An education in organizational leadership can facilitate the critical thinking skills, ethical analytics, and business forecasting that are often needed for successful leadership. There are online as well as traditional school-based location programs, and some schools offer a hybrid of online and location-based study.

A certificate is proof of qualification of a certain set of skills. Students who obtain a certificate have completed educational requirements and tests. Through completion, they become ready to pursue a degree or diploma, or to head into the professional world in their field of expertise.