Associate Professional in Talent Development – APTD

The Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) is a professional certification for TD professionals with at least three years of experience—those who are in the early parts of their careers or whose professional roles and aspirations are focused on foundational areas of the field.

An APTD understands that well-designed talent development strategies and solutions contribute to organizational success and has a strong grounding in the foundational knowledge of the field.

The typical APTD credential holder has 3-5 years of experience in talent development. Fifteen percent of the candidates who have earned the APTD so far are in a management role.

The APTD covers a subset of foundational knowledge from the Talent Development Capability Model and how to use that knowledge in talent development. It is focused on the capabilities required for successful performance by early career professionals. These areas were identified by the research as core building blocks for talent development professionals.

APTD covers a subset of the Talent Development Capability Model focused more on the knowledge statements than the skill and ability statements covered by the CPTD exam.

Communication

• Communication

• Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making

• Collaboration and Leadership

• Cultural Awareness and Inclusion

• Project Management

• Compliance and Ethical Behavior

• Learning Sciences

• Training Delivery and Facilitation

• Instructional Design

• Technology Application

• Knowledge Management

• Coaching

• Evaluating Impact

• Business Insight

• Consulting and Business Partnering

• Organization Development and Culture

• Future Readiness

• Talent Strategy and Management

• Performance Improvement

• Change Management

• Data and Analytics