Overcoming Scalability Roadblocks in Certification Program Growth Is your certification program growing slower than expected despite positive feedback and interest from industry professionals and employers? It’s possible that your internal limitations are holding you back from achieving your goals. Maybe you don’t have enough resources. Perhaps you’re wasting precious resources through process inefficiencies, or you’re…
The U.S. education and career training system is at a crossroads. Current degree programs can be expensive and time-consuming, and may fail to provide the practical, job-ready skills employers seek. This disconnect contributes to the growing skills and experience gap, affecting both employers and workers. Therefore, collaboration among schools, employers, professional associations, and government agencies…
One of the most difficult tasks for any certification is measuring a candidate’s ability to apply the knowledge that they have to a real-world situation. It shouldn’t be any surprise then that teaching that ability to candidates is one of the most difficult tasks associated with creating and executing certification preparation materials. This is true…
Have you considered offering more than one learning format for your certification exam preparation programs? Studies have shown that learning styles vary from person to person, and everyone has unique demands on their time. Self-study courses offer flexibility and autonomy, allowing learners to learn where and when they have time. On the other hand, instructor-led…
Your association’s certification program should be one of your strategic pillars of success, elevating your profession while driving training, membership, and revenue. Certifications are valued measures of competency for both employers and professionals. In fact, 90% of HR professionals say that credentials bring value to the workplace through employee development, credibility, and performance. (The Rise…
We’ve officially made it to the content creation and management section of our How To column, welcome! Today, we’re specifically going to talk about content singularity. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, singularity? Like Einstein’s kind of singularity? Not quite. Instead, it refers to concepts that are shared between different products or instances. So…
In recent decades, women have made significant strides towards equality in the workforce, breaking barriers and shattering the glass ceiling in various industries. Many incredible women have risen to leadership positions, paving the way for future generations. One of the key factors driving this change is the increasing recognition of the unique value that women…
As we shared in our Celebrating Female Trailblazers in Learning & Development article, we had the opportunity to interview inspiring female leaders in L&D. We loved sitting down with Jeanne Morris, one of our valued partners at SHRM, to hear her words of advice on developing leadership qualities and aspiring to leadership positions. Can you…
As we shared in our Celebrating Female Trailblazers in Learning & Development article, we had the opportunity to interview inspiring female leaders in L&D. We loved sitting down with Lisa Sallstrom, one of our valued partners at ASCM, to hear her words of advice on developing leadership qualities and aspiring to leadership positions. Can you…
As we shared in our Celebrating Female Trailblazers in Learning & Development article, we had the opportunity to interview inspiring female leaders in L&D. We loved sitting down with Joni Holeman and Maryanne Ross, our valued training partners, to hear their words of advice on developing leadership qualities and aspiring to leadership positions. Can you…