Courses & Certificate Programs for L&D Professionals | ATD
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ATD offers more than 200 in-person, live online, and on-demand courses to meet your unique needs. Join the thousands of professionals—individuals and teams—who learn from us every year.
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ATD Certificate Programs
Offered live online and face to face, these comprehensive courses are led by expert facilitators and emphasize learning through peer-to-peer collaboration. Every course is designed to support key roles in the talent development profession and includes practical skills and takeaway templates and tools to use back on the job.
Talent Development Executive Certificate
The Talent Development Executive Certificate, co-offered by Penn GSE and ATD, is ideal for high-potential senior talent and workplace learning leaders, including those preparing for C-suite roles, who are seeking to elevate their leadership capabilities and strategic impact.
ATD Master® Programs
Stand out in your field and show employers and peers that you are at the top of your game by earning an industry-recognized designation. These advanced, assessment-based programs are grounded in theory and focused on practice. Join a cohort of peers and an expert facilitator in an eight-week, blended learning format that combines self-directed online work with highly collaborative live online or face-to-face sessions. After completing the program, take a complimentary certificate program* to continue your development.
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Earn the Designation
Focused on practice and grounded in theory, prove your ability to deliver the most engaging and effective training solutions—in both the classroom and virtual environments. Become an ATD Master Trainer!
Earn the Designation
Discover the entire process of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of learning programs across all modalities. Become an ATD Master Instructional Designer!
Earn the Designation
Gain hands-on experience applying proven tools and methodologies to real-world performance improvement situations. Become an ATD Master Performance Consultant!
ATD Certification Preparation
Ready to take the next step in your career and earn a certification? Our certification prep courses are offered on demand for flexible and convenient studying. Both courses include a full practice exam and digital access to the TDBoK™ Guide: Talent Development Body of Knowledge, second edition.
FLEXIBLE AND SELF-PACED
APTD® Certification Preparation Course
Prepare for the exam with a robust set of microlearning resources tailored for busy professionals and with an expert facilitator and community of candidates. Learn more!
FLEXIBLE AND SELF-PACED
CPTD® Certification Preparation Course
A facilitator-led self-paced exam prep program that you can personalize and adapt to meet your study needs. Includes a robust set of microlearning resources and a community of candidates. Learn more!
INCLUDED WITH PREP COURSES
Study With the TDBoK™ Guide
The first-ever, comprehensive collection of concepts, definitions, methodologies, and examples for those who develop talent in the workplace.
7-WEEK BLENDED PROGRAM
APTD® Certification Preparation Bootcamp
A comprehensive, facilitator-led program featuring guided instruction, content review, exam-taking strategies, practice testing, and a wealth of learning resources.
11-WEEK BLENDED PROGRAM
CPTD® Certification Preparation Bootcamp
This comprehensive program includes a five-day facilitator-led training, live online check-ins, content modules, and additional resources to increase your confidence in preparing for the exam.
ATD Workshops
ATD Education Workshops are social learning events rooted in discovery and hands-on practice. Each workshop is the equivalent of one day in person or two sessions in the virtual classroom. Learners receive credits and a letter of completion when they are done. Join us and take your talent development strategies to the next level!
ATD's on-demand learning library helps you upskill at your own pace.
Learn industry-standard techniques and stay on top of the latest talent development trends at your own pace and at a time that fits your schedule with the ATDYou Learning Library. Enroll in courses individually or subscribe to the entire library, giving you the flexibility to tailor your learning experience!
Trending On Demand Courses
Working With SMEs to Curate and Create Content
Learn how to work collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify and gather the best content.
Engaging and Managing Participants
In this course, you’ll learn proven techniques to engage participants in training and new skills to manage group dynamics and behaviors.
Fostering Teamwork and Collaboration
Explore the five stages of team development and learn to leverage team members' strengths for a more cohesive working environment.
Principles of User Interface Design
In this course, you’ll explore important principles of user interface design, so you can create learning experiences that just work.
Cognitive Science in Learning
Leverage the science of learning for better engagement and knowledge retention.
Identifying and Developing High-Potential Talent
Assess and develop future leaders using proven criteria and strategies.
Our Approach to Learning
We design, develop, and facilitate our courses according to the Talent Development Capability Model™, based on research from more than 3,000 talent practitioners globally.
Our Brand Promise
No matter what type of course or format you choose, every ATD Education learning experience delivers:
Capability-Based Content
Research-based content to expand your knowledge, skills, and mindset.
Expert Facilitators
The wisdom and guidance of an industry-leading facilitator.
Peer-to-Peer Learning
Learning with and from your talent development peers.
Practical Approach
A practical, tools-based approach to support application on the job.
Personalized Learning
Development of mastery through a learning journey tailored to your unique role and goals.
Flexible Training Options
More than 200 courses offered face-to-face, live online, on demand, or a blend. Pick the option that works best for you!
Stand Out With an ATD Credential
Earn credits, certificates, digital badges, and more when you take a course with us.
Learn With the Best
More than 100 of the world’s best facilitators deliver our talent development programs.
ATD’s facilitators are:
Industry leaders
Global and multilingual
Seasoned practitioners
Skilled trainers
Meet Some of Our Facilitators
Darryl Wyles, CPTD
Senior Facilitator | ATD
Darryl Wyles, CPTD, believes that every conversation has the power to create change. As a senior facilitator with the Association for Talent Development (ATD), he helps leaders, teams, and organizations...
Diane Elkins
Diane Elkins is the co-founder of Artisan Learning, a custom learning design company. She has built a reputation as a national e-learning expert by being a frequent speaker...
Jonathan Halls
Jonathan Halls is an award-winning author & was recently named by GFEL in the top 100 Visionaries for Education in 2021. His books include Confessions of a Corporate Trainer:...
Seema Nagrath Menon, CPTD
Seema Nagrath-Menon is the Managing Director & Founder of CALM Worldwide (Center for Action in Learning Management), a professional and dynamic Management & Learning Consultancy.
Seema is a Talent Development...
Carla Torgerson
Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA, has nearly 25 years of experience as an instructional designer and instructional strategist. Always interested in the latest learning trends, she has authored numerous blogs and...
Mohamed Bahgat
Mohamed M. Bahgat is the founder and CEO of SeGa Group. He is the author of FIRST Framework and an ATD-certified international facilitator. He is also the...
Julie Patrick
Julie Patrick is a learning and performance consultant with JP Learning Associates. Julie has been a trainer, facilitator, and instructional designer since 1992.
As a former manager of a corporate...
Tonya Wilson
President and founder
Tonya J. Wilson, MAIOP, CPM, is a consultant, strategic change leader, executive coach, and organizational psychologist who helps organizations unlock workforce potential and build stronger, more agile teams. As president...
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