Certification and Continuing Education Programs

Adobe

A global leader in multimedia and creativity software products, Adobe offers several certifications for creative professionals. LinkedIn Learning provides certification prep courses aligned with the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) credential, which validates entry-level skills in digital communication, creation, and design using Adobe tools.

Autodesk

Autodesk offers professional certifications for its computer-aided drafting (CAD) software products. LinkedIn Learning offers certification prep courses in support of the Autodesk Certified Professional certifications for 3DS Max, AutoCad, Inventor, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit.

Avid

Avid offers professional certification for its professional media software. LinkedIn Learning offers certification prep courses to support Avid Certified User exams for Pro Tools, Sibelius, and Media Composer. While these courses are not 100% focused on cert prep, the courses are designed to help a professional learn the software or prepare for the certification exam.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the leading cloud platform and offers three levels of certifications: Associate, Professional, and Specialty, each mapping to specific roles. LinkedIn Learning will soon offer courses that map to certifications for both the AWS Architect, Administrator, and DevOps Engineer.

AXELOS

AXELOS develops best practice methodologies used globally by professionals working primarily in project, program, and portfolio management; IT service management; and cyber resilience. LinkedIn Learning provides a certification prep course for the AXELOS ITIL® for IT Service management exam and plans to release a certification prep course on PRINCE2® for project management in early 2018.

Cisco

Cisco offers a number of certifications for IT professionals at five different levels: Entry, Associate, Professional, Expert, and Architect. These certifications cover a number of technical areas including cloud, collaboration, cyber ops, data center, design, routing and switching, security, service provider, and wireless. LinkedIn Learning offers, and is in the process of developing, several Cisco prep courses that map to these certifications.

CompTIA

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a nonprofit trade association of the Information Technology industry. CompTIA is dedicated to advancing the IT industry and offers vendor-neutral skills certification for IT professionals. LinkedIn Learning provides several CompTIA certification prep courses and has several in development.

EC-Council

The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member-supported professional organization and the creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification for network security professionals. LinkedIn Learning offers a series of courses that map to the objectives of the CEHv9 certification.

FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone Certification

In the United States, commercial operation of a drone or other small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) requires licensing under Part 107 of FAA regulations. LinkedIn Learning provides a course that helps pilots prepare for certification testing. The course addresses the main topics of the 14 CFR part 107 test for sUAS, including regulations, airspace limitations, air traffic communication, weather, performance, procedures, physiology, decision making, maintenance, and waivers.

(ISC)2

The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2, is an international nonprofit member association for information security professionals. ISC is best known for developing the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification. While not affiliated with (ISC)2, LinkedIn Learning offers a series of prep courses aligned with the CISSP certification.

Linux Professional Institute

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. LinkedIn Learning offers courses that are aligned with two popular LPI certifications: LPIC-1 for Linux Administrators and LPIC-2 for Linux Engineers.

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

Microsoft offers several Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications on its popular Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, OneNote, and SharePoint. The certifications are designed to test an Office user’s proficiency with Office products in everyday situations. LinkedIn Learning provides several MOS certifications on the latest as well as previous versions.

Microsoft MTA + MCSA

Microsoft offers certifications for IT professionals and software developers. LinkedIn Learning offers courses aligned with two levels of certifications: Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA). The MTA certification is for individuals considering a career in desktop or server infrastructure or private cloud computing. The MCSA is intended for people seeking entry-level jobs in an IT environment, and is a prerequisite for more advanced Microsoft certifications.

Project Management Institute (PMI)

The Project Management Institute is the leading global association for the project management profession. Linkedin Learning is a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P No. 4101) and offers a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification prep course along with over 100 courses that provide more than 200 professional development units (PDUs) toward maintaining PMI credentials. PMI, PMP, ACP, and CAPM are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Red Hat

Red Hat offers several professional certifications based on its software products covering operating systems, virtualization, storage, and cloud-based solutions. LinkedIn Learning offers courses aligned with the popular Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification and will soon offer courses aligned with the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification.

Six Sigma

Six Sigma is a proven methodology used by quality professionals for improving processes within an organization while eliminating defects. LinkedIn Learning offers certification prep courses aligned with Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt, as well as Lean Six Sigma.

SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS offers a number of certifications for CAD professionals to demonstrate their expertise using popular SOLIDWORKS products. LinkedIn Learning offers certification prep courses aligned to SOLIDWORKS associate and professional certifications as well as other specialty certifications.

VMWare

As a leader in the virtualization space, VMware offers several certifications IT professionals, especially those who work in data centers or support virtual environments. LinkedIn Learning offers certification prep courses aligned to the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) level for Network Virtualization and will soon for Data Center Virtualization.