Online Courses
As the pressure and demands of everyday life continue to build, it’s no wonder millions of students have chosen to become online learners, online courses are the fastest growing sector in higher education. Continuing Education / Workforce Training has a wide variety of on-line educational offerings which provide the knowledge you want in the convenience of your own home.
Our online partners and digital course library provides convenient, high quality online instruction in the areas of Computer Science, OSHA Safety, Health Care, Business Management, Professional Development and Personal Interest.
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Business
Build business skills through flexible online courses. Learn management, communication, and strategy at your own pace to support career growth.
CareerStep
Get the Career-Focused Education You Need to Succeed! Make This Summer Your Season to Grow. Summer is the perfect time to invest in yourself and your future. Enroll in a CareerStep training program by 7/31/26 and save 25% when you pay up front or 15% with monthly financing. With flexible, online programs that fit your schedule, you can start working toward your goals—wherever summer takes you. Site: https://www.careerstep.com/lp/partner/ap/isu/ CareerStep is an online school offering career-focused education designed to help students quickly enter the workforce. The school is committed to providing the best online education experience, incorporating interactive learning tools such as hands-on practice, videos, games, forums, and chat rooms into its curriculum. Students also have one-on-one access to instructors who have years of experience actually working in the positions students are training for. After graduation, students have access to comprehensive graduate resources such as resume reviews, interview tips and tutorials, and new job opening notifications to help them successfully transition from education to employment. Idaho State University has partnered with CareerStep to help students like you train for a rewarding new career. CareerStep - Top Programs • Medical Coding and Billing Professional • Medical Laboratory Assistant • Patient Care Technician • Mental Health Technician • Behavioral and Psychiatric Health Technician • EKG Technician • Physical Therapy Aide • More... Resources Post-program resources include: • Career Development Community: CareerStep's online community provides valuable career-centric resources to help you learn how to network, job search, and interview. • Resumé & Cover Letter Examples • Interview Tips & Tricks These resources can help you transition to your job search after your program is complete! CareerStep - All Programs • Behavioral and Psychiatric Health Technician • Computer Technician • Dental Assistant • EKG Technician • Healthcare IT Professional • Hemodialysis Technician • Medical Administrative Assistant • Medical Assistant • Medical Billing • Medical Coding and Billing Professional • Medical Laboratory Assistant • Medical Office Manager • Medical Transcription Editor • Mental Health Technician • Nutrition and Personal Trainer • Patient Care Technician • Pharmacy Technician • Phlebotomy Technician • Physical Therapy Aide • Sterile Processing Technician Learn More: https://www.careerstep.com/lp/partner/ap/isu/
Health Care
Advance your healthcare knowledge with flexible online training. Learn essential skills in patient care, safety, and health services on your schedule.
NCLAB
In NCLab programs, short bite-sized lessons are followed by immediate self-assessment exercises, which ensure that trainees gain experience and confidence with each new concept before moving on. NCLab courses can only accomplish these tasks because they have taken thousands of hours to build and because they are presented through a powerful learn-by-doing platform. In contrast, lecture-based courses are typically built in a few dozen hours. Looking For A Better Future? Contact an Intake Specialist Now!
Personal Interest
Explore a variety of topics designed for personal enrichment. Enjoy flexible online learning that supports hobbies, creativity, and lifelong interests.
Promineo Tech / Quickstart
Become a Software Developer Learn high demand skills that will make you a competitive developer in a rapidly expanding industry. This program is offered through the The Community College Workforce Alliance in collaboration with Promineo Tech/Quickstart. Promineo Tech partners with community colleges to prepare participants for high-growth careers in software development. Most bootcamps run a Full Stack Software Developer program, but we found that it's better to specialize in either Front End or Back End. Because of this, we offer two separate, full-length programs - one for each stack. This way, students spend more time mastering their selected track and becoming strong candidates for a role in development. Promineo Tech is a group of IT professionals and leaders who believe that quality education should be offered at an affordable price. Learn More: https://isu.quickstart.com/ 18 Week Online Coding Bootcamp at Idaho State University Continuing Education and Workforce Training
Technology in the Classroom
Learn to integrate technology into teaching for better student engagement. Build skills using digital tools to enhance instruction and learning outcomes.
Virtual Safety Training Center
Access online safety training designed to build awareness and reduce risk. Learn best practices to support safe environments across industries.
ed2go Online Courses
Short Courses Education To Go offers a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of the courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. ed2go offers many computer applications classes as well as other classes to help you develop in your field of interest. These online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you. Many of these courses last six weeks, with 24 course hours. Visit ed2go Short Courses Site Popular Courses Include Speed Spanish Accounting Fundamentals Grant Writing Suite Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2019 Discover Sign Language Over 800+ Titles to Choose From *ISU's Adult Education will pay for the GED test at our Testing Center if the student enrolls in their free assessment and preparation classes. Learn More Career Training Programs Idaho State University, in partnership with ed2go, offers online open enrollment programs designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional level positions for many in-demand occupations. Our programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective web-based learning programs. Instructors/mentors are actively involved in your online learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. Visit ed2go Career Site Popular Courses Include Certified EKG Technician (Voucher Included) Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included) Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class A CompTIA Certification Training: A+, Network+, Security+ (Vouchers Included) Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online with Payroll Practice and Management (Voucher Included) The Complete Project Manager with CAPM® and PMP® Prep Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) + Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) 100s of Titles to Choose From
Course Catalog
Community Health Worker (CHW Core)
The core training course is designed to provide core competencies for Community Health Workers (CHWs), Community Health Representatives (CHRs), and other related paraprofessionals. It includes key concepts of public health, outreach, advocacy, community and individual assessment, social determinants of health, health education, navigating insurance, stages of behavior change, service coordination, and more. The core course is offered for Idaho CHWs in 13-week and accelerated 8-week formats and consists of 48 hours of a blend of live online and asynchronous training. Some sessions of this course will require an access code for registration. Please visit the ISU Community Health Worker Training Academy for more information, or email chw@isu.edu. All CHW training courses are offered in a hybrid online web-based classroom. The Idaho CHW classes meet in a live online classroom (Zoom) regularly during the course term; evenings, from 6 pm-9 pm, on approximately the first, middle, and last weeks of class. These sessions are REQUIRED and must be attended live or arrangements made with instructors. The other weeks students will be working asynchronously (self-paced) and will also be required to choose from 30+ available asynchronous Health Specific Modules and must complete five by the end of class. You can access the online class materials, schedule, and the syllabus from Moodle once they are posted. These materials will generally be posted several weeks before a session starts for each CHW Core class. The CHW Core Training is a prerequisite for the CHW Advanced Training and is also required to complete the Idaho CHW Apprenticeship Program. Community health workers are a vital component of the state and national public health and healthcare workforce. "Community Health Worker" is an umbrella term for several different job titles, including community health advocates, outreach educators, peer leaders, promotores de salud, doulas, and patient navigators. For many decades, CHWs have made significant contributions to community-based health promotion, disease prevention, and maternal-child health support. They have also improved the rate of health insurance coverage for underserved communities and individuals. CHWs improve access to and increase utilization of primary health care, reduce costs of care, improve quality of care, and reduce health disparities. ISU offers this training for those interested in becoming CHWs or CHRs. Interested applicants are not required to apply and become students at ISU to take the training.For more information about this training curriculum, contact the Community Health Worker Training Academy at Idaho State University, at chw@isu.edu, (208) 282-2729, or by visiting the website at:isu.edu/chw/ Idaho State University, in collaboration with the Idaho Statewide Healthcare Innovation Plan (SHIP) project originally developed this training. The training program is funded through 2025 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,994,236.00 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
Community Health Worker Advanced Course (CHW Advanced)
The Community Health Worker Advanced course expands student's knowledge and skills and offers experiential learning through community or clinical tracks with a rotation at a preceptor site. This course must be taken after The Community Health Worker Core Course has been completed. The 13-week core course consists of 48 hours of blended, live-online and asynchronous training, and 48 Clinical hours. CHW Advanced courses are offered in a hybrid online web-based classroom. The class will meet in live online classroom three times during the thirteen weeks; evenings, 6pm-9pm—on the first night of class, with the remaining 2 sessions announced during the first class. Weeks 2-6, 8-12, students will be working asynchronous (self-paced) and will also be required to choose from 25+ available asynchronous Health Specific Modules and must complete five new modules by end of class. This course will also consist of 48 clinical hours that can run simultaneously. Prerequisite: Students should have completed the CHW Core course before the Advanced class begins. Some sessions of this course will require an access code for registration. Please visit the ISU Community Health Worker Training Academy for more information, or email chw@isu.edu. Community health workers are a vital component of the state and national public health and health care workforce. "Community Health Worker" is an umbrella term for a number of different job titles, including community health advocates, outreach educators, peer leaders, promotores de salud, doulas, and patient navigators. For many decades, CHWs have made significant contributions to community-based health promotion, disease prevention and maternal child health support. They have also improved the rate of health insurance coverage for underserved communities and individuals. CHWs improve access to and increase utilization of primary health care, reduce costs of care, improve quality of care, and reduce health disparities. For more information about this training curriculum, contact the Department of Community and Public Health at Idaho State University, chw@isu.edu or call (208) 282-2729 or visit the website at: isu.edu/chw/ Idaho State University, in collaboration with the Idaho Statewide Healthcare Innovation Plan (SHIP) project originally developed this training. ISU is continuing to offer this training for those interested in becoming Community Health Workers. Interested applicants are not required to apply and become students at ISU in order to take the training.
Administrative Assistant Fundamentals
Learn what is needed to be an administrative assistant. Topics range from managing office functions to the proper use of office equipment. This online course will give you the essential skills you need to be successful in an administrative environment. Topics Included: Managing Business Functions Understanding the Proper Use of Office Tools and Equipment Legal and Ethical Issues that Impact Business Understanding How Businesses are Organized Managing Paper and Digital Records Business Writing Phone Etiquette Business Accounting Business Mail Ethics *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 60 days to watch, review, and complete. A certificate will be available upon completion and successful submission of course work.
Basic EKG Interpretation
This class covers concepts including basic heart anatomy and physiology, cardiac, conduction, rhythm interpretation, distinguishing EKG from cardiac monitoring, and practice interpreting rhythm strips! Students will complete twelve hours of online training. At the completion, an online exam is required with 80% competency to pass. This online course is self-paced. After successful registration, the student will have 90 days to access and review the course. A certificate will be generated after successful completion of course work.
Behavior Based Safety Training
Behavior-Based Safety is a component of Human Performance--An Organizational Learning Enterprise Human error is normal, a natural part of being human and in one form or another, is the primary reason for events in industry. Human error is often provoked by conflicting management and leadership practices, weaknesses in the organization, processes, and culture and the behaviors of the individuals in the organization. Understanding human error helps one recognize complexities and limitations to performance. As one begins to understand the dynamics of the organization and the individual capabilities of the individuals that make up the organization, organizational learning can begin. With ongoing attention and focus of organizational and personal limitations and the lessons of day-to-day events, an organization can one day be that of an Organizational Learning Enterprise. Course will introduce the Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Behavior-Based Safety process and as a component of Human Performance has become an Organizational Learning Enterprise that has supported bringing about the INL's lowest injury/illness rates in history. *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 30 days to watch, review, and complete. This material was filmed as part of Safety Fest, to learn more about Safety Fest please visit the official site at: http://safetyfest-easternidaho.org/
Best Customer Service Practices
Think you know all there is to know about Customer Service? Think again. Just as there is a broad array of new ways to gain a customer, there are new, different ways to build clientele loyalty. Make sure you treat your customers as well or better than your competition. *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 30 days to watch, review, and complete.
CNA Skills Videos: Your Keys to Success
Our CNA Skills Videos thoroughly demonstrate each of 22 testable skills that Idaho requires for the CNA manual skills test. There are a variety of ways to safely perform nursing assistant tasks, but only ONE technique matching Idaho’s testing requirements. In these CNA Skills Videos, a skills test evaluator/instructor is filmed while performing and discussing the overall exam and the twenty-two testable skills. Use these CNA Skills Videos to freshen your knowledge on the manual skills you will need for state certification. Register now for your 180 day, all-access pass to the Idaho CNA Skills Video library.
Chemical Labeling - The HMIS Hazard Label
Description coming soon. This presentation is available in English and Spanish -A Spanish Transcript is available here This new online series is made possible by the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. “This material was produced under grant SH23590SH2 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.” *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 30 days to watch, review, and complete.
Chemical Labeling - The NFPA 704 Hazard Label
Description coming soon. This presentation is available in English and Spanish -A Spanish Transcript is available here This new online series is made possible by the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. “This material was produced under grant SH23590SH2 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.” *This class is fully online, registered participants will receive 30 days to watch, review, and complete.