edX professional education courses are designed to provide working professionals the ability to advance their skill-sets and careers and enhance their resumes without disrupting their busy schedules. Typically running for a few weeks, courses are geared to specific industries or skill sets, with an emphasis on learnings and hands-on scenarios from the field. Focusing on innovation and emerging fields, edX Professional Education courses will prepare you for the 21st-century workplace.
All Professional Education courses are fee-based, with specific costs varying by course. Many courses offer students Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or professional education credit, and all courses offer students a personalized Professional Certificate of Achievement.
Move your career forward and earn recognition from leading academic and industry experts.
"The course instructor is a first class educator, if you are a working professional, you can expect a rigorous training program delivered with a rare and infectious passion."- UBCx Silicon Photonics Design Student
The benefits of edX Professional Education
- Increased marketability in job market. Add new skills and certificates to your resume to increase your attractiveness to future employers.
- On your schedule. Dates are available throughout the year to make sure you have multiple options and flexibility.
- No travel necessary. You no longer need to leave your family and friends or take time off work to go to on-site, more expensive seminars and conferences.
- More affordable. Most courses are at a fraction of the cost of their on-site equivalents.
- Added value. Many of our courses come with Continuing Education Units (CEUs), certifications, tangible products and more all in addition to an institutional branded certificate