Professional Designations

By successfully completing the Managing Organizational Change (19 PDU hours) and Change Leadership (21 hours) course students will have 40 PDU hours towards their Certified Change Management Professional (CCMPTM) designation.

Selected courses from our Environmental Studies unit are recognized by AESAC as "ESA-related courses" in the ESA Phase 1 Training section; course completion is worth 5 points (per course) toward the Certified Environmental Site Assessor (CESA) designation.

EXERM 4285

EXERM 4286

The following courses are recognized by the Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA) as senior agrology courses related to entrance into the profession and to augment core knowledge requirements related to a practice area in AIA: EXERM 4256EXERM 4264EXERM 4265EXERM 4280EXERM 4281EXERM 4282EXERM 4284EXERM 4285EXERM 4286EXERM 4291EXERM 4297EXCPE 4269EXCPE 4307EXCPE 4290

Our ALUP courses can count towards your Continuous Professional Learning Credits (CPL) with APPI.

Courses from UAlberta’s Construction Management & Administration Certificate are recognized for the Blue Seal Certificate through Alberta Advanced Education—Apprenticeship and Industry Training. Geared to certified tradespeople who want to develop their business skills, the Blue Seal program prepares them to move into leadership, supervisory, and entrepreneurial roles.

Courses from UAlberta’s Construction Management & Administration Certificate at Online and Continuing Education are accredited by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) for Gold Seal certification. The certificate is valued by the construction industry and offers an assurance that the professional has attained a nationally recognized level of competence.

Awarded by the Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP), the CCAP designation is a benchmark of excellence for the advanced administrative professional. Many of the CCAP courses are components of the University of Alberta’s Management Development Certificate program.

Students who complete UAlberta’s Information Access and Protection of Privacy Certificate (IAPP) will be granted the CIAPP Certified designation upon application to the Canadian Institute of Access and Privacy Professionals (CIAPP). The CIAPP Certified designation is the leading certification program for public and private sector access and privacy professionals in Canada.

Online and Continuing Education offers the eight courses required to fulfill the academic requirements of the Certified in Management (CIM) designation. Since all of the CIM courses are components of Online and Continuing Education’s Management Development Certificate, students who complete the eight CIM courses are able to obtain a credential from the University of Alberta at the same time as they work toward their professional designation. The designation is awarded by Canada’s senior management association, the Canadian Institute of Management (CIM).

Completion of UAlberta’s Construction Management & Administration Certificate (CST) provides recognition of select educational requirements toward the Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) and Construction Estimator Certified (CEC) designations, which are recognized nationally and internationally.

Completion of UAlberta’s National Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration (NACLAA Level I and NACLAA Level II) fulfills the educational requirements for the Certified Local Government Manager (CLGM) designation. The CLGM designation is conferred by the Society of Local Government Managers (SLGM), the professional organization that regulates the practices of local government managers in Alberta and ensures that its members act in the local government’s best possible interest.

The Human Resources Management Certificate will help you better prepare to be successful in writing the National Knowledge Exam (NKE) and receive the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) designation through CPHR Alberta.

Our Risk and Insurance Management Designation program is offered in cooperation with the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and contains the three courses required to fulfill the academic requirements of the Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation.

Completion of UAlberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Diploma meets the formal education requirements for the Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation. The credential of choice for Canadian OHS professionals, the CRSP designation is granted by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP).

Completion of UAlberta’s Occupational Health & Safety Certificate program meets the educational pre-requisites required for a safety professional to become an Energy Safety Canada Certified Safety External Auditor. The safety association for Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry, Energy Safety Canada is a not-for-profit formed by a pool of industry associations. External Auditors provide companies with audits for certification or re-certification into the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program.

Complete the Renewable Energy Technologies Certificate and be eligible to write the Sustainable Energy Technologies Professional Exam (administered by the Foundational Technologies Institute) for a discounted student rate of $200 CAD (regular $800 CAD).

Students can use the hours from the EXBA 5687 Business and Strategy Analysis course towards professional development hours for the CBAP®, CCBA® and ECBA™ or continuing education units for the CBAP® and CCBA®