Accelerate your readiness for the Certified Professional in Talent Development Certification (CPTD®) exam, and earn the credential that proves your talent development capability.
This program is designed to give ATD Certification Institute CPTD candidates a comprehensive, facilitator-led training experience. This robust program uses a blended learning approach with on-demand resources; self-study modules; a five-day in-person training; and live online facilitator-led check-ins to increase your confidence in preparing for and passing the CPTD exam.
The course goes beyond presenting content from the Talent Development Capability Model™ to prepare you for proving your mastery of the knowledge and skills on the exam. During the course, you’ll create an individualized study plan that identifies what you need to focus on to become certified. With a mix of lectures and engaging activities led by an expert facilitator and access to a full-length practice test, this program gives you an end-to-end preparation experience so that you’ll leave the course feeling confident to take the exam.
- Master the Talent Development Capability Model concepts covered in the exam.
- Close the knowledge gaps in your areas of weakness, and leave with the confidence to pass the CPTD exam.
- Gain access to fully prepared study process templates to minimize the guesswork in preparing for the exam.
- Apply strategies to reduce test-taking anxieties.
- Practice answering both types of CPTD exam questions.
- Receive continued access to the TDBoK.
- Build personal, professional, and organizational capacity through in-depth content review and application exercises.
- Identify your knowledge gaps within the Talent Development Capability Model to focus and prioritize your study process.
- Receive personalized guidance on what and how to study from an ATD expert facilitator through live and in-person sessions.
- Develop self-confidence to pass the exam through multiple opportunities to take the practice test and gain feedback from your ATD expert facilitator.
Pre-Course: (45 Minutes)
- Introduction to the CPTD Exam
- Meet Your Facilitator
- Meet Your Peers
- Learning Journey Roadmap
- Ways to Use the On-Demand Course
Week 1: Program Kick-Off (2 Hours)
- Candidate Handbook
- Your Prep Experience Infographic
- Your Study Plan for Success
- Practice Questions
Week 2: Virtual Session One (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Tactics for Reading the TDBoK
- Personal Capability Domain
- Practice Questions
Week 3: Personal Capability Domain (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Hot Topic: Collaboration and Leadership
- Building Personal Capability Review
- Confidence Check
- Continued Independent Study Using the CPTD On Demand Resources and TDBoK
- Practice Questions
Week 4: Professional Capability Domain (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Hot Topic: Learning Sciences
- Professional Capability Review and Confidence Check
- Continued Independent Study Using the CPTD On Demand Resources and TDBoK
- Practice Questions
Week 5: Organizational Capability Domain (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Hot Topic: Data Analytics
- Organizational Capability Review
- Confidence Check
- Continued Independent Study Using the CPTD On-Demand Resources and TDBoK
- Practice Questions
- Steps to Prepare for Practice Test
Week 6: In-Person Training
(6.5 Hour Session Over 5 Days Led by ATD Facilitator)
Day 1: Review Gap Assessment Tool, Practice Exam and Building Personal Capability Domain
Day 2: Developing Professional Capability Domain, Part 1
Day 3: Developing Professional Capability Domain, Part 2
Day 4: Impacting Organizational Capability Domain, Part 3
Day 5: Building Personal Capability Domain and Next Steps in Preparation
Week 7: Professional Capability Domain (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Hot Topic: Technology Application
- Review practice test-taking experience.
- Continued independent study using the CPTD On-Demand resources and TDBoK
- Take practice test (independently).
Week 8: Practice Exam Debrief (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Debrief CPTD practice test results.
- Practice taking case management (scenario) tests.
Week 9: Practice Case Management Questions (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Practice taking case management test (scenario questions).
- Debrief case management questions.
Week 10: Professional Capability Domain (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Hot Topics: Technology Application and Evaluating Impact and Instructional Design
- Complete Professional Capability Review
- Confidence Check
- Continued independent study using the CPTD On-Demand resources and TDBoK
- Practice Questions
Week 11: Organizational Capability Domain (2-Hour Live Online Session Led by ATD Facilitator)
- Hot Topic: Business Insight and Talent Strategy Management
- Complete Organizational Capability Review
- Confidence Check
- Continued Independent Study Using the CPTD On-Demand Resources and TDBoK
- Practice Questions
11 weeks
02nd Oct – 15th Dec 2023
Ahmed Metwali Shaarawy
Ahmed is a certified professional in talent development (CPTD) with more than 12 years of experience in sales, marketing, and learning functions. He is recognized for his structured way of thinking, proven performance coaching abilities, and learning agility.
Ahmed launched high-visibility learning and development projects designed to support the business plan of one of the top multinational pharmaceutical companies. Ahmed has been working with different training providers to design and deliver successful programs in management development, unconscious bias, communications, sales, change management, operational excellence, time management, performance improvement, and many other topics. His work has always focused on meeting the client’s strategic needs.
Ahmed leads the CPTD study group in the MENA region in alignment with the standards of the ATD Certification Institute. His burning desire to advance his career and diversify his knowledge enabled him to earn many certificates and become an expert in sales and marketing management, coaching, learning experience design, performance improvement, needs analysis and evaluating learning impact, and digital marketing. His educational background is in pharmacy.
