Are WSP certs worth it?

Since graduating and being in my school's investment fund my modeling skills are pretty rusty. I'm considering buying a wsp modeling certificate course to retrain my brain here, and having the added bonus of those on my resume probably wouldn't hurt. 

What are your guys' thoughts on the quality of these courses? I've also heard that listing them on resumes can cause some interviewers to really grill you. Do you guys think they're worth the money? Do they make any tangible impact on your resume? I was a non-finance major so I feel like they may help fill in some gaps people know I didn't get from my degree. 

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