Certifications: Way to learn a career field and master content
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Certifications: Ways to learn a career field and master content
Certifications can be a way to learn about a particular field. Certifications can be a way to show that you can mastered a particular content area. Certifications can come from a variety of places like career associations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Example the Association of Talent Development (ATD)
Let’s look at an example of certifications from a career association called the Association of Talent Development (ATD). The Association of Talent Development (ATD) is a training association designed to help people learn. Details about the association is found at www.td.org.
Certifications can be a way to show the world that you have mastered a level of expertise in the Learning & Development Profession.
Association of Talent Development provides the following certifications for people.
(1) Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD)
Experience needed in field before can take exam: 5 years
What certification based upon:
Certification based upon the Talent Development Capability Model.
The model gives information on what a person needs to know in the Learning & Development field.
The model has 7 capabilities.
Each capacity will vary between 4 to 10 knowledge and skill statements.
Details at https://tdcapability.org/#/personal/lifelong-learning.
Cost: $900 for members of ATD; $1,250 for non-members
Specific information can be found at:
You can find information on the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) on the following web site page https://www.td.org/certification/cptd/introduction
Handbook can be downloaded:
A person can download a handbook that explains the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) as “2021 CPTD Certification Handbook” located at https://www.td.org/certification/cptd/eligibility
(2) The Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD)
Experience needed in field before can take exam: 3 years
What certification based upon:
Certification based upon the Talent Development Capability Model.
The model gives information that can help a person understand what required in the Learning & Development field.
The model has 7 capabilities.
Each capacity will vary between 4 to 10 knowledge and skill statements.
Details at https://tdcapability.org/#/personal/lifelong-learning.
Cost: $499 for members of ATD; $699 for non-members
Specific information can be found at:
Specific information on The Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) can be found at https://www.td.org/certification/aptd/introduction
Handbook can be downloaded:
A person can download a handbook that explains The Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) as “2021 Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) Certification Handbook” located at https://www.td.org/certification/aptd/eligibility
These are some of the examples that you can obtain from certifications from a career association.