ASTD Certificate Programs Testimonials
“Both of the ASTD certificate programs I had the pleasure of attending were conducted by extremely well qualified personnel, the facilities were conducive to performing the required training, and the accommodations in the immediate area were of high quality and within a short walk. I’ll be returning this year.”
--Chuck Brownawell, Sunoco, Inc.
Coaching Certificate
"This program will help anyone in a sales leadership role to better develop the sales representatives. I went into the program knowing about coaching and I realized that coaching styles are not necessarily about the coach but about the style of the person being coached. One of the key learning points I gained is the "anchor points of sales coaching" which will help me better focus on bringing the best out of people's abilities."
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
"The facilitator of this training was the best I have ever witnessed. I took away so many concepts and techniques that I have applied in my weekly presentations. Top-notch training, I am so glad I attended!"
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
"The ASTD class provided a good combination of theory and experiential learning to reinforce the key concepts in delivering effective adult learning. The instructor was knowledgeable and skilled at engaging the class in learning, practicing, and mastering key concepts."
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
"The ASTD training program I attended was fantastic! The facilitator made the difference - she brought a wealth of knowledge, experience and humor that made the content come to life."
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
"I had heard many positive comments about ASTD training programs before I attended this program. I have to say, it was even better than they led me to believe. Not only was I equipped with tons of valuable information and resources, but I was also energized and empowered to become a more effective trainer/presenter."
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
“Participating in the ASTD Coaching Certificate Program was an invaluable experience that will benefit me tremendously in my professional career. The facilitator demonstrated his vast knowledge from more than 20 years as a coach by providing guidance through real-world examples of situations that we may encounter, along with the necessary coaching skills. In addition, the program was structured to help ensure that we understood how to apply the principles we learned in actual circumstances.”
--Fred Polirer, Performance Specialist, Administaff
Creating Leadership Development Certificate
"I found the ASTD Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate incredibly useful and the networking quite fascinating with all the individuals in the room. As an experienced learning and performance professional for the last 20 years, the content affirmed much of what I already knew but provided a fresh perspective for different insights. The training was well designed and illustrated what good quality training should be. I really appreciate the extensive ROI from this event and I would certainly recommend the program to people who are novices as well as experts."
--Diana J. Wong, PhD, Eastern Michigan University
Creating New Supervisor Training Programs Certificate
“The Creating New Supervisor Training Program with Mr. Love was an exceptional two days of learning and knowledge sharing.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
Designing Learning Certificate
“The program itself was very valuable and the experience and examples the facilitator shared brought the session to a whole other level. I was extraordinarily pleased with the knowledge I came away with and would love to attend an ASTD class again.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
Facilitating Organizational Change Certificate
“The ASTD Facilitating Organizational Change Certificiate Program was a practical, well-paced, and highly interactive workshop in which participants shared professional experience and challenges from a variety of institutional settings. Beyond the well-designed curriculum and excellent workbook, the willingness of our facilitator to share his deep experience in change leadership provided a rich context for the course and made the two days a rare opportunity for learning.”
--Douglas Stuart, Ph.D., IOR Global Services
Measuring and Evaluating Learning Certificate
“This training program lived up to my expectations--providing specific techniques and examples. It was valuable to learn from an expert evaluator, who helped us as class members consider how to better implement industry best practices for learning evaluation as a Marine Corps. Such discussions provided a valuable forum to address training challenges with my peers. Ultimately, therefore, I found this training significant and hope to apply it to measure deeper levels of learning for the Marine Corps Institute's courses.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
“The Measuring and Evaluating Training program is an outstanding course for anyone involved in developing training programs or attempting to measure the impact learning/training has on an organization. This course is a must for the training and education community. It takes the individuals knowledge beyond the traditional view of designing and developing, to understanding how training/learning programs impact their organization.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
“I learned a tremendous amount of helpful information from the instructor during the three-day Measuring and Evaluating Learning Certificate Program. I have already begun to use some of the tools and forms from the class, and a few of them I’ve shared with the management team who have benefited from using them in their areas as well. This year, I will be attending more certificate classes offered by ASTD as I know first-hand how much of a worthwhile investment it is and I am truly excited!”
--Megan Mills, Manager of Training, Food, Nutrition & Retail, Summa Health System
Presentation Skills Certificate
“As an attorney and former prosecutor, the ASTD Presentation Skills Certificate Program refined my speaking skills by giving me tools to create better visual imagery to convey messages more effectively in impromptu situations. In addition, I received tips on speaking more persuasively and informatively that I can use in meetings, negotiations, and courtroom settings.”
--Karen W., Attorney
ROI Skill Building Certificate
“I have rarely learned as much in two days as I did at the ASTD ROI Skill-Building Certificate Program. This program was excellent. I left the course confident in the knowledge that I will be able to apply the learning quickly, easily and comprehensively.”
--Julie Stitt, Manager of Organizational Development and Training, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Test Design and Delivery Certificate
“The course definitely added to my skills with developing assessment strategies and items, and the instructor was superb. She had a complete command of the material and was clearly an expert on the subject. Her real life examples of best, worst, and in-between practices with applying the disciplines she described – that definitely grounded the material in reality and put it into context.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
“Abundant information, clearly and effectively delivered, with real life examples, and exercises needing full-class participation.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
Training Certificate
“After seventeen years here at the gas company and numerous company-related training sessions as well as many conference / workshops pertaining to my Quality Auditing certification, I must say that your workshop ranks well up there amongst the best I have attended. Thank you for your time, your investment and your commitment towards ensuring we all had a memorable and meaningful training experience. I look forward to including many of the principles I have freshly learned into my training sessions / style here as well as utilizing those principles in combination with another component of learning (one from the future) in order to justify an entirely new method / program of training / learning for my company.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
“Thanks for the recommendations on the courses below. Being a small not-for-profit, we only get one major professional development opportunity per year, and then perhaps a few less expensive ones here and there depending on our budget. I am thrilled that this year I was able to participate in the Training Certificate Program. I got so much out of it, and Lorimer Fauntleroy was fantastic! I have been training for almost 10 years now, but had not had any formal education in the field until this course. I have always loved facilitating, and feel that I am pretty good at it, but for the first time, I truly feel like a certified training professional. I would definitely take courses with ASTD again, and most certainly with Lorimer. Thank you for providing this wonderful training and I hope to take something else next year.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
Training Certificate Plus
“It was a pleasure taking this program. I have already seen an improvement in the training delivered by my trainers AND a renewed enthusiasm for the work that they do.”
--ASTD Education Program Past Participant
ASTD ONLINE Certificate Programs Testimonials
“I was more engaged in this online workshop that I have been in many of the classroom courses I’ve attended. I learned MORE in a condensed amount of time and paid LESS than many of the college classes I’ve attended. I hope that someday the classroom sessions that I facilitate will be as effective and engaging! There were numerous folks attending, some even internationally, but I still got the feeling I was in a small, personalized learning environment.
--Janus Nauman Reyes, Staff Development Manager, Credit Union 1
“The ASTD program I attended showed me that online learning can go way beyond simple information distribution. The case studies were directly applicable to my job and industry, and provided examples of when things go right and when they don’t. A class bulletin board provided a forum for learners to post homework and real life issues, and to get feedback from other learners and the instructor. I will definitely take another ASTD online program in the future.”
--Marianne Smith, Global Leader of Learning & Development, Paradigm
“The online workshop was so user friendly that I felt that I took a quantum leap into technical savvy and a greater appreciation of learning via a web conference. The facilitator was right in tune with the participants, keeping us attentive and involved. It was a proactive event for me, and something I would like to repeat in the near future.”
--Bernard Rochon, President, Center for Performance and Accountability, Inc.