Online Personal Development Courses & Certifications

Through the course of Introduction to visual communication by Swayam, the candidates get a detailed view of the concepts involved in visual communication. The course seeks to impart the art of visual communication as a perfect combination of signs, visuals, symbols, pictures, and photographs, drawing its theoretical basis from its core area of communication. 

Particularly communication through communication, Semiotics in the Indian tradition is central to the production of visual communication. Semiotics offer contact through messages emerging from pictures as social interaction

This course aims to impart detailed knowledge of various methods of visual communication, one of the most impactful forms of communication being the art of semiotics.

The candidates will be able to gain rigorous understanding of the language of visual communication along with traditional methods of conveying thoughts through pictures messages and numerous other techniques of communicating visually.

The Developing Life Skills Programme directs to provide the candidate an orderly comprehension of the theoretical basis of life skills education, use of life skills to the present day complicated contemporary living framework and Professionalization of life skills schooling. The course can be well utilized for all forthcoming teachers as an inevitable course at any level. The primary framework of the course will benefit different fields.

Subsequent after finishing the course, the student is expected to master life skills abilities and apply it in different circles of life. This Developing Life Skills Online Course will fortify the inspirational attitude and existing information and values the conduct and healthy skills by getting the strategies and concepts to promote healthy lifestyle skills.

The student in Developing Life Skills Training course will get practical experience and theoretical information with the assistance of coordinating innovation. It is a credit course for being either a scorer or elective. The instructor in the course is a professor in the department of education at the central university of Kerala. The course will prove the certified course certification to candidates after the fruitful completion of the course.

Drama and theatre have always been a unique representation of the age it is based on and produced. With the advent of civilizations, drama surfaced as a method of instruction and entertainment in Europe and other areas of the world. It remains to be an effective mode of communication and artistic expression in the modern-day. The Modern European Drama online course is an undergraduate-level program that intends to explain the origins of modern drama and how it has changed over the years.

The Modern European Drama certification syllabus analyses some of the most legendary dramatists. Candidates get familiar with the work of Samuel Beckett, Henrik Ibsen, Bertolt Brecht, Eugene Ionesco, and their most celebrated plays. The curriculum further explores the emergence of modern drama and the development of theatre.

The Modern European Drama certification course runs for 12 weeks. The curriculum consists of 36 modules that will help you earn four credits. 

The Human Development and Family studies online course is ideal for the learners who wish to harness skills as well as explore the developments of humans and the possible influence of family and society. This MOOC is provided to the students by a government organization for promoting feasible and accessible online education and is called Swayam.

The initiative is keenly controlled by the best national authorities such as CEC which is also the controller of this course that is hosted by the English and Foreign languages University (EFLU). The curriculum comprises assessments and online classes conducted by Professor V. Kavitha Kiran. The Human Development and Family studies certification benefits also include credits for the students who have cleared the end-term examination which needs to be registered separately.

The course mainly focuses on different developmental stages in human life and how the family and society influence individual character development. Various key concepts such as Growth and development, Lifespan development, different life stages, Family Dynamics, Family relationships, Marriage counseling, and so on are included in the Human Development and Family Studies program.

This Basics Of Language Science Online Course manages major parts of the language. In the course the candidate will develop an understanding connection between language, brain, and the general society that we reside in. The students will feel like they realize how to respond to a ton of inquiries regarding different complexities or various kinds of miracles about language.

This course assists the candidate with managing the three significant parts of language specifically, the construction at the degree of sounds, words, and sentences, securing or learning of it, and the varieties inside and among dialects. The Basics Of Language Science Programme offers answers to a large portion of the interests that strike major when we consider how we gained the limit of language as a child.

This course will guide the candidate in depth of language science. In the Basics Of Language Science Training candidate can also take up the course certificate by giving the exam which will be held after the course completion. The course timing is flexible and candidates can study according to their time preference and the course faculty will be professor Rajesh Kumar from IIT Madras for making understanding easy to candidates.

The English Language for Competitive Exams programme is a 30-hour course suitable for undergraduate or postgraduate students across all disciplines. This is an advanced-level elective curriculum, designed by IIT Madras, that prepares candidates for national and international competitive exams, which tests their English language skills. It also features the institute’s renowned Professor, Aysha Iqbal, who’ll be teaching this course.

The English Language for Competitive Exams training strives to help the students become confident with the English language, especially during competitive exams. The course primarily focuses on developing grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing skills amongst learners. This is a complex curriculum, including higher-order English skills. Reading material is derived from the classics of English literature as well.

The English Language for Competitive Exams online course uses a contextual approach to teach grammar and vocabulary. Aspirants will also refer to global newspapers and magazines for better comprehension. After acquiring this certification, candidates will have a recognised skill across various academic institutions and industries.

The Qualitative Research Methods and Research Writing certification course is developed to provide you with basic qualitative research knowledge. It is a 12-week-long programme brought to you by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The course explains how qualitative research plays a key role in understanding our society’s ever-changing character.

The Qualitative Research Methods and Research Writing online course by SWAYAM teaches various concepts, methods, design techniques, research writing, referencing, etc. related to the field of qualitative research. You will learn how qualitative research methods can be utilised to investigate the ambiguous areas outside the scope of quantitative predictive research.

The Qualitative Research Methods and Research Writing programme also discuss techniques through which qualitative research complements quantitative research in social sciences and human behaviour. This online elective course also offers an e-certificate on the fulfilment of specific eligibility criteria. Moreover, it is an AICTE approved Faculty Development Programme (FDP).

Online Floral Design Course by Upskillist allows candidates to gain confidence in the art of floristry by learning and practising different forms and variations. This holistic course covers the fundamentals, techniques, and advanced aspects of floristry. From selecting the right flowers to improving the longevity of the display, learners get to experience it all with more than 20 hours of learning in this 12-week long course.

The course is self-paced and comes with recordings so that candidates can revisit the course and revise concepts even after completion. The option of flexible online classes is beneficial and economical for those who are unable to afford costly offline courses. Besides, its comprehensive and general pace enables people from different walks of life to pursue their hobby or interest or even build it as a career.

Online Floral Design Course certification deals with topics like providing ideas with respect to pedestals, headpieces, corsage, crowns, arches, centrepieces, letter tributes, and hanging pieces, preventing pests and diseases, the importance of fragrance in floristry as well as its subliminal effects on the human psyche and plants that should be avoided as they can cause the handler to experience skin irritation. Thus, the course covers psychological aspects too.

The Communication Skills Course is a massive open online course that discusses the need for excellent skills in communication like speaking and writing skills to be successful professionals in the field of Library Science. The course helps learners to polish their interpersonal skills and manage relationships at best.

The Communication Skills Training Course is a 4 credit course taught at the postgraduate level. The comprehensive course is coordinated by Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan from the faculty of Library and Information Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course is taught over 12 weeks with the help of video lectures by experts.

The Communication Skills Course offered on the Swayam portal helps learners to understand the essence of effective speaking skills, reading skills and presentation skills in order to work effectively with people. The course will help learners to develop good writing skills, create personal profiles and excel at job interviews.

The Educational Communication Technologies Online Course is a massive open online course that discusses the process of implementing educational communicational technologies and their scope in the present times. The course explores the features and utilities of different types of media in the educational context.

The Educational Communication Technologies Course offered by Swayam is coordinated by By Dr. G. Mythili, Analyst at Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course will prepare learners for a career in the field of Teaching and Education.

The Educational Communication Technologies Certification Course is a postgraduate level course delivered to learners through online videos and self-learning material. After the completion of the core modules, learners are required to take part in online assignments and quizzes and at the end should attend a proctored examination.

Training and Development Certification is very important to understand who the employees are, what an organization is, and the importance of training and development in the employee’s lifecycle in the organization.

Training and Development Classes lay a lot of emphasis on learning through training, development, and knowledge management is a must-do if companies want to gain a competitive advantage and employee expectations.

All students get a Training and Development Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Reporting and Editing for Print Certification aims to demonstrate the distinctive qualities that give print media in our nation's readers legitimacy while also instilling in them a sense of social responsibility.

You will learn about the value of editing in Reporting and Editing for Print Classes. Editing has a broad range of applications and is necessary in a number of industries, including print, broadcast, and new media. One of the main expectations placed on an editor is the clear conveyance of the message.

Reporting and Editing for Print Certification Syllabus discusses the numerous facets of journalism as well as its brief history and educates students on the nature and application of journalism. The role of journalism in various political systems will also be discussed as there are many kinds of journalism.

All students get a Reporting and Editing for Print Certification by Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The goal of Skill Development of the youths and their Livelihood Certification is to increase youngsters' ability by upgrading their knowledge and giving them some locally applicable, need-based skills. 

Skill Development of the youths and their Livelihood Classes introduce students to the three ways in which the concept of youth can be interpreted. also examines some fundamental elements that influence how teenagers and young people behave.

Skill Development of the youths and their Livelihood Certification Syllabus addresses issues including how youth and various societal groups are oppressed and exploited, sometimes by the administrative system and sometimes by members of the privileged class.

All students get a Skill Development of the youths and their Livelihood Certification by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Assam under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

Soft skills are an important and indispensable part of the life of any professional. They are career deciding steps that can land the learner to desirable opportunities. These are the foundational requirements for any job process and they are tested at the time of the interview, and hence the Career Enhancement Programme certification course is designed by TCS iON. This course will impart the learner with soft skills and personality development skills. The course is a consolidated course having nine individual courses. The duration of the course is 9 weeks and the learner must commit to at least 18 hours to complete the course on time. 

Career Enhancement Programme training course is for the learners that lack the soft skills and communication skills to present themselves. The world is globalising itself day by day and besides academic knowledge, one must have the ability to present ideas confidently. The companies require smart skilled workers who not only just have the technical knowledge of the work but also have the ability to present the company. The course is available on the portal and shall provide the Career Enhancement Programme certification by TCS iON for each consolidated course. 

The Soft Skills online course is an online program offered by the Campus of open learning, University of Delhi. The course is aimed to improve the employability abilities of undergraduates looking for jobs in the corporate sector. Soft Skills training improves communication skills and the ability to properly emerge as a winner and show oneself in front of an interview board.

FutureLearn offers the Logical and Critical Thinking programme in collaboration with the University of Auckland, New Zealand. It is an eight weeks training course that you can take for free. The course is particularly intended for individuals looking to refine their logical and critical thinking skills. The programme curriculum will help you in identifying and assessing arguments and avoiding common thinking mistakes.

The Logical and Critical Thinking online course is an informative programme for understanding the basic logical tools for analysing arguments. You will learn the application of these tools in various fields, including moral theories, science, and law. The programme curriculum comprises engaging video content, assignments, and articles.

FutureLearn’s Logical and Critical Thinking course can also offer you a course completion certificate. However, it is not part of the free enrolment option. You need to upgrade to receive the shareable digital certificate by paying a certain amount as a fee. It is an eight-week course that has a self-directed training model.

The programme Attending a Networking Event certification course has been designed to help students elevate and work on their pitch so that they can make better connections by making short speeches. Continuous feedback and practice sessions will be provided by experts so that candidates can improve their vocabulary. Attending a Networking Event certification also lays emphasis on the way to manage networking events. The ways and techniques to make an informal meeting more impactful and lasting will be covered during the session. 

Attending a Networking Event training will provide participants with practice classes to work on their vocabulary and improve their pronunciation. The methods of proper and appropriate dressing for any event are the primary focus of the networking programme. The course will help students find events related to networking to make an impact. The course will help the participants to add new people to their existing circle. The ways to deliver and create an elevator pitch are also an aim of this course.

EdX gives two varied tracks to join this self-paced course, namely, audit and verified. In the former mode, the students will have access to the course only for a limited duration and in the latter, they will have unlimited access and a certificate of completion. 

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking programme is an introductory course focused on the theory and practice of rhetoric. In this comprehensive programme, participants will learn the crucial skill of building and defending compelling arguments.

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking by edX uses selected speeches from important twentieth-century Americans such as Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Chase Smith, and John F. Kennedy. Using this analysis, you will understand how writers and speakers engage an audience and persuade them to adopt their perspective.

Moreover, Rhetoric certification is crafted around Harvard Professor James Engell's on-campus course called "Elements of Rhetoric". It will allow you to examine and apply rhetorical style and structure and admire the relevance of persuasive communication in your daily life. Furthermore, you can also earn a certificate upon completing this course and share it on your resume to widen job opportunities. The candidates are given the option of two tracks which may be chosen so that the courses can be completed. Both the course tracks are self-paced but there is a time limit until which the course remains accessible during the free audit mode. But in the case of the paid verified track, the students get unlimited access to the course materials.

The Professional Certificate in English for Business Networking is a four-part series for the interested candidates. Conducting an Informational Interview certification course happens to be the capstone course of the series. It is an eight-week-long course with an online mode of learning. The faculty from the University of Washington will instruct this course.

Conducting an Informational Interview online course houses practical approaches to putting your communication and networking skills into place. You will get the opportunity to practice and conduct a mock informational interview. Through the interview, you will learn to clarify your goals, telephonic arrangements, and how you can research a person. The parts of an interview are also covered in the curriculum.

Conducting an Informational Interview course by edX will allow you to write important questions for getting to know a person better. You will be able to make out the details of their career and personality by conducting these mock interviews. This language course requires you to devote roughly three to five hours every week to get the maximum out of the programme.

There are 2 modes of study which are called the Audit and Verified Track. The students have the provision to select any track and continue their studies. In the case of Audit tracks, candidates will get a time limit in which they will have to learn the course materials but in the case of Verified tracks, one will have an unlimited period in which they may complete the course.

The Emotional Intelligence online course by Swayam talks about the numerous applications of this topic, accompanied by the theory and concept it resides upon. The emotional quotient is a critical value of any human being, whose utility and multiple uses at schools, workplaces, or homes have benefited countless people in varied disciplines. Therefore, this program encompasses all about this subject area, offering an AICTE-approved FDP study for a short eight-week span. 

The Emotional Intelligence certification syllabus aims to sensitize candidates with the necessary touchpoints to become fluent in this domain. Hence, undertaking it will enable learners to know about vital learning such as how EQ’S additional advantages, how our hearts rule us over our brains for creating anything innovative, the numerous emotional intelligence principles that help us navigate life’s various aspects, and so on. 

Furthermore, the Emotional Intelligence program will also explain its credo, making students aware of it to establish insights about their self-realization and regulation. Participants will familiarise themselves with life’s various unknowns, simultaneously realizing their optimum potential for performing better. The course also uses games, exercises, case studies, audio-visual instruments, etc., for an in-depth learning experience. Eligible candidates acquire e-certificates as well.

The psychological aspect of human behaviours will be covered in the Human Behaviour certification course by Swayam online course. The course consists of topics such as learning, perception, memory, language. The course will help the candidates to analyse the different reactions of the same people in different circumstances. The course will go skin deep and will provide a basic functioning of human behaviours. This course will uncover the reasons behind human actions. The human behavioural knowledge will help the candidates in making useful decisions based on human predictions.

The human Behaviour certification fee is negligible. The 8 weeks programme is conducted in association with the Government of India. The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati verifies the course. It is also an AICTE approved FDP course. The course will be recognised by the institutions of India.

Human Behaviour certification is offered by Swayam. It will be provided only in the e-format. The certification will carry the photograph, final marks of the candidates. The logos of IIT Guwahati and NPTEL. The programme completion certificate can be further shared on Facebook, Linkedin and other platforms. 

We have all faced some or other calamity or distress in life. Under these circumstances, we reach out to the people who make us feel comfortable and have a knack for providing solutions and leading the way out of distress. 

These people have certain imperceptible skills known as soft skills, making them more emotionally intelligent, better at communicating and leading. The Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality course aims to train candidates for the same. 

Going beyond technical skills, the Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality training will train candidates to develop qualities like emotional intelligence, effective communication skills, self-confidence, friendliness, humor, etiquette, and more. This will lead to the all-around development of candidates. 

This course on Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality by Swayam is a Faculty Development Program approved by AICTE. The course will run for eight weeks and focus on managerial and interpersonal skills. Candidates will acquire soft skills for all-around personality development.

The Soft Skill Development course by Swayam primarily aims to help candidates polish their communication skills by raising relevant issues and practical scenarios. The extensive curriculum provides various critical pointers and tips for the candidates to utilise their soft skills in their workplace and social environments. Several vital topics are the key focus of this programme, such as persuasion skills, group skills, emotional and positive thinking skills, conversational and vocational skills.

The Soft Skill Development certification syllabus is IIT Kharagpur’s curation, taught by the institute’s top faculty, Professors V.N. Giri, D. Suar, and Priyadarshi Patnaik. It is an elective programme under the “Humanities and Social Sciences” category that takes around eight weeks to complete. The curriculum supports PG and UG-level learning and is therefore open to any learner.

The Soft Skill Development online course is rife with video tutorials and study material for candidates to access at their own pace. They will also be eligible for an e-certificate after completing the programme, for which they must appear for a certification exam when the term concludes.

Prof Anjali Gera Roy conducts the Speaking Effectively programme, a core course under the discipline of humanities and social sciences. IIT Kharagpur has organised this eight-week course which is taught at an undergraduate level of understanding. To comprehend the course content efficiently, candidates must have intermediate-level experience with the English language.

The Speaking Effectively online course introduces the working and formation of effective spoken communication. Candidates will learn that speech is an autonomous mode with a characteristic style, structure, syntax, vocabulary and how it is registered. The course focuses on mastering the principles of speech such as body language, pronunciation, vocabulary and the essential skills required to carry a conversation.

The Speaking Effectively certification course will also train students in advanced areas such as interview conversations, formal public presentations, participation in meetings, and so on. candidates will learn from practical experience because the course encourages one-on-one interactions, small group interactions, and speaking before an audience.

The Academic Research & Report Writing certification course is spread over eight weeks and throws lights on the beneficial tools and techniques that can be used in report writing. The course has also been approved by the AICTE. It falls under the domain of Teacher education.

The Academic Research & Report Writing course curriculum extensively covers all the topics ranging from different reports and presentations to various word processors and plagiarism detection tools. The course proves worthwhile to all the researchers and teachers who need to hone their report writing skills for effective dissemination (both academic and research-oriented).

The Academic Research & Report Writing online training is offered by Dr Samir Roy. He is currently working as the professor and the head of the department of computer science and engineering at the NITTTR, Kolkata. He has over twenty-five years of academic teaching experience. Thus, the learners can be completely assured of being trained by one of the best minds that the field has witnessed.

Self-learning materials or SLM are designed to facilitate students’ learning with little or no supervision in their own time and pace. However, even for bright and motivated students like you, it can be a challenging process.

Development of Self Learning Material programme will introduce you to SLM in a new light. You will learn about the concept of learning material development, its purpose, and general principles. In terms of SLM, you will learn about essential characteristics, structure, challenges, trends, and much more.

National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, has designed and developed the Development of Self Learning Material certification syllabus. The course will use a combination of video lectures, online tutorials, and assignments to motivate you to complete the programme. Dr Sunil Dutt of NITTTR, Chandigarh will deliver this AICTE-approved course.

Development of Self-Learning Material training is an eight-week online course that offers certification for interested participants. This curriculum belongs to the ‘Teacher Education’ domain.

The ‘Developing Soft Skills and Personality’ online certification program is designed for the students to improve their soft skills and communication competencies to achieve supremacy in their profession and personality. This massive open online course is provided by Swayam and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes of this elective course are offered online through video lectures, assessments, and other online resources for eight weeks.

The instructor for this program is an English professor from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Prof. T. Ravichandran who will guide the students into gaining insights on the concepts and strategies to develop one’s personality and soft skills. 

The ‘Developing Soft Skills and Personality’ certification course ensures that the students receive a course certificate at the end of the program which is valued at two credit points. This training is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. 

English Literature for competitive exams Certification will be useful for those who aspire towards acing competitive exams with literature in English as the main subject and want to pursue a higher academic degree or course, particularly as scholars and researchers, in India or abroad.

English Literature for competitive exams Classes will also be helpful for those studying English Literature.

All students get an English Literature for competitive exams Certification by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Technical English for Engineers Certification covers all the areas of grammar, and vocabulary - that are necessary for undergraduate students of all branches of engineering sciences as well as in areas such as problem-solving, team coordination, and project management.

Technical English for Engineers Classes includes topics such as reading, writing and listening comprehension, note taking, summarizing, and report writing, along with fundamental elements of grammar and vocabulary.

All students get a Technical English for Engineers Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.