The ACS Center for Professional Development (CPD) is a learning platform for delivery of career development, professional education and leadership training. ACS offers a variety of programs to help you develop your professional skills.
We’ve created a virtual learning center where members can find Leadership Development courses and information. Members must register on the CPD site before signing up for classes.
The ACS Department of Professional Education offers a variety of course designed to help chemical scientists and technicians keep current in today’s competitive marketplace. We believe that finding the training you need to excel at your job or help you find a new one shouldn’t be that hard. That is why we offer in-person Short Courses, both Online and On-Demand Courses, and our newest product, Sci-MindTM, to help fit your schedule and training and travel budgets.
The ACS Entrepreneurial Initiative (EI) is a two-year pilot program that responds to the recent recommendations of the ACS Presidential Task Force on Innovation in the Chemical Enterprise entitled “Innovation, Chemistry, and Jobs: Meeting the Challenges of Tomorrow.” The EI provides chemical entrepreneurs with affordable access to training and resources that foster the creation of new jobs for U.S.-based chemists.