Analyze the evolution, purpose and organizational positioning of talent development across organizational structures and environments. Define key talent development functions and their deliverables. Identify talent development roles and align them with functional needs. Apply insights from the ATD Career Pathway tool to your own personal and professional development planning. Relate domains and capabilities from the Talent Development Capability Model to real-world applications, identifying overlaps and relevance to your work environment. Practice the crucial talent development skills under Instructional Design, Training and Facilitation and Project Management. Map talent development touch points through the employee lifecycle, drawing on succession planning models and career frameworks. Explain how talent development supports organizational growth and employee success. Differentiate learning technology types and appropriate selection criteria to align technology choices within organizational goals. Articulate how talent development practitioners can contribute to an organization’s competitive advantage and support employees. Identify emerging trends in technology and the global workforce and assess their impact on your organization and work. Explore how AI tools can support talent development practitioners. Develop a personal and professional development plan aligned with lifelong learning goals to guide your next steps as a talent development practitioner.

Gain a clear understanding of the talent development profession, from key functions and terminology to career pathways and organizational impact. Plan your professional journey with a personalized development plan, reinforced by proven frameworks like the ATD Capability Model and Career Pathway. Translate theory into practice through interactive content and real-word scenarios that prepare you for success as a talent development professional. Build practical skills in crucial talent development areas including training and facilitation, instructional design, and project management. Earn the ATD Talent Development Practitioner designation at the end of this assessment-based program that verifies your knowledge as a new TD professional.

Professionals who are new to the talent development field or transitioning into a talent development role from another discipline will find this course valuable. This includes training coordinators, instructional designers, L&D team members, or subject matter experts beginning to support learning initiatives and seeking foundational knowledge, language, and direction to grow in the field.

What are the attendance policy and course requirements?

Additional information to help you prepare for your program: Completion requirements: Review the attendance policy before your course begins to ensure your successful completion. Technical requirements: Ensure your tech is ready for the first day of your Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program. Enrolled in a program? To check your course status and enrollment details, launch your course, or download your certificate, go to MyATD. Terms and privacy: Review our cancellation policy, health protocols for in-person courses, and more. Have additional questions about ATD courses? Visit our ATD Education FAQ for answers.

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Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program

Advance your career with an ATD Talent Development Practitioner designation that proves your knowledge of core concepts and practices in the field.

Discover the full scope of the talent development profession, build essential skills, and create a personalized roadmap for a thriving career in this dynamic field.

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$3,295.00

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Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program: Course Info

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Curious about what talent development really means—and how you can thrive in the profession? This assessment-based certificate program is your gateway to understanding the breadth of the talent development field, no matter your background or experience level. Whether you’re coming from another discipline or just beginning your career, you’ll gain a clear, practical overview of the roles, responsibilities, and impact of talent development across organizations.

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Through engaging content and hands-on tools like the Talent Development Capability Model ™ and the Talent Development Career Pathways tool, you’ll explore the ecosystem and the essential skills talent development professionals need to support competitive advantage for their organizations. You’ll gain insights into the critical role talent development plays in performance enablement throughout the employee lifecycle. By the end of the program, you’ll walk away with the applicable insights and a personalized development plan to confidently chart your path in this dynamic and rewarding field. Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll earn an industry-recognized designation that verifies your knowledge of talent development essentials.

Through engaging content and hands-on tools like the Talent Development Capability Model™ and the Talent Development Career Pathways tool, you’ll explore the ecosystem and the essential skills talent development professionals need to support competitive advantage for their organizations. You’ll gain insights into the critical role talent development plays in performance enablement throughout the employee lifecycle. By the end of the program, you’ll walk away with the applicable insights and a personalized development plan to confidently chart your path in this dynamic and rewarding field. Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll earn an industry-recognized designation that verifies your knowledge of talent development essentials.

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ATD’s Talent Development Capability Model is a framework to guide the TD profession in what practitioners need to know and do to develop themselves, others, and their organizations.

ATD’s Talent Development Capability Model is a framework to guide the TD profession in what practitioners need to know and do to develop themselves, others, and their organizations.

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Format

Face-to-Face

Live Online

Team Training

Roles

Training/Talent Development Coordinator

Capability Areas

Training Delivery and Facilitation, Communication, Data and Analytics, Future Readiness, Lifelong Learning, Project Management, Instructional Design, Technology Application, My Career

Level

Capable

Language(s)

English

Credits

APTD 35

CPTD 35

CEU 3.5

HRCI 35

PDC 35

Recognition

ATD Certificate, Digital Badge

Course Topics

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  Defining Talent Development
  Defining Talent Development
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  Why Talent Development?
  Why Talent Development?
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  Domains and Capabilities
  Domains and Capabilities
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  Capability Synergies
  Capability Synergies
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  What are the Functions of Talent Development?
  What are the Functions of Talent Development?
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  Function Inputs and Outputs
  Function Inputs and Outputs
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  Talent Development Roles
  Talent Development Roles
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  The Talent Development Career Pathway Tool
  The Talent Development Career Pathway Tool
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  Talent Development in the Employee Lifecycle
  Talent Development in the Employee Lifecycle
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  Career Models and Paths
  Career Models and Paths
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  Succession Planning
  Succession Planning
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  Informal and Formal Learning
  Informal and Formal Learning
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  Building and Managing Professional Relationships
  Building and Managing Professional Relationships
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  Learning Technology and Tools
  Learning Technology and Tools
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FAQs

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  Analyze the evolution, purpose and organizational positioning of talent development across organizational structures and environments.
  Analyze the evolution, purpose and organizational positioning of talent development across organizational structures and environments.
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  Define key talent development functions and their deliverables.
  Define key talent development functions and their deliverables.
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  Identify talent development roles and align them with functional needs.
  Identify talent development roles and align them with functional needs.
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  Apply insights from the ATD Career Pathway tool to your own personal and professional development planning.
  Apply insights from the ATD Career Pathway tool to your own personal and professional development planning.
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  Relate domains and capabilities from the Talent Development Capability Model to real-world applications, identifying overlaps and relevance to your work environment.
  Relate domains and capabilities from the Talent Development Capability Model to real-world applications, identifying overlaps and relevance to your work environment.
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  Practice the crucial talent development skills under Instructional Design, Training and Facilitation and Project Management.
  Practice the crucial talent development skills under Instructional Design, Training and Facilitation and Project Management.
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  Map talent development touch points through the employee lifecycle, drawing on succession planning models and career frameworks.
  Map talent development touch points through the employee lifecycle, drawing on succession planning models and career frameworks.
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  Explain how talent development supports organizational growth and employee success.
  Explain how talent development supports organizational growth and employee success.
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  Differentiate learning technology types and appropriate selection criteria to align technology choices within organizational goals.
  Differentiate learning technology types and appropriate selection criteria to align technology choices within organizational goals.
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  Articulate how talent development practitioners can contribute to an organization’s competitive advantage and support employees.
  Articulate how talent development practitioners can contribute to an organization’s competitive advantage and support employees.
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  Identify emerging trends in technology and the global workforce and assess their impact on your organization and work.
  Identify emerging trends in technology and the global workforce and assess their impact on your organization and work.
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  Explore how AI tools can support talent development practitioners.
  Explore how AI tools can support talent development practitioners.
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  Develop a personal and professional development plan aligned with lifelong learning goals to guide your next steps as a talent development practitioner.
  Develop a personal and professional development plan aligned with lifelong learning goals to guide your next steps as a talent development practitioner.
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  Gain a clear understanding of the talent development profession, from key functions and terminology to career pathways and organizational impact.
  Gain a clear understanding of the talent development profession, from key functions and terminology to career pathways and organizational impact.
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  Plan your professional journey with a personalized development plan, reinforced by proven frameworks like the ATD Capability Model and Career Pathway.
  Plan your professional journey with a personalized development plan, reinforced by proven frameworks like the ATD Capability Model and Career Pathway.
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  Translate theory into practice through interactive content and real-word scenarios that prepare you for success as a talent development professional.
  Translate theory into practice through interactive content and real-word scenarios that prepare you for success as a talent development professional.
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  Build practical skills in crucial talent development areas including training and facilitation, instructional design, and project management.
  Build practical skills in crucial talent development areas including training and facilitation, instructional design, and project management.
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  Earn the ATD Talent Development Practitioner designation at the end of this assessment-based program that verifies your knowledge as a new TD professional.
  Earn the ATD Talent Development Practitioner designation at the end of this assessment-based program that verifies your knowledge as a new TD professional.
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Professionals who are new to the talent development field or transitioning into a talent development role from another discipline will find this course valuable. This includes training coordinators, instructional designers, L&D team members, or subject matter experts beginning to support learning initiatives and seeking foundational knowledge, language, and direction to grow in the field.
Professionals who are new to the talent development field or transitioning into a talent development role from another discipline will find this course valuable. This includes training coordinators, instructional designers, L&D team members, or subject matter experts beginning to support learning initiatives and seeking foundational knowledge, language, and direction to grow in the field. 
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Additional information to help you prepare for your program:
Additional information to help you prepare for your program:
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  Completion requirements: Review the attendance policy before your course begins to ensure your successful completion.
  Completion requirements: Review the attendance policy before your course begins to ensure your successful completion.
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  Technical requirements: Ensure your tech is ready for the first day of your Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program .
  Technical requirements: Ensure your tech is ready for the first day of your Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program.
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  Enrolled in a program? To check your course status and enrollment details, launch your course, or download your certificate, go to MyATD.
  Enrolled in a program? To check your course status and enrollment details, launch your course, or download your certificate, go to MyATD.
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  Terms and privacy : Review our cancellation policy , health protocols for in-person courses , and more.
  Terms and privacy: Review our cancellation policy, health protocols for in-person courses, and more.
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  Have additional questions about ATD courses? Visit our ATD Education FAQ for answers.
  Have additional questions about ATD courses? Visit our ATD Education FAQ for answers.
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Facilitators

Aya Medhat, CPTD

Aya is an enthusiastic training professional with 14+ years of experience in managing training projects and learning activities, designing and delivering trainings that vary between soft skills and technical topics...

Rusty Shields

Rusty Shields is owner and chief performance consultant at Develefy Consulting. His passion, energy, and excitement when facilitating is palpable and contagious. As a facilitator and consultant for the past...

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Credits & Recognition

ATD Certificate Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program

Digital Badge Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program

35 Learning Hours Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program

3.5 CEUs

Additional Credits	Type	Credits	Actions
APTD Credential	Professional Development Hours/Recertification Points	35	More Info
CPTD Credential	Professional Development Hours/Recertification Points	35	More Info
HR Certification Institute®	Recertification Credit Hours	35	More Info
Society for Human Resource Management	Professional Development Credits (PDCs)	35	More Info

Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program

Advance your career with an ATD Talent Development Practitioner designation that proves your knowledge of core concepts and practices in the field.

Talent Development Practitioner Essentials Program: Course Info

Course Topics

Module 1: Foundations of Talent Development

Module 2: The ATD Talent Development Capability Model

Module 3: Key Functions of Talent Development

Module 4: Roles and Careers in Talent Development

Module 5: Growing into the Profession

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Facilitators

Aya Medhat, CPTD

Rusty Shields

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