Apply persuasive writing techniques when creating needs assessment reports and design documents that effectively articulate your training solution. Prepare well-written workbooks, manuals, job aids, slide decks, and e-learning courses that reduce cognitive load, positively influence learning transference, and serve as on-the-job resources. Edit writing to be clearer and more concise. Organize reports, materials, and curriculums. Write precise instructions for individual and group activities so they engage participants. Create training materials with easy-to-understand visuals that effectively support written messages and lead to greater learning retention.

Why You Should Attend

Produce quality content faster, improving your learning programs through effective writing techniques. Tailor writing to engage your audience with the right tone, point of view, and personality. Reduce learners’ cognitive loads through well-organized and beautifully formatted documents.

This program is ideal for professionals who develop learning programs and want to improve their writing and content organization skills.

Certificate Program

Writing for Instructional Design and Training Certificate

Improve the quality of your learning programs through clear, engaging writing.

Master the art of writing clear, engaging, and credible content for your instructional design, e-learning, and training projects.

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Course Info

As a talent development professional, writing is a core part of your job. To communicate effectively with stakeholders and learners, develop high-quality training materials, and facilitate learning, your writing needs to be persuasive, clear, and engaging. By mastering these writing skills, you’ll gain credibility and a competitive edge as you need to create learning content that educates, communicates, and engages.

Discover how to use writing techniques to articulate desired training outcomes in this instructional design writing certificate. Through hands-on practice and scenarios specific to talent development, learn how to write to clarify, simplify, illuminate, and explain. Find out how to use tone, point of view, and personality to keep your audience actively engaged. Become skilled at organizing and formatting your writing to enhance understanding and reduce cognitive load.

- Apply persuasive writing techniques when creating needs assessment reports and design documents that effectively articulate your training solution.
- Prepare well-written workbooks, manuals, job aids, slide decks, and e-learning courses that reduce cognitive load, positively influence learning transference, and serve as on-the-job resources.
- Edit writing to be clearer and more concise.
- Organize reports, materials, and curriculums.
- Write precise instructions for individual and group activities so they engage participants.
- Create training materials with easy-to-understand visuals that effectively support written messages and lead to greater learning retention.
- Produce quality content faster, improving your learning programs through effective writing techniques.
- Tailor writing to engage your audience with the right tone, point of view, and personality.
- Reduce learners’ cognitive loads through well-organized and beautifully formatted documents.
This program is ideal for professionals who develop learning programs and want to improve their writing and content organization skills.

Format

Face-to-Face

Live Online

Private Training

Roles

Instructional Designer, Trainer/Facilitator

Capability Areas

Communication, Instructional Design

Level

Capable

Language(s)

English

Credits

APTD 14

CPTD 14

CEU 1.4

HRCI 14

PDC 14

Recognition

ATD Certificate of Completion, Digital Badge

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Course Topics

- Understanding Rhetorical Writing
- Writing Persuasively
- Persuasion for Design Documents and Participant Materials
- Writing With Perspective
- Writing to Reduce Cognitive Load
- Elements of Writing
- Organizing Content to Reduce Cognitive Load
- Writing Conversational Scripts for Realistic Scenarios
- Writing Successful Step-by-Step Instructions
- The Impact of Visuals
- The Art of Self-Editing
- 7 Smart Self-Editing Practices Checklist
- Audience Analysis Checklist
- Guidelines for Managing Cognitive Load in Instructions
- Structuring Content to Reduce Cognitive Load Checklist
- Writing Instructions Checklist
- Writing for Learning Checklist
- Writing Guidelines

Dates & Locations

Time Zone: UTC

Credits & Recognition

ATD Certificate of Completion Writing for Instructional Design and Training Cert

Digital Badge Writing for Instructional Design and Training Cert

14 Learning Hours Writing for Instructional Design and Training Cert

1.4 CEUs

Additional Credits	Type	Credits
APTD Credential	Professional Development Hours/Recertification Points	14	More Info
CPTD Credential	Professional Development Hours/Recertification Points	14	More Info
HR Certification Institute®	Recertification Credit Hours	14	More Info
Society for Human Resource Management	Professional Development Credits (PDCs)	14	More Info

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WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING

Testimonials

"I have just completed my first certificate program with the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and I could not be more impressed with it! It was the missing bridge between my journalism background and my L&D future. I can't wait to put this learning into practice! :)"

"This program was not easy, but it was the most rewarding class I've ever taken. I completed the class almost 5 months ago and use what I learned on almost a daily basis in my job. Excellent course."

"Not only [did the course] teach me how to be more effective in my writing, the resources for me to practice and continue with my development afterwards are astounding. I have what I learned and a cadre of other sources to use as I continue to grow."

Things To Know

To receive the certificate of completion and continuing education credits, participation in all originally scheduled days of the program, including both face-to-face and live online formats, and completion of all coursework and a program evaluation are mandatory.
Face-to-Face Programs:
- Participants who miss more than two hours of the entire program will not be eligible to receive the certificate.
- Make-up policy: There is no make-up policy for face-to-face programs.
Live Online Programs:
- ATD requires active participation throughout the program to receive credit. Active participation in live online sessions includes, but is not limited to, participating in virtual classroom activities, discussions, breakout sessions, and intersession work.
- Make-up policy: You can miss and make up one session* by listening to a session recording. Instructions for reporting make-up sessions are posted on ATD’s learning platform.
*For live online programs with full-day sessions, you can miss a maximum of three and a half hours and must make up the time by listening to the recording.
A laptop computer with Wi-Fi capability is required for both face-to-face and online programs.
Face-to-Face Programs: Please do not bring mobile devices (for example, phones or tablets) instead of a laptop. There will be no computers available on-site for participants. Note: You might not have an optimal experience using Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge to access your courses. Chrome is the recommended browser.
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Writing for Instructional Design and Training Certificate

Improve the quality of your learning programs through clear, engaging writing.

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The Art of Rhetoric

Writing Tight: Clarity, Concision, and Precision

Writing Scripts

Writing Step-by-Step Instructions

Working With Visuals and Formatting Content for Clarity

Becoming Your Best Editor

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