CEUs & Certifications

Credentials Available for Our Leadership Programs

CEUs, Certifications & Badges

We care about your personal and professional development, and we partner with certifying bodies to make credits and credentials available for participants of our top-ranked leadership programs. Explore our available credentials and continuing education credits. You can browse available credentials by program name:

Or browse available credentials by type:

Browse Available Credentials by Program

Program Name CEUs HRCI Credits Digital Badges for Social Media
Assessment Certification Course 10 hours
Better Conversations Every Day™ .8 credits
CCL Boost™ 1.8 credits
Frontline Leader Impact 1.8 credits
Lead 4 Success® 1.65 credits
Leadership at the Peak 4.9 credits
Leadership Development Program (LDP)® 5.5 credits (online)
4.8 credits (in person)
Leading for Organizational Impact 4.7 credits
Maximizing Your Leadership Potential 2.7 credits

Browse Available Credentials by Type

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CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

Example of National University and Center for Creative Leadership Program CEU certificateAvailable in Partnership With National University

Workforce Education Solutions, a division of the National University System, is pleased to provide our participants with CEU certificates for completed programs.

National University (NU) is a private nonprofit university founded in 1971 with a mission to serve the public good by providing quality education to a diverse student body. With more than 165,000 alumni, NU is dedicated to making lifelong learning opportunities accessible, challenging, and relevant, and it has a strong history of providing community organizations with educational programs for their employees. With more than 75 graduate and undergraduate degree programs offered at locations throughout California and online, NU is preparing tomorrow’s workforce.

To claim your CEUs for participating in one of our programs, follow the instructions provided on the NU website for CCL CEUs.

CCL Programs Offering CEUs Format Contact Hours CEUs Participant Cost
Better Conversations Every Day™ Online & In Person 8 .8 $45
CCL Boost™ Online 40 4 $45
Frontline Leader Impact Online 18 1.8 $45
Lead 4 Success® Online & In Person 16.5 1.65 $45
Leadership at the Peak In Person 49 4.9 $45
Leadership Development Program (LDP)® In Person 48 4.8 $45
Leadership Development Program (LDP)® Online 55 5.5 $45
Leading for Organizational Impact In Person 47 4.47 $45
Maximizing Your Leadership Potential* Online & In Person 27 2.7 $45

*Credit hours may vary by year due to design modifications to ensure program content is always current.

For additional information about CEUs, contact the International Association for Continuing Education and Training.

HRCI® Credits Available

Example of HRCI Continuing Education Credit certificate

Available in Partnership With the HR Certification Institute®

We are an Approved Provider (AP) for the HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®), and some of our leadership programs have been awarded recertification units based on the number of instructional hours associated with the program.

For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

CCL Programs Offering HRCI® Hours Format HRCI Credits
Assessment Certification Course Online 10

*Credit hours may vary by year due to design modifications to ensure program content is always current.

Social Media Account Badges

Example of LinkedIn badge certificateAlumni of our programs around the world are invited to showcase completion of a program experience with us on their social media accounts. Adding your CCL program as a credential on your social media accounts, particularly on your LinkedIn profile, demonstrates your commitment to continuing your personal and professional leadership development journey.

For Alumni of Our Core Programs

Participants in our leadership programs receive a digital badge to display on their social media accounts, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Instructions to access and display the digital badge are emailed to participants after completion of a program. If you did not receive yours, please contact us.

CCL Programs Offering Digital Badges Format
Assessment Certification Course Online
Better Conversations Every Day™ Online & In Person
Frontline Leader Impact Online
Lead 4 Success® Online & In Person
Leadership at the Peak In Person
Leadership Development Program (LDP)® Online & In Person
Leading for Organizational Impact In Person
Maximizing Your Leadership Potential* Online & In Person

For Alumni of Our Custom Programs & Other Partnerships

If you’re an alum of another type of program engagement with us — for example, if your company or organization partnered with us to provide you with a customized leadership training — you will not receive a badge from us, but you may still manually add a certification to your LinkedIn profile to showcase your CCL development experience.

To add your participation in a CCL program as a credential on your LinkedIn profile, just follow these easy steps:

  1. Log into your LinkedIn account and go your personal profile page.
  2. Add the Licenses & Certifications section to your profile if it’s not already there. To add it:
    • On a mobile device: Tap the + sign to add new info to your profile. Tap Background, and Licenses & Certifications is below.
    • On a computer: Click the “Add profile section” button at the top of your profile page. Under Background, select Licenses & Certifications.
  3. In the Add licenses & certifications window that appears, complete the fields as follows:
    • For Name, type the name of your organization’s leadership program, course, or training, delivered in partnership with CCL.
    • For Issuing Organization, type Center for Creative Leadership and then select the CCL logo from the dropdown menu that appears. This formally links your credential to the official CCL company page on LinkedIn, as shown here:How to manually add a digital badge for your CCL leadership program as a credential on your LinkedIn profile
    • Check the box next to This certification does not expire.
    • For Issue Date, enter the month/year you participated in a program with us.
    • Leave the Credential ID and Credential URL fields blank.
    • Select Save and you’re done!