The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, making it one of the oldest U.S.-based associations for the profession. From a small band of professionals, 12 charter members to be exact, to a network of thousands of men and women that literally spans the globe, ASTD now has members on six of seven continents, and they are working on Antarctica. ASTD decided to offer professional credentials based on a set of standards for the profession. With credentialing in place, built on a body of knowledge, ASTD will play a role in all five of those defining characteristics of a profession.