Workplace Learning and Instruction Advanced Certificate

Successful businesses thrive on employees who are both motivated and skilled. Workplace learning improves business performance by leveraging the human capital of an organization.


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Overview for Workplace Learning and Instruction Adv. Cert.

Senior leaders in the most successful businesses agree that leveraging the human capital of an organization is vital to survival in today’s competitive business climate.

Workplace Learning: Drive Employee Development and Performance

Businesses should seek to align employee development plans with strategy and provide targeted learning experiences to ensure they equip their workforce to perform at the peak of their capability, attract the best candidates, and retain the most qualified employees. The advanced certificate in workplace learning and instruction is a four-course advanced certificate that provides professionals with the competencies required to develop highly effective learning materials that drive strategic employee development, boost performance, and manage the employee development efforts of an organization.

What is a Graduate Certificate?

A graduate certificate, also called an advanced certificate, is a selection of up to five graduate level courses in a particular area of study. It can serve as a stand-alone credential that provides expertise in a specific topic that enhances your professional knowledge base, or it can serve as the entry point to a master's degree. Some students complete an advanced certificate and apply those credit hours later toward a master's degree.

This program is offered exclusively online.
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Curriculum for 2025-2026 for Workplace Learning and Instruction Adv. Cert.

Current Students: See Curriculum Requirements

Workplace Learning and Instruction Advanced Certificate

The curriculum below outlines the typical course sequence(s) for this program

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallHours
EDLI-730 Theories of Learning 3
EDLI-755 Learning Assessment and Evaluation 3
EDLI-756 Learning Design and Technology 3
Select one of the following: 3
Instructional Design  
Approved Graduate elective 1
 
 Hours12
 Total Hours12
1

Approved graduate electives may be chosen from the following areas:

  • EDLI (Education, Learning and Instruction) 
  • Other RIT graduate courses: approval to apply the course to the certificate is required from the Graduate Director of the certificate. In addition, course registration must be approved by the department offering the course and all pre-requisites must be met

Note for online students

The frequency of required and elective course offerings in the online program will vary, semester by semester, and will not always match the information presented here. Online students are advised to seek guidance from the listed program contact when developing their individual program course schedule.

Admissions and Financial Aid

This program is available exclusively online.

Offered Admit Term(s) Application Deadline STEM Designated
Part‑time Fall Rolling No

Part-time study is 1‑8 semester credit hours. RIT will not issue a student visa for programs offered exclusively online.

Application Details

To be considered for admission to the Workplace Learning and Instruction Adv. Cert. program, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

English Language Test Scores

International applicants whose native language is not English must submit one of the following official English language test scores. Some international applicants may be considered for an English test requirement waiver.

Duolingo (DET): 130

IELTS: 6.5

PTE Academic: 60

TOEFL: 88

International students below the minimum requirement may be considered for conditional admission. Deaf and hard-of-hearing test takers with significant hearing loss do not need to take the listening and speaking sections for the TOEFL and IELTS. Each program requires balanced sub-scores when determining an applicant’s need for additional English language courses.

How to Apply Start or Manage Your Application

Cost and Financial Aid

An RIT graduate degree is an investment with lifelong returns. Graduate tuition varies by degree, the number of credits taken per semester, and delivery method. View the general cost of attendance or estimate the cost of your graduate degree.

A combination of sources can help fund your graduate degree. Learn how to fund your degree

Additional Information

Online Study Restrictions for Some International Students

Certain countries are subject to comprehensive embargoes under US Export Controls, which prohibit virtually ALL exports, imports, and other transactions without a license or other US Government authorization. Learners from the Crimea region of the Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria may not register for RIT online courses. Nor may individuals on the United States Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the United States Commerce Department’s table of Deny Orders. By registering for RIT online courses, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

Contact

Admissions Contact
  • G Jackson Gagnier
  • Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions
  • Office of Graduate and Part-Time Enrollment Services
  • Enrollment Management
  • 585‑475‑6768
  • gjgges@rit.edu