ATD Certificate Programs
ATD Training Skills Certificate
Course Info
Develop and practice powerful facilitation principles and techniques.
This foundational program introduces what to do before, during, and after training in order to deliver maximum learner engagement and impact. You’ll appreciate how cognitive science and adult learning principles can be infused into your facilitation, discover a comprehensive preparation and planning process, and learn powerful facilitation strategies that can be leveraged in a variety of learning environments and audiences. Drive home your learning with a culminating skills practice demonstration where you will receive feedback and guidance from your ATD facilitator and peers. This program is aligned to the Training & Facilitation Capability of the Talent Development Capability Model so you can be sure you are getting the most relevant, research-based practices to take your learning experiences to the next level.
Use the ATD leadership development model to create a leadership development program.
Ensure alignment of a leadership development program to an organization’s culture, vision, mission, and goals, as well as competencies, customers' requirements, and business needs.
Select and implement appropriate learning methods.
List content and competencies that must be included in a leadership development program.
List observable behaviors that display a leader’s ability to demonstrate the competencies.
Discuss a hierarchy of competencies and content for entry, mid-level, and executives.
Utilize process planning checklists and other job aids to create a leadership development program.
Measure and link the value of a leadership development program to an organization’s bottom line.
Implement questionnaires, assessment methods, and self-evaluation tools presented in the leadership development program.
Incorporate best practices in leadership needs assessments, implementation, and when identifying high potential candidates for leadership programs.
Discover the components of planning, designing, and sustaining best-in-class leadership development programs.
Directly align leadership development programs to your organization’s culture, goals, vision, and mission.
Review the latest research and trends on leadership development and compare best practices against your organization’s current approach.
Access dozens of ready-to-use tools and templates to support your design work.
Earn an industry-recognized ATD certificate and digital badge.
This program is ideal for participants with backgrounds in learning design who have a business need to develop leaders and create effective leadership programs. The program focuses on understanding and applying best practices in developing a leadership development process, including designing learning experiences that nurture new leaders. This program is not a leadership course in and of itself.
Facilitator

Nader Bechini
ATD Master Trainer, CoFounder and Managing Director,
Growship