professional development

By thoughtfully implementing modern learning tools, content and delivery methods, you can provide high-value continuing education that complements your broader mission and purpose.

Modern certification programs need to better serve young professionals. How can associations leverage this content to better to help both new and existing members update their knowledge and skills? Find out on this Talented Learning Show!

Continuing education providers offer a broad spectrum of learning experiences -- from in-person classroom sessions, mentoring and on-the-job training to self-paced study in virtual and blended formats.

All four categories share much of the same core functionality -- but each type is also characterized by unique functionality, use case workflows and integrations that the others don't require.

CEU training providers need a learning platform that helps manage all facets of this complex business, and modern LMS providers are beginning to respond with flexible, sophisticated business solutions.

Unlike a paper-based certification, a digital badge is embedded with relevant “metadata” such as the badge title, description, date earned, issuer, recipient, expiration date and even specific details about the work submitted by the recipient.

Selling accredited educational content to members and managing their other learning activities generates non-dues revenue -- which is increasingly important for association success.

With each incremental accrediting jurisdiction the problem compounds and becomes so complicated that many organizations can’t use a commercially available LMS to manage CEUs but rather are forced to cobble together spreadsheets, home-grown custom systems, specialized commercial CE trackers and manual processes to bridge the gap, connect the data and ensure compliance. 

In the accounting industry, most accounting firms set up a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) license and grant continuing professional education (CPE) credit based on the NASBA standards, rather than maintain the complex CPE rules of each state

The emphasis on the bridging “Skills Gap” has put new life into workforce development programs globally -- and no matter what size of a population you’re targeting, in a modern world, an online platform and delivery option has to be considered – gone are the days of just meeting with a counselor to develop a plan and then sit in a classroom.