Show employers you're ready.
Gain further business acumen to get a head start in your career and diversify your skill set.
Rotman’s Business Readiness Certificate will signal to employers that you have what it takes to succeed in the workforce, giving you a strategic advantage in a constantly changing job market.
By earning your Business Readiness Certificate from the Rotman School of Management, you’re attaining tangible proof of your achievement and understanding of the latest business insights, all while demonstrating a commitment to continued learning.
With this certificate, recent graduates and young professionals with a background in arts and sciences can accelerate their success and expand their career options.
Why a certificate?
- Gain business acumen that will help you throughout your career
- Earn a certificate proving your accomplishment
- After your first program, save 25% off eligible Rotman Executive Programs
How does it work?
Choose either the fully online path or the hybrid path. In both, you'll take two foundational business courses:
In the hybrid path, your third course will be Negotiations for Business Readiness. In the fully online path, you can choose your third course from the following list:
For example in the online path, you could take MBA Essentials, Financial Acumen, and Healthcare Analytics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible?
Recent graduates of a degree program or anyone not currently enrolled in a degree program are eligible for Rotman’s Business Readiness Certificate.
How does it work?
Take two core programs and one elective. Most of the programs are six weeks long and delivered asynchronously online by our partners at Emeritus and GetSmarter. These online programs are generally offered four times a year. One of the electives, Negotiations for Business Readiness, is delivered in-person at the Rotman School of Management and will be scheduled based on demand.
You do not need to enrol in the certificate itself, only the individual programs.
What kind of certificate will I receive?
Every time you finish a program you'll earn a digital Certificate of Professional Achievement. Once you've completed the required three programs in the certificate and informed Rotman Executive Programs, you'll also receive your Business Readiness Certificate.
How do I receive my Business Readiness certificate?
After fulfilling the requirements and completing three eligible programs, email Business.Readiness@rotman.utoronto.ca and we will send you your digital certificate.
How do I receive OSAP funding?
Once you have selected a micro-credential program and confirmed its OSAP eligibility, apply for the program.
Log-in to your OSAP account to apply for funding for micro-credentials.
The process requires you to fill out a form from University of Toronto Enrolment Services, which you can download here. You can submit your form to ExecutivePrograms@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca with your information to get assistance in completing the form.
For questions regarding the OSAP Micro-Credential funding, eligibility or application process, please contact UofT's Enrolment Services directly at http://uoft.me/enrolment-services, or by phone at 416-978-2190 for assistance.
Participants are responsible for understanding and abiding by Rotman Executive Programs' and it's partners' application policies and OSAP's eligibility requirements and terms.
How do I know how much funding I’m eligible for?
Inside your OSAP account you can use their calculator to receive a funding estimate. The Government of Ontario may grant you up to $5,000 for each approved micro credential program, via a combination of loans and grants. Under the current guidelines, if your annual income is less than $30,000, you will be eligible for 50% of the tuition funded as a grant, and the remaining 50% as a loan.
How do I enrol in a program?
Using the links above, click on the program you’re interested in. Use the apply buttons on each program page. Please contact Emeritus and GetSmarter directly with questions regarding individual programs.
I still have questions about how this works or would like further information.
Please contact us at Business.Readiness@rotman.utoronto.ca.
In Conversation:
Hailed by UNESCO as a key to global prosperity, ‘lifelong learning’ has become a watchword for educators envisioning the development of a future workforce fit to address the many challenges faced by the world. Yet examples of lifelong learning provision in practice are rare in a business context. Read a short interview between IEDP Developing Leaders and Executive Director Stephanie Hodnett of Rotman Executive Programs to learn more.
Read our official announcement: Rotman launches Business Readiness Certificate to help new grads succeed in the workforce.
OSAP Funding for Micro-Credentials
The Ontario Student Assistance Program has recently begun to offer funding for micro-credentials, including a limited number of Rotman Executive Programs. This new resource is part of Ontario’s micro-credentials strategy, helping learners access more opportunities to train or upskill for in-demand jobs through loans and grants. This micro-credential benefit refers specifically to short, professional development programs like those offered through Rotman Executive Programs.
Visit the OSAP Micro-Credentials website for OSAP information and application instructions.
How to Enrol
Once you have selected a micro-credential program and confirmed its OSAP eligibility, apply for the program. Log-in to your OSAP account to apply for funding for micro-credentials.
The process requires you to fill out a form from University of Toronto Enrolment Services, which you can download here. You can submit your form to ExecutivePrograms@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca with your information to get assistance in completing the form.
For questions regarding the OSAP Micro-Credential funding, eligibility or application process, please contact UofT's Enrolment Services directly at http://uoft.me/enrolment-services, or by phone at 416-978-2190 for assistance.
Participants are responsible for understanding and abiding by Rotman Executive Programs' and its partners' application policies and OSAP's eligibility requirements and terms.
Accelerate your path to success.
For additional questions regarding the Business Readiness Certificate, please view our FAQs above or email
Business.Readiness@rotman.utoronto.ca.