Course Overview
The Certificate in Training Practice (CTP) is a nationally-recognised, stand-alone qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). The route towards achieving the CTP follows a syllabus-based programme that covers a range of knowledge, skills and competences, all of which can be directly applied in the workplace.
The programme is based on four separate units:
- Learning and Development in context
- Identifying and prioritising learning needs
- Designing training and assessing performance
- Delivering and evaluating training.
The units are covered during six 3 - day modules and through a minimum of 120 hours individual study.
Prospective candidates have the benefit of choosing from two ways of tackling module attendance: a 'fast track' route and a slower route. Their choice will depend on their personal preference and their commitments.
In addition to attending the six modular workshops, participants are required to complete two written and two skills based assignments. These are assessed by the programme tutors.
Participants also complete a work-related project, the culmination of which is the presentation of a 3,500 word project report. The aim of the project is to give participants an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills that they have acquired during the programme to a 'live' training related business issue. As with the assignments, the project report is assessed by the programme tutors.
To ensure consistency and fairness, all assignment assessments are verified by a second CTP tutor and a sample is also assessed by a CIPD-appointed External Moderator.
What Support will Participants Receive?
Evaluation and assessment of participants' learning is made primarily by the learners themselves. That assessment may be influenced and enriched by feedback from other members of the learning group in the form of peer assessment.
We believe in the personal touch. Therefore, our tutors support and advise participants throughout the programme, especially when preparing the assignments and conducting their projects.
We also strongly recommend that participants obtain the support of their line manager or a qualified mentor throughout the programme.
Audience
Those involved in training and development in organisations or working as independent trainers Training administrators seeking a broader understanding of the principles of training and development Those aspiring to a career in training and development Managers with a responsibility for training and development. Skills Gained
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Evaluating Training
By the time that participants reach the fifth module, they will have learned how to identify learning needs; to design a programme to meet these needs and how to deliver the training, either to a group of learners or to an individual. However, there is still a crucial piece of the jigsaw missing - evaluation. We need to understand and use methods of evaluation that will, among other things, prove that the training we provide is effective. This is the focus of the first two days of Module Five. Now that we have nearly reached the finishing line, we are in a strong position to return to the topic we looked at fleetingly on the first day of the programme - the organisational context of Learning and Development (L&D) function. This we do on the third day.
Examinations
Completion of this course will assist delegates in achieving Certificate In Training Practice
Prerequisites
None. However, to achieve the CTP, delegates need to complete all six modules.
Course Outline
Day 1: Evaluating Training
- Evaluation and its place in a systematic approach to training.
- Why evaluate?
- Approaches to evaluation.
- Three timeframes of evaluation.
- Information collection, recording and analysis.
Day 2
- Measuring return on investment (RoI) in training.
- Making reasoned recommendations and implementing change resulting from evaluation.
- Factors affecting the implementation of both evaluation processes and improvements.
- Pulling it all together. Evaluation exercise.
Day 3: The Organisational Context of Learning and Development
- The organisation of the L&D function in participants' organisations
- The perception of L&D throughout their organisation
- L&D and the organisation's performance management process
- Relationships with line managers and other stakeholders
- Identifying examples of good practice and opportunities for developing L&D
Follow On Courses
The CTP follows a sylabus of six modules (1 - 6) which should all be completed in order to obtain the Certificate In Training Practice.
