UPDATED 2024: International Business takes you various regions of the globe as Central Products works to widen the scope of their market reach. While participating in their successes and failures, you will begin to understand how to grow and sustain business performance in a globalized economy. This course gives you the opportunity to work alongside a fledgling international business team as the members address common functions of market analysis, exporting, sourcing, and cross-cultural management. But you will also encounter more delicate facets of the trade such as handling different cultures and customs with respect and care. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 27.5 PDCs (SHRM) and 26 CEUs (HRCI Global Credits).

UPDATED 2024: Two Approaches to Business Strategy takes a look at a company on the verge of failure and compares it to a different organization striving to be the best for its employees and customers. As you listen in on various strategic meetings within these two companies, you will have the opportunity to explore the things that contribute to successful and unsuccessful business strategies from very different perspectives. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 3 PDCs (SHRM).

UPDATED 2024: This virtual, self-study course demonstrates why foreign exchange in the international marketplace is risky business. Currency exchange rates constantly fluctuate, and appropriate measures must be taken to forecast these changes. So, joining Central Product’s international business team, you will explore the various factors involved in making accurate exchange rate predictions. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 3 PDCs (SHRM).

UPDATED 2024: The topic of management is one every worker should be familiar with, whether in a position of leadership or not. Understanding the basis of good team management will help ensure that employees know what to expect from their leaders, as well as equipping them to lead well themselves. In this course, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the top managers at Central Products, a fictional company. By placing you in a narrative setting, you will have the chance to see how different aspects of management play out in real situations. This will further help you hone your own skills in planning, executing projects, and learning to lead others well. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 24 RCHs (APA).