Our WatSPEED certificates provide you with a wide variety of tools and techniques which will help you achieve your personal and career goals. Each certificate is comprised of 3 or 4 courses which are fully online and are offered every month. There are no admission requirements, and no required time to complete the certificate. All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED. View the complete course details for more information.

• Advanced Web Design and Development
• Business Essentials
• Computer Hardware and Networking
• Customer Service
• Effective Workplace Communication
• Essentials of Digital Photography
• Essentials of Web Design
• Introduction to Databases
• Introduction to Project Management
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Microsoft Office Elements
• Sales and Marketing Fundamentals
• Small Business
• Supervision

Advanced Web Design and Development Certificate

Take your web design skills to the next level and improve your qualifications with this certificate. You'll write your own HTML code and delve into CSS3 and HTML5. Depending on the elective you choose, you'll learn about search engine optimization, programming, databases or dynamic websites.

Requirements:
Complete the following Required Courses:

• Advanced Web Pages
• Intermediate CSS3 and HTML5  OR Advanced CSS3 and HTML5
• Responsive Web Design
  

Complete One of the following Electives:

• Achieving top Search Engine Positions
• Intermediate Dreamweaver
• Intermediate PHP and My SQL
• Intermediate Java Programming
• Intermediate SQL

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Business Essentials Certificate

When you've completed this certificate you will have a great understanding of the essentials of business. You will gain confidence in financial planning, leadership, and accounting. You will also develop your time management skills, understand how to handle basic human resources functions, and acquire practical business experience.

Requirements:
Complete the following courses:

• Individual Excellence: Secrets of Career Success
• Introduction to Business Analysis
• Mastery of Business Fundamentals
• Understanding the Human Resources Function

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Customer Service Certificate

Customer Service is critical to survival in today's economy. In this certificate you'll learn how to understand yourself, your team, and your customers. Learn how to develop successful relationships with others, while mastering techniques to achieve your goals and avoid many types of mistakes. Everything you learn can be used to "Wow" your customers and convert them into long term assets.

Requirements:
Complete the following courses:

• Managing Customer Service
• Skills for Making Great Decisions
• Achieving Success with Difficult People
• Effective Selling

Courses are not eligible to be used for more than one certificate; Effective Selling can be used for either the Customer Service Certificate or the Sales and Marketing Fundamentals Certificate but not both.

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Introduction to Databases Certificate

This certificate will teach you all you need to know to plan, organize and manage your data, and how to translate that data into clear, easy-to-understand documents. When you complete the required courses you will have the toolset to create a product that will not only work as it was designed to work, but also truly respond to user needs.

Requirements:
Complete the following courses:

• Introduction to Database Development
• Introduction to SQL
• Introduction to Crystal Reports

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Computer Hardware and Networking Certificate

Computers and networks are everywhere. By the time you complete this certificate you will understand networks and PC security and how software and hardware work together to solve many of today's issues.

Requirements:
Complete four of the following courses:

• Advanced PC Security
• Intermediate Networking
• Introduction to Networking
• Introduction to PC Security
• Introduction to PC Troubleshooting
• Wireless Networking

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Essentials of Digital Photography Certificate

When you've completed this certificate you'll have all the knowledge, skills and techniques to take your digital photography to new heights. Youll understand digital photography, equipment and software, and have the option to learn how to take great photographs of nature, people and your journeys.

Requirements:
Complete four of the following courses:

• Discover Digital Photography
• Introduction to Lightroom 4 OR 5
• Mastering Your Digital SLR Camera
• Photographing Nature with your Digital Camera
• Photographing People with your Digital Camera
• Travel Photography for the Digital Photographer
• Secrets of Better Photography
  

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Effective Workplace Communication Certificate

This certificate will help you communicate more effectively at work. You will enhance your written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills and gain practical skills you can use today to be more confident and create better professional relationships. The polished skillset you develop will improve your career prospects and help you achieve your organization's goals and objectives.

Requirements:
Complete four of the following:

• Business and Marketing Writing
• Fundamentals of Technical Writing
• Interpersonal Communication
• Keys to Effective Communication
• Mastering Public Speaking
• Research Methods for Writers
• Writing Essentials

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Essentials of Web Design Certificate

This program provides the fundamental knowledge and skills to begin creating effective websites.

Requirements:
Complete the following courses:

• Creating Web Pages
• Designing Effective Websites
• Introduction to CSS3 and HTML 5
• Introduction to JavaScript*

* You should take Introduction to CSS3 and HTML5 before Introduction to JavaScript.

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Introduction to Project Management Certificate

This certificate is designed for those just venturing into the complex field of project management. It will provide you with the basic tools and techniques you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project and increase the probability of it's successful completion.

It also includes essential information that will help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP) and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Requirements

Complete the following courses:.

• High Speed Project Management
• Project Management Applications
• Project Management Fundamentals
• Total Quality Fundamentals

We suggest you take Project Management Fundamentals first, and Project Management Applications second.

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Small Business Certificate

Take the first stop towards long-term success with this certificate. Turn your ideas into a solid plan, and then follow through by starting your own business! You'll touch on everything from marketing to financing to employee management. You will discover the secrets that separate the successful entrepreneurs from the struggling ones.

Requirements:
Complete the following courses:

• Creating a Successful Business Plan
• Start and Operate Your Own Home-Based Business
• Start Your Own Small Business
• Effective Business Writing

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Logistics and Supply Chain Management Certificate

This program provides the fundamental knowledge and skills to begin a career in logistics and supply chain management. You will learn the basics of the supply chain, distribution and logistics functions and acquire the necessary strategies and tactics to productively manage these critical company roles.

Requirements:
Complete the following:

• Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
• Distribution and Logistics Management
• Purchasing Fundamentals

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Microsoft Office Elements Certificate

This certificate is designed to provide you with exposure to many of the core software packages in the Microsoft Office Suite. For each software package you choose which level of learning is appropriate for you – introduction, intermediate, or advanced.

Requirements:
Complete four courses, choosing one from each software package. Each must be MS Office 2010 or newer and you cannot take two courses for the same software package (i.e. Introduction to Excel and Intermediate Excel).

• Introduction to Microsoft Word
• Intermediate Microsoft Word
• Introduction to Microsoft Excel
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Introduction to Microsoft Access
• Intermediate Microsoft Access
• Introduction to Microsoft Outlook
• Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

* MS Office 2010 or newer. Only one version of each course can be included.

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Sales and Marketing Fundamentals Certificate

When you complete this certificate you'll have developed powerful skills and techniques to compete more effectively, even with a limited budget. You'll discover how to turn prospects into buyers, how to think strategically about sales and marketing, how to build an online brand identity, and more!

Before you know it, you'll have the skills and knowledge you need to develop a winning sales and marketing plan for your own business.

Requirements

Complete the following courses.

• Effective Selling
• Marketing Your Business on the Internet
• Professional Sales Skills
• Small Business Marketing on a Shoestring

 

Courses are not eligible to be used for more than one certificate; Effective Selling can be used for either the Customer Service Certificate or the Sales and Marketing Fundamentals Certificate but not both.

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate nam,
• courses completed (names and dates)

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Supervision Certificate

Whether you are seeking to develop core skills to prepare for a supervisory position or to enhance your effectiveness as a current team leader, the Certificate in Supervision will help you obtain practical knowledge that can be immediately applied. The convenient online format enables you to acquire effective skills while eliminating the need for you to be away from work.

Complete the following courses to receive the Certificate in Supervision.

• Fundamentals of Supervision and Management I
• Fundamentals of Supervision and Management II
• Building Teams that Work
• Leadership

Note – All courses must be taken through WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in order to be eligible for the certificate from WatSPEED.

When completed
Email watspeed@uwaterloo.ca with the following and we will email the certificate to you:

• your name
• certificate name
• courses completed (names and dates

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