Career Training
Real skills for real jobs — our courses are designed to deliver the skills today’s employers demand.
Discover rewarding and in-demand career training courses designed to prepare you for a new career or help you advance within your current one. At Commonwealth University, our Workforce Development programs offer flexible learning options that fit your schedule. Whether you're pursuing training or certifications in healthcare, commercial driving, information technology, business, public safety, or skilled trades, our courses are tailored to meet real-world employer needs and industry standards.
Start your learning journey today to gain practical skills and earn industry-recognized certifications that open doors to meaningful employment. It’s never been easier to advance your skills and build a brighter professional future.
Please note: Workforce Development training programs are separate from Commonwealth University's academic degree programs.
Online Training Opportunities
Browse our full catalog of online training programs designed to help you gain new skills, advance your career, or explore a new field.
Unlock innovative new challenges with online management training and business skills courses that can help you enter a new career field, gain an industry-recognized certification, and advance your current skillset.
Whether you want to earn in-demand Microsoft certifications, learn QuickBooks, or even Photoshop, these online computer application training courses can help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
- Featured Computer Applications Training Programs
Whether you’re seeking a career in the health sector or want to earn a fitness certification, these online health and fitness training programs can help you start or advance a rewarding career in helping people lead healthier lives.
- Featured Health and Fitness Training Programs
Start your career in information technology with foundational understanding of the industry or, if you’re an advanced professional, prepare for in-demand IT certifications, to advance your career. Our IT courses offer the skills and knowledge needed for various tech careers, from programming and cybersecurity to network administration.
- Featured Information Technology Training Programs
Our online training programs will prepare you for various legal careers.
Develop and hone your professional and personal skills with our Commonwealth University Workforce Development trainings.
In-Person Training Opportunities
Explore our training schedule to find upcoming sessions designed to help you build new skills, grow professionally, and stay ahead in your field.
Learn everything you need to prepare for your entry-level driver training (ELDT) necessary to obtain your commercial driver's license (CDL).
Train to become a professional truck driver through Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg's certified CDL Driver Training program. The CDL programs include CDL Class A training in both full-time day classes, and part-time evening and weekend classes.
Our Computer Based Training (CBT) assists you in obtaining your Commercial Driver Permit with all endorsements. We offer lifetime job placement assistance to all graduates at no additional charge.
For additional information, contact Jennifer Williams.
Computers control much of the world today. The manufacturing industry is no exception, and you can make yourself an indispensable part of the future of manufacturing by training in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) with our CNC training programs.
Whether you are seeking an exciting, challenging and rewarding career in healthcare or training to help you advance within your current occupation, start your learning journey and train for industry-recognized certifications today.
Did you know? Certain non-credit trainings have been assessed and evaluated, and may qualify for Credit for Prior Learning opportunities that can be applied toward an associate’s or bachelor’s degree at Commonwealth University.
- Featured Healthcare Training Programs
- Billing and Coding Specialist
The skills learned through medical coding certification are essential to hospitals, physicians' offices, surgery centers, nursing homes, dental offices, home healthcare agencies, mental health facilities and even insurance companies and consulting firms. This rewarding field requires a high level of professionalism and dependability. - Clinical Medical Assistant
The Clinical Medical Assistant program is intended for students who want to prepare for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career in healthcare. This program will train students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical responsibilities of a medical office. Instruction includes among other things preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle. - Phlebotomy Technician
The Phlebotomy Technician program - students will become familiar with all aspects related to blood collection and develop comprehensive skills to perform venipunctures completely and safely.
The Phlebotomy Technician training will consist of 90 hours of face-to-face instruction including lectures, lab activities and demonstrations. Classroom and lab work include terminology, anatomy and physiology; blood collection procedures; specimen hands-on practice; and training in skills and techniques to perform puncture methods.
- Billing and Coding Specialist
In partnership with The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce and Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg.
Area employers have expressed a need for employee training in basic management and team leadership. Based upon input from these employers, Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg has partnered with The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce to offer a five-session Management and Leadership Certificate Program, designed to develop and sharpen leadership skills in today's workplace environment. The program is appropriate for new or emerging leaders or existing workplace leaders, managers, and supervisors who have not previously been exposed to leadership training. The program is open and applicable to all types and sizes of employers.
For additional information, contact Jennifer Williams.
Learn more about our Management and Leadership Certificate Program
Develop and hone your professional workplace skills with our Commonwealth University Workforce Development trainings.
Commonwealth University - Mansfield's Public Safety Training Institute is a regional training center providing initial and continuing professional education for criminal justice practitioners, first responders, public safety professionals and the public.
Workforce Development
Training Registration & Financial Aid
You can easily register for any of our programs online by clicking the appropriate program links. If you have any questions or need help with the registration process, feel free to call us at 570-484-3128 or email us at workforcedevelopment@commonwealthu.edu. We’re here to provide the support you need to get started.
Thinking about getting a special certificate that helps you land a cool job super-fast? Awesome! We know paying for it can seem a bit tricky, but don't worry – there are lots of ways to get help. Think of it like finding different paths to pay for your education journey!
Here are some ways to get money for your short-term training:
Path 1: Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan
- What it is: This is like borrowing money from a special bank called Sallie Mae. You get the money to pay for your training now, and then you pay it back after you finish your program and start working.
- How to check it out:
- Go to the Sallie Mae website (just search for "Sallie Mae" online).
- Look for "Commonwealth University of PA Workforce Development."
- Our special ID code is 003315-97.
- Good to know: Loans are a serious thing because you have to pay them back. Make sure you understand how they work!
Path 2: Completing the Dream Scholarships!
- What it is: This is free money you don't have to pay back! Sallie Mae (the loan people) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund are giving away 170 scholarships. These are meant to help you cover unexpected costs and finish your training.
- How much you can get: Up to $2,500! That's a nice chunk of change!
- Important Date: You need to apply by December 1, 2025, or until all the money is given away, so don't wait!
- How to apply: Head over to the "Completing the Dream Scholarship Program" webpage. Just search for that name online!
Path 3: Ask Your Local PA CareerLink!
- What it is: Your local PA CareerLink is like a helpful guide for jobs and training. They might have special programs (like WIOA, TAA, or OVR) that can pay for your training if you qualify.
- How to check it out: Call or visit your local PA CareerLink office. Tell them you're interested in workforce development training and ask about WIOA, TAA, or OVR funding! They're there to help people find jobs and training.
Path 4: Payment Plans (Sometimes!)
- What it is: Some of our teaching partners, like ED2GO Career Training and Center for Legal Studies by Barbri, let you pay for your program in smaller chunks over time instead of all at once. It's like paying for a cool new game in a few installments.
- How to check it out: When you enroll in a program offered by ED2GO or CLS by Barbri, ask them if they have payment plans available.
- Important Note: We (Commonwealth University) don't offer payment plans for these specific short-term programs ourselves. You have to arrange it directly with ED2GO or CLS by Barbri.
Path 5: PASSHE Foundation Scholarships!
- What it is: More free money you don't have to pay back! The PASSHE Foundation (which helps out all the state universities in PA) has scholarships specifically for some of these short-term certificate programs.
- How to apply: You can apply online through their "PASSHE Foundation Scholarship Manager." Just search for that name!
Don't feel overwhelmed! The best thing to do is explore these options one by one. Talk to your family, your school counselor, or reach out to the contacts mentioned for each option. You've got this!
WEDnet
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has created the opportunity for employers to train new and existing employees through the Workforce and Economic Development Network (WEDnet) program. Training is available to qualified in-state businesses and out-of-state companies relocating to the economic-friendly business climate of Pennsylvania — with funding accessed through WEDnetPA and made available by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).
Google Career Certificates
Through a partnership between Google and the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Google Career Certificates are available for degree and non-degree students. This exciting initiative is available to Commonwealth University students, business and community partners and anyone interested in preparing for high-demand jobs.
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