These days there are so many things you can do with your life that it’s way too hard to keep track of all of them. In fact, some people probably wouldn’t even mind returning to the good old days, where you just followed the footsteps of your parents and learned whatever they were into.
With the internet, you can find job opportunities on the other side of the world doing things you never even knew existed with just a few clicks.
While this has obvious disadvantages, there are many advantages as well. For one, you can expand your horizons quite effortlessly. The one issue is that to do many of those things you often need to have some sort of experience or skill.
Fortunately, the internet comes to the rescue once again. With a quick google search, you can find numerous certifications and degrees that will completely change what you can do with your life. Some of these certifications aren’t even that hard to get!
In fact, many of them are really simple. And today, those will be the ones we will be focusing on. And without further ado, in order to help out your education and career-related decisions, we present ’25 Cool Certifications That Are Usually Pretty Easy To Get’.
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White Water Raft Guide
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Private pilot
Image: wikipedia In some places, like southern California, all you need is a few thousand dollars and a 40-hour course to get the basic certification.
Certified Construction Flagger
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Knight of Sealand
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Archery
Image: wikipedia You can get certified to teach archery in a lot of places by taking a one day class.
Personal Trainer
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Forklift Operator
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Fireworks Launching
Image: wikipedia Getting licensed to launch professional grade fireworks is just a day long class.
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
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Refrigerant Recycling And Service Procedures
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Wilderness Firefighter
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Notary Public
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CAD (Computer Aided Design)
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Substitute Teacher
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Sailing
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Motorcycle license
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Nutritionist
Image: wikipedia In the US and UK, this isn’t a protected term. So you can just sort of…call yourself a nutritionist.
Scuba Diving
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NBA free agent
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TEFL (Teaching English As A Foreign Language)
Image: wikipedia You can get this certification pretty easily by doing a google search and taking a few classes. It is good for a lifetime, and schools all over the world (Asia, Europe, South America) are looking for teachers with it. Note: Having a college degree is usually a pre-requisite, and it’s a good idea to do a little research on the companies as there are courses that will leave you with less than expected.
