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NMA-U serves as a dynamic learning platform featuring live sessions with industry experts alongside a robust library of professional development courses. Whether you are looking to elevate your leadership capabilities, collaborate with peer members, or earn IACET-accredited CEUs, NMA-U provides the comprehensive resources required to expand your skillset and fulfill your continuing education requirements.

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NMA Live

Live Learning From Experienced Leaders

NMA Live is one of the best reasons to join NMA. Every membership includes live sessions with nationally recognized leaders and authors, so you can sharpen your skills and bring practical ideas straight back to your team.

NMA Learning Partners

Courses & Certifications

Expand your leadership knowledge and professional skills through structured courses and certification programs from NMA's learning partners. Partner programs carry additional charges.

Course

Accounting Fundamentals

$49

This module helps learners understand the foundations and fundamentals of business accounting, including basic financial statement analysis, analytical measures, corporate…

Courses & Certifications

Agile

4 courses 2 certifications

Learn Agile project management, become more flexible.

Course

Applied Ethics

$49

Ethical conduct is the centerpiece of good leadership and organizational effectiveness, and your ethical conduct will shape and define your…

Courses & Certifications

Banking

4 courses 1 certification

Develop the skills needed to succeed as a banking professional and grow your career in the financial services industry.

Courses

Business Analysis

1 course

Learn how to be disciplined in analyzing your business.

Course

Business Finance Fundamentals

$49

Financial managers must be able to convert relevant accounting and tax information into meaningful and actionable information for organizational decision-making.

Course

Business Integration and Strategic Managment

$49

Managers must be able to conduct decision-making within an often complex, ambiguous, and evolving business landscape.

Course

Business Writing Fundamentals

$99

In nearly any workplace situation, writing is something you will be expected to do continuously and expected to do well.

Courses

Career Building

6 courses

Building a successful career takes skills. Learn to be an earner.

Certification

CASP+

October 26, 2026 – October 30, 2026

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Certification

CCNA

October 19, 2026 – October 23, 2026

Cisco Certified Network Associate course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

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Certification

Certified Manager® (CM)

ICPM's Certified Manager® designation — a portable, nationally recognized credential for experienced managers and leaders, with an exclusive NMA member…

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Certification

Certified Supervisor® (CS)

ICPM's Certified Supervisor® designation — a portable, nationally recognized credential for supervisors in every industry, with an exclusive NMA member…

Courses & Certifications

Change Management

1 course 1 certification

Change is the only true constant. Learn to manage it well.

Certification

CISSP

August 31, 2026 – September 4, 2026

Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam-prep course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share. Includes free pre-course and post-course support and one retake.

Courses & Certifications

Communication

6 courses 1 certification

Good communication skills can make a deal, can make a career, can make you more money.

Courses & Certifications

Computer Applications

10 courses 1 certification

Learn the programs that employers look for.

Courses & Certifications

Creativity & Innovation

4 courses 1 certification

Employers want creative staff. Be that applicant. Be that employee.

Courses & Certifications

Cybersecurity & CISSP®

27 courses 2 certifications

Learn to protect your business. Or learn your way into a growing field.

Courses & Certifications

Data Analytics

6 courses 1 certification

Learn to measure it, so you can better manage it.

Courses

Emergency Management

2 courses

Be a part of creating safer and more durable communities.

Course

Emotional Intelligence: Mental Toughness and Resilience

$99

Mental toughness and resilience are becoming scarce commodities in leadership today.

Courses & Certifications

Entrepreneurship

5 courses 2 certifications

Bring your great ideas to life.

Courses & Certifications

Finance

6 courses 1 certification

Businesses run on money. Learn the essentials for non-financial managers.

Courses & Certifications

HR Management

34 courses 3 certifications

Learn how to manage your most important resources.

Course

Information Management Systems

$49

In the modern business environment, many employees have specific roles and responsibilities related to information management systems, technology, and data…

Courses

International Trade

4 courses

Build global business expertise across international trade practices, compliance, regulations, and intercultural awareness.

Certification

IT Fundamentals

September 7, 2026 – September 11, 2026

CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Certification

ITIL

September 21, 2026 – September 23, 2026

ITIL Foundation course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Courses & Certifications

Leadership

5 courses 1 certification

Leaders are grown, not born. Learn how to stand-out as a leader.

Course

Leadership Communications

$49

Rising to the challenge of leadership has so much to do with your ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Course

Leading Organizations

$299

The successful transition to executive-level leadership is essential to lead organizations in today’s global environment.

Course

Leading Teams

$49

Understanding the dynamics of effective team leadership means better output, happier and more inspired people, and a smoother workflow.

Courses

LEED Green Building

1 course

Explore sustainable design and green building practices while developing expertise aligned with LEED standards and credentials.

Course

Legal Environment of Business

$49

The legal environment of business is much more than simple compliance with the law; it is also about understanding the…

Certification

Linux+

October 19, 2026 – October 23, 2026

CompTIA Linux+ certification course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Course

Macroeconomics

$49

Macroeconomics examines the ways in which individuals, households, firms, governments, and foreign countries act together and make decisions which affect…

Courses & Certifications

Management

19 courses 2 certifications

Manage conflict. Management change. Manage people.

Courses & Certifications

Marketing

11 courses 2 certifications

Marketing today is a digital effort. Learn how to keep up with marketing trends.

Course

Marketing Fundamentals

$49

In this module, you will learn the core concepts of marketing that will help set your organization apart from the…

Course

Microeconomics

$49

Microeconomics focuses on the individual actions of sellers (producers) and buyers (consumers) and how those actions have consequences for the…

Certification

Network+

September 21, 2026 – September 25, 2026

CompTIA Network+ certification course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Courses & Certifications

Nonprofit Management

15 courses 2 certifications

Learn the skills to do well at doing good.

Courses & Certifications

Online Learning

5 courses 1 certification

Get the training to create effective training.

Courses

Operations

4 courses

Create a well-oiled machine. Become a well-oiled machine.

Course

Operations / Production Management

$49

Synchronizing organizational efforts to produce and maintain the quality of the goods and services is the essential function of the…

Course

Organizational Behavior

$49

Organizational behavior is the study of individuals and groups within an organizational context, as well as the internal processes and…

Courses

Personal Enrichment

3 courses

Explore a new interest, grow your creativity, feed your passion.

Certification

PMP

September 14, 2026 – September 18, 2026

Project Management Professional certification course, offered at a special discounted price through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Courses & Certifications

Project Management

11 courses 1 certification

Master practical project management skills and best practices for planning, leading, and delivering successful projects.

Course

Quantitative Research Techniques and Statistics

$49

In the complex and data-driven business environment, effective organizational decision-making must be grounded in sound statistical analyses and research to…

Certification

Red Hat System Administration I

September 14, 2026 – September 18, 2026

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) course, offered through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Courses

Security Awareness

1 course

Build essential skills for recognizing and responding to common security threats, from phishing and password protection to remote and mobile…

Certification

Security+

September 7, 2026 – September 11, 2026

CompTIA Security+ certification course, offered at a special discounted price through NMA's partnership with IQ Share.

Courses

Six Sigma & Lean

10 courses

Get quality certifications in quality management.

Courses & Certifications

Small Business Management

8 courses 1 certification

Managing a small business is no small task. Learn the critical skills for managing your small business's finances, human resource…

Course

Strategy and Strategic Planning

$49

Management planning has been defined as the process of setting and assessing an organization’s goals and then determining a detailed…

Courses & Certifications

Women in Business

7 courses 1 certification

Hone your strengths, and learn how to face the challenges.

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