What certifications are actually useful for finance jobs?

I was looking at various online certificates I could do. For examples imperial executive education - M&A (£1,500). Or other courses from Harvard, Stanford, MIT on edX. My price range is up to £2,000. 

Are these courses actually useful? 

Of course I am aware that practical experience is more important. 

edit: I am not looking at CFA

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I think that depends on your definition of ‘useful’. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I did one of these programs in Jan - Feb and am doing another one Apr - Jun.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

The first program I did this year was Lean Six Sigma through Villanova University. The next program I am doing is M&A through Columbia Business School. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

My friend is on the faculty of this program:

Master of Applied Positive Psychology

https://www.lps.upenn.edu/degree-programs/mapp

She wanted me to sign up, but I preferred other focuses than straight up positivity, but may consider it in the future as I like therapy/psychiatry in general. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

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