Certification Courses

The most comprehensive way to get certified in Personal Finance topics.

Offered for FREE in two formats

See a complete list of course topics and session descriptions in our Certification Course catalog Catalog
Live Course

Live

  • 2-hour interactive virtual sessions led by an instructor
  • Structured schedule of one or two sessions per week
  • Opportunity to collaborate with other educators
Self-Paced Course

Self-Paced

  • 2-hour self-guided modules with recorded lecture
  • Flexibility to complete all five modules on your own schedule before the cohort deadline
CEU Grad Credit

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Earn CEUs & Graduate Credit

NOTE: NGPF is transitioning this week to a new system. We appreciate your patience as we continue to finalize transferring all your PD hours, certificates, and exam information. You may see missing information this week as we complete the process. Thank you for your commitment to personal finance education!

Certification Courses

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Career

Career

Next Self-paced Cohort
Cohort #49: Nov 11 - Dec 11
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Paying for College

Paying for College

Next Self-paced Cohort
Cohort #49: Nov 11 - Dec 11
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Taxes

Taxes

Next Live Cohort
Cohort #49: Nov 11 - Dec 9
Monday, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM PT
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Advanced Investing

Advanced Investing

INVITE ONLY: Completion of the Investing Course is a prerequisite. This course emphasizes vocabulary, content knowledge and NGPF resources for in Investing instructional use. 

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Banking & Budgeting

Banking & Budgeting

During this course, participants will cover essential strategies and tools for successfully banking and budgeting. The 5 Sessions will focus on Online Banking, Overdraft Fees, Budgeting Strategies, Savings Accounts, and more!

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Behavioral Economics

Behavioral Economics

Educators will walk away with real-life examples of these biases along with ideas on how to overcome them. This content knowledge will prove helpful in educators' lives while also increasing their confidence to teach the unit.

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Consumer Skills

Consumer Skills

In this course, participants examine the lives of modern consumers. We explore targeted advertising, social media influencers, deceptive web design elements, advanced scams, fraud threats, fake product reviews, and more!

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Credit

Credit

In this course, participants will explore major aspects of credit, loans, and debt management. We will also drill down on the complexities of the United States crediting system, common pitfalls, and current trends!

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Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Sessions will cover many topics including the pros and cons of Bitcoin, to the current state of crypto, and more. Educators will gain an understanding of what cryptocurrency is, how it works, and arguments for and against.

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Insurance

Insurance

This course will cover many facets of insurance from renters insurance, to homeowners insurance, to health insurance. Educators will walk away with a working knowledge of insurance types and forms.

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Investing

Investing

This course emphasizes vocabulary, content knowledge and NGPF resources for Investing instructional use. Participants will build the foundational understanding of: the value of investing early and often, compounding returns, stocks and bonds, and more!

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