Certification Executive Overview Vision: CSTD Professionals enable the success of the Canadian workforce

The Association for Learning & Development Professionals and their Organizations Our Professional Community Learning & Professional Development Certification & Ongoing Maintenance Leading Standards of Practice Key Learning Partners & Suppliers 14,000 participants & stakeholders 2700 individual & corporate members 17 chapters across Canada 100 ’s of volunteers  Senior Learning Leaders Network  National Learning Leader & Canadian Awards of Training Excellence  Job Bank & Career Centre  Canada’s Largest Conference & Trade Show for the L & D Professional  Regional Symposium & Expo’s  Chapter Events, webinars and more 25 organizations have adopted the Competencies. 35 educational institutions have aligned their programs to the Competencies. 5 Online self-assessments. Access to leading vendors in learning & development programs, tools, technology 2 Public Certification Registry Week : Sept , 2014

Certification A measure of competence CSTD Standards Documents & Resources  Competencies for Training and Development Professionals©  CSTD Competencies … Quick Reference© (Companion piece to the “Competencies”)  Health Educators Quick Reference© (Companion piece to the “Competencies” CSTD & Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)  Professional Communities of Practice  Online Self-assessment Tool (Companion piece to the “Competencies”)  35 Recognized Programs (Educational institutions -programs aligned to the Competency Framework) Professional Standards of Practice Certification Maintenance Public Certification Registry 60 CEUs every 3 years Office of the Registrar: Verification of Certification

Setting Standards and Competencies 1976 A Personal Competency Planning Guide for Trainers 1987 A Professional Competency Assessment & Development Guide for Trainers 1997 CTDP Certified Training and Development Professional 2008 CTP Certified Training Practitioner 2010 Competency Framework 2012 Certification Maintenance 60 CEU’s – 3 yr. Maintaining Continued Competence 1995 TCA Training Competency Architecture CSTD professionals enable the success of the Canadian workforce

Your Professional Body of Knowledge Defines competencies, key outputs and quality criteria for the learning profession.  Proven  Scalable  Mitigates risk Sets criteria for:  CTDP - Certified Training and Development Professional™  CTP - Certified Training Practitioner™ Competency Framework for the Learning Professional

Leading Organizations … Have adopted the “Competencies” as their standard of reference

Why Hire Anyone Else? Value to the Employer & Organization Value to the Professional A STANDARD OF PRACTICE  In demand  Validates experience, knowledge, skill  Provides a professional connection  Provides a competitive advantage OPTIMIZE …  Quality  Productivity and efficiency  A shared vision and common practice across organization  A strategy to mitigate risk NOT a Certificate but a true warrant of competence. Certified members have successfully demonstrated their knowledge and skills against the standards of practice. 33% of CSTD members certified and in progress

2 Certifications 2 Ways to Get Certified It depends on your years of experience …

Certification … a National Standard CTDP Certified Training and Development Professional™ CTP Certified Training Practitioner™ Experience, knowledge and skill measured against the standards and competencies.

CTDP – Do You Qualify? Which option is right for you? Option 1: Knowledge and SkillOption 2: Portfolio-based (60 points) Experience Experience 4 years full-time experience in the learning profession 15 years full-time experience in the learning profession Knowledge Knowledge National Knowledge Exam  Tests the practical application of the Competency Framework  3-hour proctored exam  150 multiple-choice questions Educational requirement:  Degree, diploma, certificate, credential, continuing education in learning or related discipline Skill Skill Practical skill demonstration in one of:  Assessing performance needs  Designing learning  Facilitating learning o Live skill demo OR o Video submission References Skill requirement, choose from the following:  Course material and curriculum  CSTD Awards  Published material or research  Conference presentations, workshops  Leadership and volunteer activities References The process typically takes 6 to 12 months to complete.

CTP – Do You Qualify? Which option is right for you? Option 1: Knowledge and SkillOption 2: Portfolio-based EXPERIENCE2 years part-time8 years full-time KNOWLEDGENational Knowledge Exam  Covers facilitating learning  1 ½ hour proctored exam  50 multiple-choice questions Education requirement:  Degree, diploma, certificate, continuing education in teaching and facilitating SKILLPractical skill demonstration in facilitation and training skills:  Live skill demo OR  Video submission References Submit evidence of:  Participant feedback / evaluation from 10 learning sessions (6 students+) References The process typically takes 4 to 12 months to complete.

60 continuing education units every 3 years through: Developing Your Base of Knowledge 1.Continuing Education 2.Self – Directed Learning 3.Development Sharing Your Knowledge About Training & Development 4.Teaching & Presenting 5.Creating New Knowledge & Activities 6.Research & Publishing Experiential Learning 7.Leadership & Professional Volunteer Activities Certification Maintenance: 60 CEUs

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