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As students of project management, we learn how PMI's Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is the ultimate PM industry certification to obtain (with which I agree). The PMP is a great goal to reach for, however, most students of project management are nowhere close to meeting the eligibility requirements necessary to pursue the PMP. You may or may not know that PMI has another option for entry-level project management professionals called the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). The CAPM is appealing because it serves as a much more attainable stepping stone in our quest for the coveted PMP. - Duncan McBogg

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) is a non-profit association for workplace learning and performance professionals. They describe this certification program as "...presents concrete steps to improve your project management skills. Participants will learn to manage the critical project management role helping deliver learning and performance solutions that better support their business goals."

It might be possible to build upon your recent class INTE 5160, "Managing Information and Learning Technology Programs". The University of Colorado offers a non-degree PM certification program. This web page provides the information.

This website discusses green project management. There are posts for certifications, training, conferences, and more. I was drawn into reading more on this because it never crossed my mind that there was "green" project management.

Embrace agile and get into the action. Many project professionals see the growing demand in organizations for an agile approach to project management. When you add agile methodologies to your toolbox of project management practices, you'll have greater breadth as a project manager.

This site provides a good overview of the Scrum methodology and information about training and certification programs. I went through an onsite Scrum Master course a year ago and was recently reminded that it was time to renew my certification. The Scrum Master test was pretty easy right after the training.

This is a great site for affordable online training, especially for PMP certification preparation. You can select training from among many reputable online training devopment companies. The PMP course I checked out was by PrimeLearning. Although I couldn't tell which version of the PMBOK the course was written for, it looked like all of the main concepts were included in the course.

Very affordable for PMP prep classes! I took one several years ago and it was a few thousand dollars.

Lou Russel frequently contributes to ASTD and has a book called Project Management for Trainers. This links to the resources available on her website.

I recently attended a two-day ASTD certificate course she did in conjunction with the TechKnowledge conference in Las Vegas. It was informative and she has a unique approach that really presented some of the concepts in a straight-forward manner/ Of course, in two days you can only dig so deep but I would recommend the course for those new to project management.

This article discusses the benefits of getting certified.

Quick breakdown with links to more detail

An organization focused on helping individuals grow their PM skills - offering learning opportunities, professional development, networking, resources, certification and other related items.

Corporate Education Group (CEG) offers exceptional courses, training, and certificate programs in the areas of project management, business analysis, business process management, and management and leadership.

This guest post was provided by Ryan Sauer who contributes in areas of project management certification for the University Alliance, a division of Bisk Education, Inc. He actively writes to help professionals succeed in preparing for their PMP training online. Have you ever experienced the following range of emotions throughout the lifecycle of a project?

Good information. Very practical and often times forgotten.