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ATD Education

Certificates

A professional education certificate from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) is highly-regarded in the talent industry and beyond. Upon successful completion of any of our certificate courses, you’ll be awarded this important documentation confirming program name, course completion date, issuing organization, and credit information. 

ATD certificate and master programs participants are also awarded digital badges upon successful completion of course requirements.

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Letter of Completion

Receive an official letter of completion when you finish your ATD course to serve as a record of your participation.

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Program Certificate

Earn a certificate of completion when you meet the requirements of an ATD Certificate Program. A great way to verify participation and earned credits.

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Designation Certificate

Complete an ATD Master Program and receive a designation certificateearning the title "ATD Master."

How We Measure Learning

You invest in your professional development and you need to make it count. Every ATD program provides a measure of your learning effort so that you can track, show, and share your commitment to lifelong learning.

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Learning Hours

The total number of hours spent learning in the course. Learning hours can be comprised of classroom, virtual, or self-paced activities.

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Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Awarded by training organizations to demonstrate completion of a course. One CEU is equivalent to ten contact hours of instruction.

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Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

PDHs demonstrate the amount of learning time a participant spent in a course. One PDH is equivalent to one contact hour of instruction.

Visit My ATD>My Learning>Download Transcript to get a detailed report of all of your ATD learning activities over time. 

ATD Accreditation Partners

At ATD Education, we support your achievement of industry-recognized credentials. That's why many of our certificate programs have been preapproved for professional development credits. Preapproval means you can upskill with our programs and get the professional development hours you need to earn or maintain your credentials. It also means ATD programs are aligned to the key concepts and certification principles in the industry at large. The following organizations have preapproved select ATD courses. Credit values and approved providers for each course can be found on individual product pages.

HRCI Approved Provider
SHRM Approved Provider
ACMP Approved Provider
ICF Approved Provider

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