates offered by the University of Delaware’s Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (PCS) will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Doubletree Hotel, 700 N. King St., Wilmington.

A pre-session opportunity to network with instructors and ask questions will begin at 5:45 p.m. Certificates to be featured at the information session include:

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• June 6-9: Food and culture series
• Through June 30: 'Saving White Clay Creek'
• July 22: WWE Heatwave Tour
• Through Sept. 16: Women of color in academia

• Advanced Paralegal
• Analytics: Optimizing Big Data
• Business Analyst
• Clinical Trials Management Online
• ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Project Management
• Social Media Marketing Strategy

The information session is an ideal place for potential students to find out if a certificate would meet their needs, to meet faculty and PCS staff, and have the opportunity to ask questions about the programs. Graduates from several programs will be on hand, and light refreshments will be served.

Attendees can enter a raffle to win 50 percent off the cost of a certificate program. Anyone who registers and pays in full for a certificate program at or before the information session will receive a 10 percent discount.

Classes for most programs meet at the UD Downtown Center at 8th and King Streets in Wilmington, and are scheduled to suit working professionals. Some classes include virtual online class meetings to supplement the classroom sessions. Time required to complete these programs ranges from three months to just under a year.

The information session is free, but reservations are requested. For more information about PCS certificate programs, call 302-831-7600, visit the website or write to continuing-ed@udel.edu.

A separate information session for the Senior Fitness Training Specialist Certificate will be held Jan. 14 at the Hockessin Athletic Club, where the program’s classes are held. Visit the website for further details.

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