Gatlin Education Services (GES) is the world's largest provider of web-based, instructor supported training programs to colleges and universities nationwide. Our open-enrollment programs are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations.

BUSINESS

Certified Bookkeeper 
This online course for professional bookkeepers leads to national certification with the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB). The AIPB certification is a high professional standard and the only national standard for bookkeepers. Becoming a Certified Bookkeeper (CB) can increase earning potential, enhance professional status and offer a decisive edge in any job market. This course was created by AIPB to prepare bookkeepers for the certification exam at any Prometric Test Center. The web-based format allows students to move at their own pace from any web-enabled computer. Certified Bookkeepers are to bookkeeping what CPA's are to accounting.
Course #310CBK302A Fee: $1795     120 hours

Travel Agent Training

This industry-leading program will help prepare students for The Travel Institute (formerly ICTA)TAP Certification. Students learn the basic skills needed to operate a computer reservation system, whether with the airlines, travel agencies, and car rental agencies, cruise lines, hotels, and tour companies, resorts, as a corporate travel coordinator or as a home based agent. The online program consists of two modules. Students will first participate in a Travel Career Development program followed by the student's choice of computer reservation systems including SABRE, WORLDSPAN, APOLLO or AMADEUS GDS systems.
Course #310TAT302A Fee: $1595 200 hours

Paralegal Certificate

Major colleges and universities offer this online paralegal certificate course which trains students to be successful in the fast growing paralegal career field. This course is the most comprehensive paralegal training course. The Paralegal training program includes free access to the official NALA Campus certification exam prep and Westlaw. All materials included!
Course # 310PAR301A Fee: $1795 300 hours

Project Management 

This nationally recognized Project Management online certification training course provides a comprehensive education in project management. This program teaches the basics of project management and includes preparation for the Project Management Professional national certification exam. Textbook and exam prep included. This on-line program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Course # 310PMP302A      Fee:$1495      40 hours

Administrative Professional with MOS

This online program teaches the skills that students must acquire to be successful as an administrative professional. Students also learn the most popular Microsoft Office 2003 programs including Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Outlook. An introduction to QuickBooks is also provided. All textbooks included.
Course #310APM302A Fee:$1995 240 hours

Bookkeeping the Easy Way with Quickbooks

Gatlin's online bookkeeping - accounting training course for aspiring bookkeepers introduces the concepts of bookkeeping - accounting using the theory of double entry bookkeeping. This course is designed for students who are interested in gaining knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices in planning a more profitable future or seeking a new career. Textbook and thorough tutorial for Quick Books are included.
Course #310BEW302A Fee: $1695 140 hours

Certified Global Business Professional

This online preparatory program for the Certified Global Business Professional Credential exam is a prestigious acknowledgement of international business expertise. The North American Small Business International Trade Educators Association (NASBITE) Certified Global Business Professional Credential (CGBP) provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce.
Course #310GBP302A Fee: $2495 400 hours

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

This online program is a comprehensive, performance-based program that teaches students to be proficient using the most popular suite of Microsoft Office 2003 programs including Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Access. Textbooks included!
Course # 310MOS302A Fee: $1595 120 hours

Payroll Practice and Management

The Payroll Practice and Management online program provides detailed instruction in all facets of payroll from the basics to the intricate complexity of fringe benefits, taxation, and garnishments. Textbook and workbook included.
Course # 310PPM302A Fee: $1595 80 hours

Six Sigma Green Belt

Six Sigma is one of the highest standards for companies and individuals to achieve. This interactive online experience provides the skills needed to affect this highly valuable skill as well as prep for the national certification. All materials included.
Course #310SSG302A Fee: $1895 100 hours

Six Sigma Black Belt

The Black Belt training program integrates online learning with hands-on data analysis. The course material provides an in-depth look at the DMAIC problem-solving methodology, as well as deployment and project development approaches. Workshops are incorporated extensively throughout the training to challenge the student's analytical and problem-solving skills.
Course #310SBL302A Fee: $2695 200 hours


Certified Wedding Planner

Wedding planners are in demand as more and more sophisticated brides discover they cannot be the bride and the wedding planner on the day of their wedding. The Wedding Planning Certificate Program is perfect for the individual who wants to immediately start making money as a wedding planner. Whether you plan on working part-time, planning only a few weddings a year, or a full-time career, this program will provide all the tools necessary to work as a professional wedding planner or start your wedding planning business. To address the demands of the industry this program is created for real-world application including experiential learning. This includes role-playing, vignettes and other ways to practice for actual business objectives or work settings in the day-to-day of wedding planning.
Course #310WED302A Fee: $1395 300 hours


Records Management

This Records Management course will give a basic overview of records management terminology, concepts, and procedures to successfully manage records in today's offices. This course will provide an introduction to the profession of records and information management. It focuses on development of knowledge necessary to establish and manage successful organization-wide records management programs. This course will encompass the tried-and-proved "winning strategies for successful records management programs."
Course #310REC302A Fee: $1395 180 hours

Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management

This nationally recognized Entrepreneurship course and online training program teaches students the skills needed to start their own business. This Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management program provides an excellent foundation for not just the start-up business owner, but also the business owner or manager who wants to gain a further understanding of some of the essential principles associated with owning and operating a start-up or on-going business. The program includes Business Plan Development, Positioning For and Finding Financing, Legal Issues in Operations, as well as Buying and Selling a Business. You will grow in your understanding of financial and accounting terms, gain confidence and improve your communication skills, as well as explore some of the topics of running a business in accord with legal requirements. It’s never been easier to get your own business up and running!
Course #310ENT302A Fee: $2095 360 hours

Management for IT Professionals

This nationally recognized Management for IT Professionals online training program is particularly well suited for anyone in IT who has recently assumed management responsibilities, anyone who is managing IT professionals, or anyone who wants a perspective on some of the unique issues facing the management of IT professionals. The leaders in an organization often set the tone and establish the benchmarks for success. In this program, the focus is on developing a successful leadership style that facilitates team-building, collaboration, and a corporate culture that promotes success. Different decision-making techniques will be explored in the context of successful leadership styles.
Course #310MIT302A Fee: $2095 390 hours

Management Training

This nationally recognized Management Training online course and training program is perfect for a business owner, entrepreneur or anyone seeking to learn the essentials in business and management. If you are thinking of starting a business or pursuing an MBA, learn the essentials here! The Management Training program consists of 12 separate modules geared to providing the vital information in a timely manner designed to fit your busy work and family schedules. This program will provide you an with understanding of financial and accounting terms, the successful negotiation strategies for most environments, and any necessary issues in the management of the marketing process, employment law, compliance and regulatory requirements, as well as licensing, permits and taxes, and successful negotiation strategies for most environments.
Course #310MGT302A Fee: $2095 360 hours

Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate

This nationally recognized Mediation and Dispute Resolution online certificate program is offered in partnership with the Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution™. Mediation is a formal process of negotiation which uses a third-party neutral who has limited or no authoritative decision-making power to facilitate communication among the people who are involved in the conflict or dispute. The mediator establishes the ground rules for the process, recognizes the needs and wants of each party and plays a pivotal role by assisting the people involved to focus on the real issues of the dispute. Through the use of specific skills, the mediator is able to settle disagreements among conflicted parties, even in cases where deep rooted tensions have not responded to initial attempts at negotiation. An outcome is reached that is mutually accepted and owned by the parties as a result of the mediation process.
Course #310MDR302A Fee: $4195 180 hours

Non-Profit Management Training

This nationally recognized Non-Profit Management online training program is for those who work with or desire to work in a non-profit organization or business environment. The Non-Profit Management Training Program is particularly well suited for anyone in the non-profit field who has recently assumed management responsibilities, anyone who is working in a non-profit organization, or anyone who wants a perspective on some of the unique issues facing management of a non-profit organization. This certificate program consists of 10 modules geared to provide the essential information in a timely manner designed to fit your busy work and family schedules. You will examine the fundamental principles of non-profit management as well as the roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors and the management team, examine the essential aspects of fundraising, and become acquainted with the fundamentals of the budgeting process.
Course #310NPM302A Fee: $2095 300 hours

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

This nationally recognized Purchasing Management online training program is particularly well suited to anyone working in or interested in working in purchasing, supply chain management, procurement specialists, and buyers. In this program students will be introduced to the various aspect of the supply chain environment, including enterprise resource planning systems and requirement systems. The interrelationships between purchasing, vendor selection, sources of supply and the role of technology will also be explored in this program so that a student understands the integrated approach to planning, acquisition, flow and distribution from raw materials to finished products. In this program, the focus is on the management function, and the skills and resources that develop a successful manager.
Course #310PUR302A Fee: $2095 300 hours

Administrative Professional with Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training (MCAS)

This nationally recognized Administrative Professional with Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training online course and training program teaches the skills that students must acquire to be successful as an Administrative Professional using the Microsoft® Office 2007 suite of programs. Students receive training on the most popular Microsoft Office 2007 programs including Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Outlook as well as the new Vista operating system. Upon successful completion of this program students will be prepared to sit for the MCAS certification offered by Microsoft®. An introduction to QuickBooks is also provided.
Course #310MCAS302A Fee: $2295     320 hours

Technical Writing

This Technical Writing online training program is designed for anyone who wishes to develop their technical writing abilities to a professional level. Students will learn research methods, audience considerations, style, drafting, and revision techniques, how to work in a collaborative environment, and more. A variety of media and formats will be studied, including websites, emails, proposals, memos, and instructions. The need for writers who can clearly and concisely convey information is almost universal in the business world, and people who can write well are consistently hired and promoted over those with limited writing ability. Our technical writing program will give you the skills you need to get noticed.
Course #310TEW302A Fee: $1595 80 hours

Grant Writing

This nationally recognized Grant Writing online certificate program is perfect for anyone seeking to learn the essentials in writing or acquiring grants for private, public, or government use. If you are thinking of starting a business that utilizes grants, you will want to learn the essentials of writing, researching, obtaining and maintaining operations and strategies within the grant system. The Grant Writing Certificate consists of 10 modules geared to provide the essential information in a timely manner designed to fit busy, work, and family schedules.
Course #310GWC302A Fee: $2095 300 hours


Event Management and Design

This exciting Event Management and Design online program is structured to provide both practical knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of the modern special event industry. Event Management and Design will equip you with the knowledge to advance in the field if you are already working in events, or to prepare you to enter the profession with an understanding of the industry and knowing what you are getting yourself into. Students will build the foundation which you can use to build a career in special events or start your own special event business.
Course #310EMD302A Fee: $1895 300 hours

Chartered Tax Professional

With the innovative online Chartered Tax Professional certificate program, students can start working and earning money while completing coursework. While they apply what they've learned and earn money as a tax preparer, students continue their studies in advanced individual tax preparation, which will enable them to serve clients with more complex tax situations and increase earning potential.
Course #310CTP301A Fee: $1795 180 hours

Emergency Management for First Responders

This emergency management program addresses all phases of emergency management - thesocial and environmental processes that generate hazards, hazard/vulnerability analysis, hazard mitigation, emergency response and disaster recovery, as well as emergency planning.
Course #310EMT101A Fee: $$1995 300 hours

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS): Office 2007 and Windows Vista

This is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft to validate business computer skills using Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 applications: Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook.  You will be prepared to pass the certification tests for the Vista operating system and each of the Office applications.
Course # 310MCASV302A      Fee: $1895     240 hours

Administrative Professional with Microsoft Office 2007 Master

This program combines our popular Administrative Professional Career Training Program with our new Microsoft Office 2007 Master program to give students unmatched training as Administrative Professionals.  In addition to teaching administrative skills, this program prepares students for Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) certification. This Microsoft Office 2007 Master portion is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft to validate business computer skills using Microsoft Office 2007.
Course #310ADM302A           Fee: $1995        240 hours