Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP)

The Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL) sets the standard for excellence in Canada's learning and development profession through a competency framework, a code of ethics, continuing professional development and the sought-after CTDP professional designation.

Learning and development professionals with a minimum of four years of full-time experience in workplace learning and performance are eligible to apply for this certification. A Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) must demonstrate mastery of all seven competency categories of The Competencies for Performance and Learning Professionals.

These competency areas are:

• Partnering with clients
• Assessing performance needs
• Designing curricula
• Designing learning experiences
• Facilitating learning
• Supporting the transfer of learning
• Evaluating learning

This path requires completion of a knowledge exam that covers the content of all seven core competency areas with 100 questions and candidates have three hours to complete. The passing grade is 75%.

The skill demonstration is the final component and consists of a work product submission in ONE of the following competency areas:

• Assessing performance needs
• Designing learning experiences
• Facilitating learning
• Evaluating learning

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