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. The steps and documents below describe the program as it runs.
Consider which designation is right for you.
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:
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:
Watch the informational video or attend a live webinar, confirm experience requirement, complete a practice exam, and request professional references. See Certification pre-registration.
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.
Register and complete payment. Registration includes:
The next step is to prepare for and successfully complete the CTDP or CTP Knowledge exam with a score of 75% or greater.
Both the CTP and CTDP Knowledge Exams are designed to test your professional knowledge and are built in direct alignment with the Competencies for Performance and Learning Professionals © and Ethical Code of Conduct. Exams are self-proctored and open book.
1.5 hours to complete
40 multiple choice questions focused on Designing learning experiences, Facilitating learning and Partnering with clients, extracted from a pool of 60 questions.
3 hours to complete
100 multiple choice questions across the broad set of Competencies for Performance and Learning Professionals ©, extracted from a pool of 200 questions.
We encourage you to select the best methods to prepare for your exam based on your preferred learning style.
You will require in-depth comprehension and application of the Competencies in preparation for the CTDP or CTP exam. Review the Competencies to become familiar with the language, terminology and expectations of Performance and Learning Professionals.
You are encouraged to do the following to prepare for your examination:
Once you successfully complete your exam, the next phase is to prepare for the skill demonstration. Preparing your skill demonstration is no small feat, and we want to set you up for success.
The skill demonstration is your opportunity to demonstrate your skills and experience, in alignment with the Institute’s Competencies for Performance and Learning Professionals © and grounded in the Institute’s Ethical Code of Conduct.
Your work product submission must be an original and current project undertaken in the past two years, and you must be authorized to submit the supporting documentation.
Please ensure you obtain permission from your employer or client to submit the project materials for the purposes of your skill demonstration prior to commencing Certification.
It is important that you select a project that will enable you to demonstrate the competencies for performance and learning professionals in action.
CTP Candidates demonstrate their competence in Partnering with clients, plus one of the following Competency areas:
CTDP Candidates demonstrate their competence in Partnering with clients, plus one of the following Competency areas:
Prior to commencing your skill demonstration submission, we ask you to share the context behind the project or program you have chosen, the performance challenge you will be addressing, and your initial approach. This is to ensure you are likely to have the opportunity to demonstrate the Competencies in action.
A member of the assessor team will review what you share, and share feedback and suggestions about the topic and approach.
Once your skill demonstration has been pre-approved, you should begin preparing your skill demonstration to ensure it is ready to submit in the skill demonstration window.
Upon successful assessment of your skill demonstration, you are awarded your designation. You will receive your digital badge and certification, and your name will appear in the Certified Member Directory.
To judge your readiness, read the candidate toolkit prepared by certified members and assessors, review the abridged Competencies and quick reference, and read the Member Code of Ethical Conduct. Members can also download the full Competencies for Performance and Learning Professionals free of charge.
Prepared by certified members and assessors: practical advice for each step.
The full competency framework. Free for members, $30 for non-members.
A one-look reference to the seven competencies and their components.
The ethical standard every certified member and candidate is held to.
Supplementary readings to help you prepare for certification:
