Certificate Offerings
There are many universities that offer instructional design certificates. These programs are typically offered online.
My eLearning World offers a list of available instructional certificates programs.
Pros of ID Certificates
Instructional design certificates typically require less time and financial commitment than formal graduate degrees programs. Some certificate programs even allow to use learning credits towards a graduate degree should you decide to continue on in your learning.
What You Will Learn
Most instructional design certificates offer tools and templates to conduct a training needs analysis, content creation and training evaluation. Most of these programs focus on deliberate practice where you create a course and then receive feedback.
Time Commitment
Certificate programs can be 1-2-day workshops to 16-week programs. This is just dependent on the program that is chosen.
Job prospects
Having an Instructional design certificate to add to your resume is a great way to catch a potential employer’s attention. Keep work examples from your program to prove your work efforts to get the job offer.