To be a professional, to remain current with the workplace, and to address societal and environmental issues that affect you and your organization s productivity, you must continually develop and update your skills. Today's challenge for trainers is . . . Here you will learn to identify processes that produce effective results. In addition, you earn a benchmark that reflects your proficiency as a human resource developer certification. As a process, certification provides . . .
Certification is . . .
ASTD research has identified a recognized body of knowledge that includes 35 competency areas for trainers. The goal . . . of USM's certification program is to offer training and human resource development professionals a systematic method for developing competencies. The program allows for the immediate transfer of knowledge to the trainer's job roles and daily tasks. ASTD's 35 key competencies form the foundation for these intensive sessions. Other topics include evaluation, ethics, the learning organization, and the high-performance workplace.