Portable Career Certification

The Portable Career Certification Program offered through the Economic Development Division at Columbus Technical College will prepare you for success in many fields. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to gain nationally recognized certification as a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist AND you will have a Georgia Work Ready Certification.

The Portable Career Certification will prepare you for many different career paths:

• Customer Service
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Hospitality
• Public Service
• and many more!

Earn a free laptop! After successfully completing the five certification exams and becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, you will be awarded a laptop!

Military Spouses: Get up to $6000 for College AND valuable skills you can take anywhere with the Career Advancement Account!

Year One

Phase One: Preparing for Learning in an Online Environment

• Intro to Windows Environment
• Intro to Word Processing
• Intro to the Internet
• Intro to Presentation Graphics
• Online Learning Tools
• Intro to Spreadsheets
• Keyboarding Skills
• Intro to Databases
• Intro to Outlook

Phase Two: Microsoft Application Certification

• Outlook
• Excel
• Word
• Access
• PowerPoint

Phase Three: Customer Service Courses

• Service Industry Business Environment
• Customer Contact Skills
• Business Skills
• Personal Effectiveness

Year Two

Phase One: Completion of Strategic Specialization

• Health and Insurance
• Management Accounting and Finance
• Intro to Advanced Automotive and Manufacturing
• Homeland Security
• Hospitality/Culinary/Tourism
• Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics

Phase Two: Georgia Work Ready Certification

Earning the Georgia Work Ready Certificate shows potential employers you have the portable skills--reasoning, reading and basic math--to serve as a foundation for training. It tells employers that you are ready, willing and able to work and learn.