The 12 most bizarre business certifications for 2019

So, you decided you want to be a happiness coach. What can set you apart from all the other happiness coaches out there? How about a certification from Happitude? It only costs $1,050.

Or maybe you want to be a professional beer taster? That certification will cost you a mere $40 from Beer Judge Certification Program.

Certification has grabbed headlines recently because occupational licensing laws apply to nearly one in three U.S. jobs. And according to the Institute for Justice, Arizona is the most “most broadly and onerously licensed state” of all. Arizona requires a license to work for 64 occupations, costing on average $455 in fees and almost 600 days of education and experience.

The fact is that there are plenty of jobs out there that don’t require mounds of school debt, or years climbing the corporate ladder. Yet, if you want to set yourself apart from the pack in these fields, you can still be certified by online institutes that specialize in these areas.

The researchers and writers at FitSmallBusiness.com, the digital business publication, set out to find just such business certifications on the internet. You can find these certifications HERE:

The Most Bizarre Business Certifications On the Internet for 2019

1) Beer Judge Certification – $40 for entrance exam and competition registration fee

2) Pokemon Professor Certification – $299

3) Body Language Certification – $299

4) Servant Leadership Certification – $3,600

5) Rideshare Driving Certification – $299

6) Twitter Flight School Certification – Free

7) How to Maximize Your Trips in the Service Industry Certification – $299

8) Certified Happiness Coach – $1,050

9) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification – Up to $1,000

10) Mediumship and Clairvoyance Certification – $199

11) Baby Shower Party Planner – $133.50

12) Vlogging Certification – $299

“I don’t know what specialized knowledge you need to have to be a Pokemon professor,” says Eric Noe, Editor-in-Chief, FitSmallBusiness.com. “But, it’s nice to know there’s some place you can go to become one.”