Continuing Education Center

Director
Bashir AboLail

The Continuing Education Center (CEC) offers quality educational and training programs to meet the ongoing professional needs of the United Arab Emirates’ workforce and adult community. The CEC offers programs, workshops, seminars and various other educational and training opportunities on AUS’s Main Campus and at the Al Buhairah site in downtown Sharjah. The CEC provides a unique combination of experienced personnel, excellent facilities, the latest technology and access to the educational resources of AUS.

Professional Certificate Programs

Certificate programs offer concentrated study to help students become specialized in their fields without having to meet the extended requirements of a standard degree program. A student can earn a certificate to learn more about a subject, become an expert in an emerging field or boost his/her career. The programs are abbreviated enough to easily fit into the schedule of a busy professional, but thorough enough to give students a deep knowledge and understanding of the subject matter.

These programs include a wide range of professional disciplines such as business administration, sales and marketing, accounting, finance, computers, human resources, business English and other language courses. The professional certificate programs utilize a modular approach to learning that is directly applicable to the workplace. These modules allow individuals to access different aspects of various disciplines while simultaneously building practical skills. By successfully completing a specified number of independent modules, individuals will earn an AUS Continuing Education Center certificate.

Other certificates prepare students to sit for internationally recognized examinations, such as the CMA/CFM, TOEFL, GMAT and others. These certificates enhance an individual’s professional ability and earning potential. In recognition of the schedule of working professionals, CEC courses are delivered mostly in a part-time evening format. At the request of an organization or group of students, programs may be offered at different times or in a more intensive format.

For further information on CEC programs, please contact the CEC through the numbers or e-mail address listed below. Additional information is available at www.aus.edu/cec/. Some of the standard programs offered include:

Professional Certificates (8 months)

• Business Administration
• Sales and Marketing
• Accounting and Finance
• Information Technology and Computing
• Digital Media Production
• E-Commerce
• Human Resources

Certificates of Achievement (1 to 3 months)

• Accounting
• American English Conversation
• Business English
• French Conversation
• Selling Skills

Certificates of Attendance (3 to 15 days)

• Developing Corporate E-Strategy
• Effective Communication
• Effective Negotiation
• Executive Programs for Growing Companies
• Finance for Non-Financial Managers
• Managing Diversity and Cross-Cultural Issues
• Professional Project Management
• Professional Selling Skills
• Strategic, Collaborative Leadership
• Stress Management

Customized Training

For organizational development to be effective, the unique needs of an organization must be incorporated into the design and delivery of a training plan. This plan should be consistently applied and flexible enough to react to the changing business environment. The CEC provides access to the faculty and facilities of AUS to serve organizational needs. The expertise of affiliates and other national and international experts is also utilized. The CEC administration comprises a group of experienced professionals with years of expertise in developing and delivering continuing education programs.

By working in partnership with key management staff, the CEC can assist organizations in many ways:

• Assess internal and external needs
• Set training objectives and plans
• Develop customized training sessions to achieve specific organizational goals
• Provide certification and develop internal certification programs