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Certification

Pre-registration.

Everything you need to do to confirm your eligibility and apply for Certification.

Program status

Certification registration is paused while the Institute strengthens the program. Join the next-cohort list at my.thei4pl.ca/certification/apply and the certification team will email you the dates when registration reopens. Current candidates and certified members can pay certification fees online at my.thei4pl.ca/certification/fees.

Be first to know

Tell us you want to register and you will be contacted as soon as the next cohort is scheduled, with the dates and the registration link.

Tell me when the next cohort opens Prepare with the candidate documents

Pre-registration

Watch the informational video or attend a live webinar, confirm experience requirement, complete a practice exam, and request professional references.

1

Attend or watch an informational webinar

The informational video is coming soon.

2

Ensure eligibility

Use the Experience Calculator to upload your c.v. and add your relevant experience to help determine your eligibility for CTP or CTDP designation before proceeding with your application.

Certified Training Practitioner™ (CTP)

Certified Training Practitioner™ (CTP) is the professional designation for those with a minimum of one year full-time experience (or equivalent) working with adult learners in the key competency areas of:

  • Designing learning experiences
  • Facilitating learning
  • Partnering with clients

CTP holders will be eligible to upgrade to CTDP when they achieve the relevant experience. Further details to be made available soon.

Certified Training and Development Professional™ (CTDP)

Certified Training and Development Professional™ (CTDP) is the professional designation for performance and learning and development professionals with four years* full-time experience (or equivalent) working with adult learners across the key competency areas of:

  • Partnering with clients
  • Assessing performance needs
  • Designing curricula
  • Designing learning experiences
  • Facilitating learning
  • Supporting transfer of learning
  • Evaluating learning

*Candidates who have completed an I4PL Recognized Program will receive credit of one year of full-time experience (standard 40-hour work week).

3

Complete practice exam

The practice exam contains a handful of questions representative of the CTDP or CTP knowledge exam pool. It gives you exposure to the format and nature of the formal knowledge exam questions, and will help you determine your readiness.

There is no cost to take the practice exam, and if you are unsuccessful you will be able to re-take it one more time.

4

Request professional references

Provide two professional references who can speak to your work in performance and learning. Please let your referees know the reference form takes about five to seven minutes to complete.

Responses are confidential and seen only by the I4PL certification team and assessors.

Once you have successfully completed all stages and your references have been reviewed, you will be notified of the outcome, and, if invited, may proceed to registration.

Start the process here