SOLUTION OVERVIEW

Build Your Own
Train-the-Trainer
ProgramEnable your experienced
facilitators to certify moretrainers to deliver DDI’sleadership courses.

SOLUTION:YOUR VALUE:

Master Trainer Certification

With your own Master Trainer,
you can deliver DDI’s
Facilitator Certification Process(FCP) workshop and certify
more trainers—virtually orin person—to facilitate
30+ leadership courses.

VALUE TOFACILITATORS:
Master Trainer candidates
enhance their current skill
set as facilitators to assess,coach, develop, and certify
more trainers, empowering
them to develop moreexceptional leaders.

“They’re the ‘gold standard’in training. I’ve been certified
in many other trainings aswell....but DDI is simple,
it’s standardized, it fits all ofour needs.”
Brad Grider
Director for Global Learning,
Hanesbrands Inc.

WITH MASTER TRAINER CERTIFICATION YOU CAN:

Certify More
Top Trainers
Enable current facilitators
to certify more of your own
trainers, growing your arsenalof top trainers. Plus, you’remaking the most of yourbudget when you deliver yourown certification workshops.

1Deliver More
Top-Quality TrainingWith increased leadershiptraining capabilities, yourorganization wins with more
opportunities to develop
exceptional leaders.

Build
Critical Skills

Drive Behavior
Change and ResultsYour experienced facilitators
enhance their skill set bybuilding critical coaching
and feedback skills as they
prepare facilitator candidates
for successful certification.

More certified facilitators todeliver DDI’s proven leadershipcourses can accelerate behavior
change in your leaders, so you
can show ROI sooner.

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SOLUTION OVERVIEWSOLUTION AT A GLANCE
A Rich Learning Experience
The Master Trainer certification process is an engaging,world-class experience that prepares candidates for continued
success as a training and development professional.

Develop Additional Facilitator Competencies
Master Trainer candidates enhance the facilitation skills theylearned in the FCP, gaining proficiency in three new competencies.

Learn from a Positive Model
Master Trainer candidates work with a DDI Master Trainer tolearn how to conduct the Facilitator Certification Process (FCP)
workshop and make certification decisions at your organization.
Give Balanced Feedback
Master Trainer candidates learn to provide specific andbalanced feedback to facilitator candidates around thecompetencies and key actions needed for certification.
Collaborate on Development
Master Trainer candidates learn to support facilitator candidates
to successfully deliver assigned courses, and they provide ongoingcoaching and feedback to your pool of certified facilitators.

CERTIFICATION STEPSWorkshop Preparation
DDI’s Master Trainer ismatched to your Master
Trainer candidate, and together
they confirm prerequisites,
commitments, and the pathforward, including the schedule
for three sessions:

1.

Planning Session
The DDI Master Trainer
introduces the certification
process. This session will
cover the measures of successand how the Master Trainer
candidate will get coaching on
how to lead an FCP workshop. 

2.

Calibration Session
The candidate learns toeffectively track facilitator
behaviors and calibrate
competency ratings to makecertification decisions.

3.

Co-Training Workshop
Next, the candidate co-trains
an FCP workshop for yourorganization in person or
virtually with the DDI MasterTrainer. After delivering about
85% of the FCP workshop, andsuccessfully demonstrating
the seven competencies, thecandidate is certified.

Workshop Details
Participants must meet the following prerequisites
before Master Trainer certification begins:• Successfully obtain certification in DDI’s Facilitator
Certification Program (FCP) workshop.
• Acquire direct delivery experience with DDI’s Interaction
Management® courses. DDI recommends facilitation of3-5 courses, 3-5 times each.

Process Format: Instructor-led, virtual or in person
Lifetime Certification: Service agreement is required for
the Master Trainer’s organization.
Ongoing Support for Master Trainers: Regular email
updates, online learning resources, exclusive webinars,and more.

• Achieve familiarity with the courses used as practiceassignments and the ability to coach candidates tofacilitate those courses.

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Email: info@ddiworld.com or contact
your DDI representative for next steps.
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