Certified Training and Development Professional|Online

Overview

Why Attend

Training and development professionals are under continuous pressure to offer exceptional training services. The demands of their job can only be fulfilled through extensive knowledge of the main topics related to the training profession. This course will equip participants with practical knowledge to promote training within their organizations, link training to organizational objectives, analyze training needs, and select internal trainers and external consultants. In addition, the course focuses on different levels of training evaluation and the competencies required by training professionals.

Course Methodology

Participants will learn by doing. Several practical group exercises are used to assist participants in applying theoretical knowledge to organizational settings.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Strengthen the strategic relationship between training interventions and organizational directives
Combine appropriate methods to conduct a Training Needs Assessment (TNA)
Customize an effective process to develop subject-matter experts into internal trainers
Assess training vendors and their consultants
Demonstrate the success of training programs using evaluation methods from Reaction to Return on Investment (ROI)

Target Audience

Training and development professionals involved in training needs analysis, coordinating and organizing training courses, and evaluating training results.

Target Competencies

Strategic alignment
Training Needs Analysis
Training vendors' assessment
Training of trainers
Training evaluation

Course Outline

The Roadmap from Strategy to Training
- Organizational needs: Pains and plans
- How training contributes to organizational objectives
- Observable behaviors from organizational objectives
- Supporting the right behaviors with Instructional Learning Objectives
- Components of a complete ILO
- Guidelines for designing effective classroom learning
- Partnering with training stakeholders
  - Training stakeholders
  - Roles and responsibilities of training stakeholders
  - Overcoming challenges with training stakeholders
Methods for Training Needs Assessments (TNA)
- The importance of TNAs
- Pitfalls of TNAs
- Main sources of training needs
  - Mandatory needs
  - Technical industry needs
  - Organizational culture needs
  - Departmental needs
  - Individual needs
- Five methods for TNAs
  - Business plan analysis
  - Job description analysis
  - Appraisal analysis
  - Survey analysis
  - Gap analysis
Developing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) into Internal Trainers
- Pre-requisites for SMEs to become internal trainers
- The selection process of internal trainers
- A simplified competency framework for internal trainers
- Train the trainer boot camp
- Overcoming the challenges of providing training by internal trainers
Assessing Trainers and Training Providers
- First screening of training providers
- Decision matrix to select training vendors
- Training proposal evaluation
- Screening consultants' criteria worksheet
- Consultant interview evaluation questions
- Evaluating consultants' performance: before, during, and after the training
- Evaluating the overall performance of training vendors
Demonstrating the Success of Training
- Lessons on how to evaluate training
- The four levels of evaluation
- Linking evaluation levels with TNAs
- Linking evaluation levels with Instructional Learning Objectives (ILOs)
- The ROI model
- Tabulating program costs
- Calculating ROI

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

29 Nov - 3 Dec, 2026

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

29 Nov - 3 Dec, 2026

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

13 - 17 Dec, 2026

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

13 - 17 Dec, 2026

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

2027 Schedule & Fees

28 Feb - 4 Mar, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

28 Feb - 4 Mar, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

14 - 18 Mar, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

14 - 18 Mar, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

30 May - 3 Jun, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

30 May - 3 Jun, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

13 - 17 Jun, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

13 - 17 Jun, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

29 Aug - 2 Sep, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

29 Aug - 2 Sep, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

12 - 16 Sep, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

12 - 16 Sep, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

28 Nov - 2 Dec, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

28 Nov - 2 Dec, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

12 - 16 Dec, 2027

English
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300

12 - 16 Dec, 2027

Arabic
Virtual Learning

Per participant USD 1,300