Do you develop learning solutions, such as Instructor-led training, asynchronous or synchronous training, simulations, serious games, and the like?
Intended Audience: The CDT certification is for professionals who develop training and instructional solutions that are delivered live, in-person, or online and who want to be recognized for their ability to create effective learning events.
To earn this performance-based certification you must demonstrate all 9 standards by 1) answering questions about one of your learning solutions that are supported by client attestations and artifacts, and 2) committing to a Code of Ethics. The CDT is endorsed by ISPI.
The 9 standards are:
Click here to download the Handbook for the complete standards and the scoring rubrics. The cost is $600 for Hale Center Professional and ISPI members and $725 for others. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Once certified you will receive a digital mark. Please contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions
Do you facilitate learning events? Online? In person?
Intended Audience: The CFT certification is for professionals who facilitate training done online or in person and who want to be recognized for their skill in engaging learners.
This performance-based certification is endorsed by ISPI, Training Magazine, and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).
You must submit one or more videos for a maximum of 35 minutes that demonstrate your competence in facilitation and are supported by learner evaluations and client attestations, and commit to a Code of Conduct. The 4 competencies are:
1. The Facilitation Process – Competent Facilitators ask questions that:
2. The Learning Process – Competent Facilitators:
3. The Learning Assessment Process – Competent Facilitators:
4. Professionalism – Competent Facilitators:
The cost is $600 for Hale Center professional members, ISPI, and IFMA and $725 for others. Click here to download the Handbook with the standards, requirements, and the scoring checklists. Register here. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
March 20th, Noon Central, 60 minutes
This year's Wednesday with Judy series will focus on the communication, interpersonal, and counseling skills required to be an effective consultant at the Organizational, Team, and Individual levels. The March session is a dialogue with Thom Powell about the DCID model for effective teams. Direction (shared purpose and strong commitment), Collaboration (open communication, respect, and trust), Innovation (established processes and balanced involvement), and Development (mutual support and continuous learning). Join the conversation and learn more about this important model and how to achieve team excellence.
Each Wednesday examines and demonstrates how the topic can enhance our professional practice. So, please join Judy and Thom and help create a common or universal model for performance excellence. You will receive a zoom link upon registration.
Coffee with Judy & Friends
March 21st, at 9 AM Central
Please note the day and join me for an informal get together. There is no agenda, so be ready to share or contribute to what others bring to the discussion. You must register, if you want to get the link to join.
Happy Hour
with Judy & Friends
March 28th, at 6 PM Central
Please join me for an informal get together. There is no agenda, so be ready to share or contribute to what others bring to the discussion. You must register, if you want to get the link to join.
Take one, all, or any combination.
Tuesday's 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm Central Time
4/2 through 5/14
Intended Audience: This program is for internal and external consultants wanting to strengthen the data-gathering skills used when conducting job task analyses and needs analyses. The methods include observing and interviewing individuals and groups at task and in work settings. You will see real examples, practice some of the methods, and get jobs aids with practical guidelines you can apply to your work. The Data Gathering series is part of Hale Center's 2024 theme on Consulting and specifically focuses on the technical skills required of consultants.
You can take the whole series or just selected topics that are most relevant to your work. When you complete the series, you receive a certificate in Data Gathering.
Topics in the series are:
Materials: Each topic comes with a workbook containing the slides, guidelines, and other supporting materials.
Cost: For the series is $414, a $30 series savings (others in your organization can register at no additional cost); the cost for ISPI and LDA individual members is $384, a $30 series savings; the cost for Hale Center Professional Members is $364, a $50 series savings. Please contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you want to find out how to arrange for an in-house program.
April 17th, Noon Central, 60 minutes
This year's Wednesday with Judy series will focus on the communication, interpersonal, and counseling skills required to be an effective consultant. The April session is a dialogue with Andrew Clark, a graduate student at Boise State who will share his research about how to best query AI. AI is and will continue to be a valuable resource to us and our clients. However, the integrity of the results depends on the efficacy of the data AI can access and on our ability to structure our questions so they generate useful information with less effort on our part. Join us and learn how to ask the right questions in the best way to engage AI.
Each Wednesday examines and demonstrates how the topic can enhance our professional practice. So, please join Judy and Andrew and help create a common or universal model for performance excellence. You will receive a zoom link upon registration.
MONDAY MAY 6TH TO THURSDAY MAY 9TH
WE-KO-PA RESORT, FORT MCDOWELL, AZ 85264
Invest in your future. Register now: https://ispi.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?alias=2024PIConference. The 2024 Performance Improvement Conference is all about stepping up our game in a world where AI is changing the way we work.
Improving performance goes beyond just creating new learning materials; it is about ensuring that employees have access to the right guidance, tools, resources, and motivation. With 60 presenters from academia, government, and industry, the Performance Improvement Conference offers a unique chance to uncover practical and proven best practices for enhancing human performance. Register now with the best possible discount and join us to delve into evidence-based tools and strategies designed to improve work and workplace performance.
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May 15th, Noon Central, 60 minutes
This year's Wednesday with Judy series focuses on the communication, interpersonal, and counseling skills required to be an effective consultant. The May session describes an approach to communicating your work as an asset not a cost center. Whether your work is training, learning, process reengineering, or performance improvement, you will learn how to create an asset registry that both enables you to communicate with and engage clients in a dialogue about how to best leverage you and your function's services. Join us and learn how to look at your services in a new light.
Each Wednesday examines and demonstrates how the topic can enhance our professional practice. So, please join Judy and help create a common or universal model for performance excellence. You will receive a zoom link upon registration.
Call or Email Us! Office: (630) 235-0195 Email: judy@halecenter.org