Managing the Learning Function Certificate Program

Understand what drives business and how the learning function can best add value.

This three-day program provides the critical leadership necessary to develop the learning function (its people and programs) and have a meaningful impact on the overall strategy in your organization. This interactive program includes self-assessments, small group case study discussion, best-practice review, and feedback on specific challenges participants face.

Audience
The Managing the Learning Function Certificate Program is designed for professionals who implement workforce learning and development initiatives or those who are about to undertake this key organizational role.

Course Description
This three-day program will prepare you to provide leadership in developing your organization's people to execute organizational strategy.

The ASTD 2004 Competency Study: Mapping the Future identified managing the learning function as a critical area of expertise for the workplace learning and performance professional. The content of this program is based on the ASTD Competency Model and helps in preparation for obtaining the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) Credential. Learn more about Certification.

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The ASTD Managing the Learning Function Certificate is awarded to participants upon successful completion of the 3-day program. 

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to:

- Understand the current and evolving role of the learning manager in challenging environments

- Establish a vision by creating a compelling picture of how the learning function improves business performance and enables execution of organizational strategy and partner with business leaders to advocate improving performance through learning

- Establish strategies; develop long-range learning, development, and human performance initiatives to implement the vision; understand what drives business and how the learning function can best add value

- Understand the best practices in needs assessment methodologies and learning needs identification, adult learning theory, learning design theory, learning technologies, learning information systems, and marketplace resources
Run the learning function like a business by converting strategies into action plans reconciled with real-life constraints, develop and monitor budgets, and understand staffing and resource deployment. 

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The registration fee includes all course materials and lunch for each day.

Facilitators
For information about this program's facilitators, click here.

On-Site Offerings
ASTD can make arrangements for the Managing the Learning Function Certificate Program to be offered at your organization. Your attendees participate in the same learning experience offered at our public seminars, but have the convenience of being at your site and the benefit of covering the material with company peers who also will be involved in the move to performance improvement.

For additional information or to bring this program on-site, please contact Amanda Miller at amiller@astd.org or 703.683.9215, or request information through our online form.