National ASTD will offer three webcasts in December. Registration is FREE for chapter members and chapter leaders.

Championing the Competency Model and CPLP Credential for Chapter Success

Wednesday, December 2, 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT, 12 p.m. MT, 11 a.m. PT)

Audience: Current or upcoming chapter leaders (REGISTER)

Webcast facilitator: Patricia Harrold, CPLP, (Nebraska Chapter), National Advisors for Chapters

Join your fellow chapter leaders in an interactive webinar. Session outcomes:

• Learn from the collective best practices of chapters and share your own ideas about how to increase your membership value proposition via the Competency Model and CPLP

• Be introduced to strategy development tools that can help your chapter integrate the Competency Model into chapter programming and operations

• Learn steps towards and best practices designing services to assist your chapter members in their pursuit of the CPLP credential

Chapter Leader Onboarding

**Thursday, December 10, 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. MT, 12 p.m. PT)

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Audience: Current or upcoming chapter leaders (REGISTER)

Webcast presenter: Charnell Westerman, CPLP, Baton Rouge Chapter and National Advisor for Chapters

New leader onboarding is a critical step in volunteer retention and high performance. Attend this webcast as we discuss the value of an establishing a chapter onboarding process, identify resources available, and equip you with tools to create an onboarding process for your chapter.

ASTD CPLP Competency Model

Tuesday, December 15, 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT, 11 a.m. MT, 10 a.m. PT)

Audience: All chapter members and chapter leaders (REGISTER**)

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Webcast presenter: Jennifer Naughton, ASTD Director of Credentialing

The ASTD competency model defines what people in the training profession need to know and do to be successful. Find out how the ASTD competency model can be leveraged in your organization and your chapter. Discover the latest trends that are impacting the field's professional development agenda and skills that can help us stay relevant and indispensible to businesses during tough economic times. The most recent round of updates that were made to the 2004 ASTD Competency Model will be highlighted. All chapter leaders and members are encouraged to attend this webcast for an overview of the CPLP Competency Model.