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

The Power of Process (24 Jun 2026)

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The Power of a Systematic Process!

June 24^th at 12PM Central Time

We are in a world that degrades science, discipline, and facts. We are witnessing the destruction of long term relationships, the desecration of our institutions, the loss of trusted friendships, the cleansing of our history, and more. We are also experiencing despair.

So rather than be paralyzed, Judy is experimenting with a return to the basics to find new energy, insights, joy, and hope. Please join her as she shares her application of our systemic and systematic process to create opportunities, lead to new insights, and change the conversation. Her goal is to build a future that is kinder, healthier, and environmentally sustainable.

Coffee with Judy & Friends (25 Jun 2026)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Coffee with Judy & Friends

June 25^th, at 9 AM Central

Happy Hour

June 25th, at 6PM Central

Please join me for Coffee or Happy Hour. Both are informal get togethers. There is no agenda, so be ready to share and contribute to what others bring to the discussion. However, you must register, if you want to get the link to join. I look forward to sharing ideas.

Watch for Wednesday with Judy this month on June 24th. The topic is The Power of Process

Happy Hour with Judy & Friends (25 Jun 2026)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Happy Hour with

Judy & Friends

June 25th at 6 PM Central Time

Coffee is same day

at 9am Central Time

Please join me for an informal get together. There is no agenda, so be ready to share your ideas and contribute to what others bring to the discussion. You must register, if you want to get the link to join. Coffee with Judy & Friends is the same day at 9am central time and it requires a separate registration. So, please join us for one or both events.

Wednesday with Judy is June 24th at noon central - the topic is The Power of Process.

Defensible, Credible, & Sustainable: the new scorecard (16 Jul 2026)

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Defensible, Credible, Sustainable:

The new scorecard for training, tests, and assessments

Training Magazine Network

July 16^th at 12PM Pacific; 2PM Central

Valid and reliable are just the beginning. Clients expect our training solutions, tests, and credentials to be defensible, credible in the eyes of their stakeholders, and economically and operationally feasible.

Join Judy and leave with practical methods you can use to evaluate the defensibility, credibility, and sustainability of your training, tests, and assessments.

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

https://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/events/4428?gref=JH

One hour before the session, you can visit the TMN website to join.