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Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert Certification

LinkedIn changes constantly. Most career professionals can't keep up. NCOPE ensures you can.

Become the LinkedIn expert job seekers need you to be! NCOPE: Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert - Training Begins October 22, 2026.

LinkedIn rewrites its own rules constantly. Yesterday's best practices may already be out of date.

Today's LinkedIn is powered by AI, machine learning, and increasingly sophisticated recruiter search technology. If you're still relying on strategies from even a year ago, you're already behind.

The Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE) training program and certification provide you with the insider knowledge, practical skills, and industry-recognized credential needed to help job seekers stand out, get found, and land more opportunities.

NCOPE Course Dates

Fall Session:

Thursday, October 22, 2026 - Thursday, November 19, 2026

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

REGISTER HERE!

Why NCOPE?

Because your clients don't need another LinkedIn "tip."
They need an expert. An expert who understands:

✅ How LinkedIn's algorithm evaluates profiles

✅ How recruiters search, filter, and rank candidates

✅ How LinkedIn’s AI is changing visibility and hiring outcomes

✅ How to position professionals for maximum discoverability

✅ How to turn LinkedIn coaching into a profitable, high-value service

What You'll Gain:

Future-proof your expertise.
AI can't read how a recruiter actually searches, adapt to an algorithm change overnight, or coach a job seeker through a platform that rewrites its rules every few months. That's strategic human expertise, and it's exactly what NCOPE trains you to deliver.

Learn directly from the recruiter's perspective.
Understand exactly how talent is discovered, evaluated, and compared inside LinkedIn Recruiter.

Increase your earning potential.
One client pays for the entire certification: A single engagement often pays for the full cost of NCOPE, sometimes several times over.

Stay ahead with monthly updates.
Once certified, you join a private NCOPE community and attend monthly live office hours with the instructor, where he breaks down what's new on LinkedIn before it catches you off guard. You'll hear about it from Tom before a client asks you.

What's Included:

  • 5 weeks of live or self-paced comprehensive LinkedIn training (10 hours total)
  • Exclusive templates, resources, and tools
  • Official NCOPE designation upon successful completion*
  • Private NCOPE LinkedIn community
  • Monthly LinkedIn update and strategy sessions
  • Certification exam (80% passing score required)
  • 3 CEU credits toward the NCRW credential

The Bottom Line

While others are teaching outdated LinkedIn tactics, you'll understand how the platform actually works.

You'll know how recruiters search. You'll understand how AI influences visibility.

And you'll have the tools to help clients achieve better outcomes, while growing your credibility, confidence, and revenue.

Don't Let Another LinkedIn Update Leave You Behind

The professionals who master LinkedIn today will be the professionals clients seek out tomorrow.

Secure your spot in the next NCOPE certification cohort and become the trusted LinkedIn authority your clients can't afford to ignore.

Register Now and Start Turning LinkedIn Expertise Into Career Impact and New Revenue Opportunities

Seats are limited. Register today.

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Additional Option: NCOPE Boost

The NCOPE Boost training is a specialized opportunity designed exclusively for currently certified professionals to stay up to date with the latest changes on LinkedIn while extending the value of their certification.

This program offers a comprehensive refresher through five weeks of live or on-demand sessions, updated course materials, and access to new tools and strategies, including AI advancements and recruiter platform updates. Participants will complete the course alongside new learners, culminating in a short assessment, and upon completion, will receive a new certificate with an extended recertification date—eliminating the need to recertify again until April 2028.

Offered at a discounted rate, the Boost provides a cost-effective way to maintain certification while gaining the most current industry knowledge.

To access discounted pricing, please email adminmanager@thenrwa.org.


Looking for more information on NCOPE?

Click here to view a free informational webinar about recent changes in LinkedIn algorithms and what you will gain from NCOPE training and certification!

Meet Your Instructor:
Tom Powner

Learn directly from one of the country’s top LinkedIn experts, Tom Powner. With years of experience in career marketing and profile optimization, Tom brings unmatched expertise to the NCOPE program. His insights will empower you to create powerful, career-defining client profiles.

TRAINING PRICING

$750 for Members
$1,047 for Non-Members*
(*includes NRWA membership fee for one year)

Pricing includes all handouts, homework, and a multiple-choice certification quiz.

Note: Given the speed with which LinkedIn practices evolve, certification is valid for one year. The annual recertification fee is $129.00 and requires viewing two recordings with new LinkedIn content and passing corresponding quizzes. Membership in NRWA is required to maintain the NCOPE certification.

Payment Details

Payment options include credit card, check, or PayPal credit.

Interested in this training, but feel like you can't afford the cost right now? If you apply for and pay with PayPal Credit, you have six months to pay for the program, interest-free. Email adminmanager@thenrwa.com before you register for details on payment with PayPal Credit.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Registration fees will be refunded up to two weeks prior to the first class, less a $75 termination charge.

Refunds will not be issued for coursework, training, or certification once initiated.


*The National Résumé Writers' Association (NRWA) uses the Sertifier platform to issue and manage digital credentials for our certification programs, ensuring secure, professional, and easily shareable recognition of achievement for our members.

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