This LMScast episode will tell you how to create an online certification program, reasons to target niche markets, and how to ensure your certification courses offer real value. The global eLearning market is a virtually untapped opportunity, especially for niche interest areas. Your expertise and passion can reach a world of people who need to learn what you can teach them.
There are several approaches you can take for your certification programs. If you are an expert in your subject or skillset, then you can establish your own certification for that area of interest. If your company sells a product that requires special expertise, the company can offer certification for its products and services. Or if you have a high level of competence in a product that another company offers, you may develop a certification program for their product or service, get it approved by their governing body, and present it to their users.
The LifterLMS WordPress plugin is a versatile and robust platform for building certification programs using traditional linear progression, or related elective courses, to meet specified certification goals. And with the new Course Tracks feature you can group courses into curriculums and automate delivery of achievement markers and certificates of completion as students meet course requirements.
As you determine how to create an online certification program, remember that your students are your primary focus. Whatever approach to certification you choose, your success depends on the value your courses provide through delivering a quality learning experience and final proof of competency.
