Hale Center upcoming events

Certified Facilitator of Training (CFT) (06 Jan 2026)

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Applications open for the Certified Facilitator of Training

(CFT)

Do you facilitate learning events? Online? In person?

Intended Audience: The CFT certification is for professionals who facilitate training done online or in person and who want to be recognized for their skill in engaging learners.

This performance-based certification is endorsed by ISPI, Training Magazine, LDA, AVTECC, and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).

You must submit one or more videos that demonstrate your competence in facilitation, are supported by learner evaluations and client attestations, and commit to a Code of Conduct. The 4 competencies are:

1. The Facilitation Process – Competent Facilitators ask questions that:

Promote participation
Engage learners equitably
Promote reflection
Reinforce learning points
Clarify participants’ remarks and questions
Follow up on participants comments
Promote relevant conversation among learners so they process the content
Redirect questions to other participants to promote engagement

2. The Learning Process – Competent Facilitators:

Introduce the purpose, content, participants, and value.
Establish the relevance of the content; relate the content to needs and the learner experience.
Give examples that illustrate and reinforce the learning objective
Guide learners in activities designed to reinforce the objectives

3. The Learning Assessment Process – Competent Facilitators:

Elicit examples from learners on how they will apply the content in the workplace
Assess comprehension

4. Professionalism – Competent Facilitators:

Demonstrate proficiency in the content and facilitation expertise
Respect participants’ opinions and perspectives

The cost is $600 for Hale Center professional members, ISPI, and IFMA and $725 for others. Click here to download the Handbook with the standards, requirements, and the scoring checklists. Register here. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Once certified you will receive a digital mark. Please contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions

Certified Developer of Training (CDT) (06 Jan 2026)

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Applications open for the Certified Developer of TRaining (CDT)

Do you develop learning solutions, such as Instructor-led training, asynchronous or synchronous training, simulations, serious games, formative and summative tests, and the like?

Intended Audience: The CDT certification is for professionals who develop training and instructional solutions that are delivered live, in-person, or online and who want to be recognized for their ability to create effective learning events.

To earn this performance-based certification you must demonstrate all 9 standards by 1) answering questions about one of your learning solutions that are supported by client attestations and artifacts, and 2) committing to a Code of Ethics. The CDT is endorsed by ISPI, LDA, Training, and AVTECC.

The 9 standards are:

Address Sustainability
Align Solution
Assess Performance
Collaborate and Partner with Stakeholders
Elicit Performance or Practice
Enhance Retention and Transfer
Ensure Context Sensitivity
Engage Learners
Ensure Relevance

Click here to download the Handbook for the complete standards and the scoring rubrics. The cost is $600. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Once certified you will receive a digital mark. Please contact Judy@HaleCenter.org if you have questions

Building Bench Strength: Training's Unique Contribution (15 Oct 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Building Bench Strength:

Putting Training in the Driver's Seat

Training Magazine Network

Oct 15^th at 12PM Pacific; 2PM Central

Building bench strength is taken for granted in professional sports. Owners and coaches plan for injuries that can put their ace pitcher, quarterback, guard, or goalie out of commission. I've rarely seen business leaders exercise the same degree of due diligence to their talent management planning. As training professionals, we are in a unique position to help. We know how to define and develop competence. We can guide leaders in identifying positions, that if not filled with competent people would put the organization at risk.

Join me and leave with a useable framework (eCAP) for helping clients better define their talent needs. The eCAP framework forces the questions of who, how many, how soon, at what cost, and at what risk. Note: I taught risk management for 14 years for the Insurance Institute. I traveled with risk assessors at sites where I conducted observation interviews to capture what they saw, looked for, and questioned. Assessing risk is a perspective I bring to every engagement.

This session is being offered by Training Magazine Network. You must register using this link:

https://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/events/4572?gref=JH

One hour before the session, log on to the TMN website to join.