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• Certified Developer of Training (CDT)

  • Start
    01 Jan 2024
  • End
    31 Dec 2025
  • Location
    virtual

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  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, 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.   

  
  

  The 9 standards are:

  1.  Address Sustainability 
  2.  Align Solution
  3.  Assess Performance
  4.  Collaborate and Partner with Stakeholders
  5.  Elicit Performance or Practice
  6.  Enhance Retention and Transfer
  7.  Ensure Context Sensitivity 
  8.  Engage Learners
  9.  Ensure Relevance

  Click here to download the Handbook for the complete standards and the scoring rubrics.  The cost is $600 for Hale Center Professional and ISPI members and $725 for others.   Applications are accepted throughout the year.    
  

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

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• Certified Facilitator of Training (CFT)

  • Start
    01 Jan 2024
  • End
    30 Dec 2025
  • Location
    virtual

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  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, and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). 

      
  

  
  

  You must submit one or more videos for a maximum of 35 minutes that demonstrate your competence in facilitation and 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

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• Wednesday with Judy - Assessing Client's Readiness for Change

  • When
    17 Sep 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    virtual

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  Wednesday with judy

  Assessing clients' Readiness for change

  9^th in the Technology Series

                                         September 17^th, Noon Central, 60 minutes 

  This session continues with how the Power of Technology as a tool of influence due to its systematic processes.  This month looks specifically at the technology of assessing clients' readiness for change.  Readiness requires both competence and maturity. 

  • Competence is about ability - the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to for change.
  • Maturity is about development and consistency—the degree to which processes, behaviors, and decision-making are well-established, repeatable, and continuously improved. 

  People who are highly competent but lack maturity may succeed with one change initiative, but not consistently.

  People who are mature but lack competence, risk using outdated or ineffective processes.    

  During the session you will be shown a weighted checklist that assesses clients' readiness for change using the 8 characteristics of competence and maturity. 

  This year's Wednesday with Judy series is about the power of technology, Systematic Processes combined with Generative AI to influence others actions and biases.  So, please join Judy in exploring the power of technology in new ways as we create a universal model for performance excellence.  You will receive a zoom link upon registration.  

  
  

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• Coffee with Judy & Friends

  • When
    18 Sep 2025
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Coffee with Judy & Friends

  September 18^th, at 9 AM Central

  
  

  Please join me for an informal get together.  There is no agenda, so be ready to share or contribute to what others bring to the discussion.  You must register, if you want to get the link to join.   Also, Happy Hour is on the same day, 18^th at 6 PM.   Join one or both.

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• Happy Hour with Judy & Friends

  • When
    18 Sep 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Happy Hour with

  Judy & Friends

  September 18^th at 6 PM Central Time

         Please join me for an informal get together.  There is no agenda, so be ready to share your ideas or 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.  So, please join for one or both events.  

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• How to be a Successful Freelancer

  • Start
    01 Dec 2025
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    4:30 PM
  • End
    15 Dec 2025
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    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online
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  How to be a successful freelancer
  THRIVE!

  3 Monday Evenings: Dec 1, 8, & 15

  Intended Audience:   The workshop is for you if you want to do freelance work either full or part-time.  The workshop is designed to help you define your value proposition, set yourself apart from your competitors, follow contracting practices that protect your intellectual capital, and set up business systems that save you time.   If you want to set yourself apart from the competition, and better define your value proposition, please join us.  

  Benefits:  The benefits to you are:

  • Confidence in your value proposition
  • A proven road map to avoid time and money wasters
  • Comfort knowing you have your bases covered
  • Access to knowledgeable and proven mentors
  • CEUs and PDUs for your CPT and PMP

  What past participant say about the program: 

  The Thrive workshop and Nancy’s coaching has helped me grow my business. All the information, stories, examples, and group members were very beneficial and insightful. The time at the sessions and the workbook materials helped renew my excitement for why I started my own business and helped me see with fresh eyes what I offer clients.  I recommend THRIVE to anyone thinking of starting a business or who owns a business. The skills & tools I learned have helped me to promote my business AND I’ve been able to apply some tools to my aid my clients.  Thank you Nancy (Crain Burns and Associates) and Judy Hale (Hale Associates Center)! Rhonda Anderson.  Owner Silver Cricket Designs                                           

  If you're starting a consulting/contracting business or simply want to ensure your enterprise is on the right path, the Thrive webinar is a very worthy experience. It gives the necessary foundation and enhancements to being successful as an entrepreneur, pretty much in any industry.  Bob Mansur, Managing Partner, Credit Employee Performance Solutions 
  

  This course is relevant to ANYONE interested in starting your own firm. I found value, not coming from a business background....Judy and Nancy bring a wealth of experience and knowledge and are wonderful leaders.  Laura Coons.

  The goals of the program are to help you in your journey into the Gig Economy by learning how to:

  • Stand out from your competition
  • Define the value you bring to client engagements
  • Get a competitive edge
  • Better manage your business practices
  • Build your administrative processes
  • Create a support network

  What you will gain from this experience:
  

  1. You’ll learn how to define your services in ways that distinguish you in the marketplace.
  2. You will find out how to build a workable and effective marketing plan that includes your messages and distribution channels.   
  3. You will gain tips and techniques for negotiating contracts, defining your terms, and pricing your services.
  4. You will learn how insurance and contracts work; how to make smart use of brokers and lawyers.
  5. You will receive a digital Toolkit that includes job aids, rules, and worksheets to guide you in your journey.

  How the program works:

  This 12-hour online workshop is delivered in three 4-hour segments that occur on three consecutive Mondays starting on Monday Dec 1^st at 4:30 PM central time.   There are optional personal coaching sessions.   

  
  

  Early Bird: $495 ($150 savings) until Monday Nov 10^th

  Your Presenters

  Judith Hale, Ph.D., CPT, CFT, AIM, and ibstpi Fellow is one of the more prolific writers and well-known consultants in the field of performance improvement and credentialing.  Judy has worked in the public and private sectors across all industries for 50 years specializing in performance improvement, certification, evaluation, and sustaining change. 

  Nancy Crain Burns, Ph.D., CPT. PMP, CAEL, and past-president of ISPI has more than 35 years' experience in the corporate world.  Her firm, Crain Burns Associates, has been helping clients define their mission and market position for more than 15 years.  

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