DDI Train-the-Trainer Workshops and Certifications

This three-day session develops the skills and competencies facilitators need to deliver leadership training for organizational success. Upon certification in person or virtually, facilitators will be able to deliver 30+ courses from DDI's Interaction Management^® and Ignite Your Impact: Women in Leadership^SM systems.

The Facilitator Certification Process workshop is designed for participants to:

• Build and sustain a high-trust learning environment, empowering them to develop exceptional leaders in their organization.
• See a positive model facilitated by their Master Trainer and then learn to apply the four facilitator competencies to effectively deliver DDI's courses. 
• Learn a variety of techniques to deliver content, facilitate skill practice exercises, handle challenging classroom situations, and more.

Session Details 

• Competencies Developed: Engaging Communication, Facilitation of Learning, Facilitator Emotional Intelligence, and Guiding Learners
• Learning Format: Instructor-led, virtual or in person 
• Group Size: Up to 6 people
• Lifetime Certification: Service agreement is required for the facilitator’s organization 
• Ongoing Support for Facilitators: Regular email updates, online learning resources, exclusive webinars, and more

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DDI's Master Trainer certification process enables your experienced facilitators to certify new facilitators from your organization in DDI's Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) to deliver DDI's courses. 

The Master Trainer Certification Process is designed for facilitators to:

• Obtain and understand all materials to conduct the Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) and make certification decisions at your organization.
• Model and demonstrate proficiency in the following competencies: Certification Decision Making, Coaching and Developing Others, Planning and Organizing, Facilitation of Learning, Engaging Communication, Guiding Learners, and Facilitator EQ (Emotional Intelligence). 
• Provide specific and balanced feedback to facilitator candidates around the competencies and key actions needed to deliver courses successfully for certification.
• Collaboratively create a development plan with facilitator candidates to enhance or develop facilitator candidates’ skills.

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met before the certification process begins:

• Successfully obtain certification in DDI's Facilitator Certification Program (FCP) workshop.
• Acquire direct delivery experience with DDI's Interaction Management® courses. DDI recommends facilitation of 3-5 courses, 3-5 times each.
• Achieve familiarity with the courses used as practice assignments and the ability to coach candidates to facilitate those courses.

Certification Steps

The process is led by one of DDI's Master Trainers, who will verify with the Master Trainer candidate that the prerequisites have been met. The DDI Master Trainer and the candidate will schedule the best time to work together as follows:

• Master Trainer Planning Session: This session will review the workshop agenda, materials, and content. It will introduce the certification process including the measures of success and support. The DDI Master Trainer will coach the candidate on preparing and leading an FCP workshop and will discuss how DDI programs will support the organization. This session should be conducted at least three weeks prior to the co-training workshop.
• Calibration Session: This session will focus on how to effectively track and calibrate competency ratings to make certification decisions. It should be scheduled after the planning session and prior to the co-training workshop.
• Co-Training Workshop: The Master Trainer candidate will co-train an FCP workshop at your organization with the DDI Master Trainer and deliver approximately 75-85% of the workshop.  

This two-day session qualifies your experienced facilitators to facilitate DDI’s Business Impact Leadership^® courses, in person or virtually. Facilitators learn to position and deliver DDI’s content anchored on your organization’s context, enabling them to develop leaders who can deliver on strategic and cultural goals.

The Facilitator Qualification Process workshop is designed for facilitators to:

• Learn the unique challenges of mid-level leaders and gain a deeper understanding of key concepts, tools, and activities for selected Business Impact Leadership courses.
• Learn to apply competencies that focus on aligning your business context to the courses.
• Use a variety of experiential learning techniques to conduct powerful debriefs and handle challenging situations that might occur in the classroom.
• Build leadership skills that develop stronger relationships and new networks, increase self-awareness, and drive transformation and strategic change.

Session Details

• Competencies Developed: Compelling Communication and Facilitation, Credibility at the Mid-Level, Global Acumen, Master Integrator
• Learning Format: Instructor-led, virtual or in person 
• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process 
• Target Audience: Ideal for facilitators with 3-5 years of experience with mid-level leaders
• Lifetime Certification: Service agreement is required for the facilitator’s organization 
• Ongoing Support for Facilitators: Regular email updates, online learning resources, exclusive webinars, and more

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This half-day session helps your facilitators transfer the skills they learned in DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process workshop to the virtual classroom, taking into consideration the unique learning needs and technology challenges of a virtual setting. 

The Facilitator Booster: Virtual Classroom is designed for facilitators to: 

• Explore and understand how DDI’s facilitator competencies and key actions translate in becoming an effective virtual facilitator. 
• Learn how the classroom course design has been modified to engage learners in the virtual classroom. 
• Identify development opportunities to enhance virtual classroom delivery skills. 
• Discuss best practices, including the role of a producer. 

Session Details 

• Prep Time: 60 minutes 
• Course Length: 4 hours 
• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) 
• Group Size: Up to 6 people 
• Delivery: Virtual, available as an in-house or public workshop

Upon successful completion of this full-day session, your DDI facilitators get certified to deliver Targeted Selection courses and use their facilitation skills to transfer behavioral interviewing skills to others in your organization.

The Facilitator Booster: Targeted Selection^® session is designed for DDI-certified facilitators to: 

• Enhance their knowledge of DDI’s system, process, and skills required to effectively conduct behavioral interviews and make better selection decisions. 
• Explore content from The Art and Science of Behavioral Interviewing courses. 
• Use the four facilitator competencies to effectively deliver The Science of Behavioral Interviewing course. 
• Use a process to provide and receive specific and balanced feedback. 
• Effectively handle difficult classroom situations. 

Session Details

• Prep Time: 4.5 hours 
• Course Length: 6.5 hours 
• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) or Targeted Selection® Trainer 
• Group Size: Up to 6 people 
• Delivery: Virtual, available as an in-house or public workshop

Available August 2021.

This half-day session will build confidence to facilitate programs on equity, diversity, and inclusion through leadership. It will provide fundamental learnings on key concepts as well as best practices and recommendations to create an inclusive learning environment that will be challenging and eye-opening, yet still psychologically safe. 

More details coming soon.

Available September 2021. 

This half-day session will build confidence in leveraging virtual reality in leadership programs. It is designed to help facilitators manage classroom dynamics and learner emotions, stay cool in the face of new technology, and embrace immersive learning to its full potential. 

Stay tuned for more exciting news on VR-enabled experiences from DDI.

Upon successful completion of this full-day session, your DDI facilitators become certified to deliver Targeted Selection courses and use their facilitation skills to transfer behavioral interviewing skills to others in your organization.

The Facilitator Booster: Targeted Selection^® session is designed for DDI-certified facilitators to: 

• Enhance their knowledge of DDI’s system, process, and skills required to effectively conduct behavioral interviews and make better selection decisions. 
• Explore content from The Art and Science of Behavioral Interviewing courses. 
• Use the four facilitator competencies to effectively deliver The Science of Behavioral Interviewing course. 
• Use a process to provide and receive specific and balanced feedback. 
• Effectively handle difficult classroom situations. 

Session Details

• Prep Time: 4.5 hours 
• Course Length: 6.5 hours 
• Prerequisite: DDI’s Facilitator Certification Process (FCP) or Targeted Selection® Trainer 
• Group Size: Up to 6 people 
• Delivery: Virtual, available as an in-house or public workshop

This three-day session prepares your trainers to deliver Targeted Selection courses in your organization to boost interviewing skills and hire the best talent. Participants are awarded trainer certification after successfully completing this workshop. 

The Targeted Selection^®: Trainer certification workshop is designed for participants to:

• Develop, enhance, or review the knowledge, motivations, and behaviors required to successfully deliver The Art and Science of Behavioral Interviewing courses. 
• Demonstrate the competencies needed for certification: Facilitation of Learning, Communicating with Impact, Formal Presentation, Coaching, and Technical Knowledge. 
• Use the Targeted Selection trainer materials and other learning methods to effectively facilitate interviewer training. 

Session Details 

• Prep Time: 30 minutes 
• Course Length: 3 days 
• Prerequisite: None 
• Group Size: Up to 6 people 
• Delivery: Virtual, available as an in-house or public workshop

The success of any new company-wide program depends on a clear, sustainable implementation plan. It also requires an organized, dedicated program manager at the helm. This half-day session develops strong program managers for a successful Targeted Selection implementation in your organization. 

The Targeted Selection^®: Program Manager workshop is designed for participants to: 

• Learn five sustainability factors to ensure long-term success: Communication, Accountability, Skills, Alignment, and Measurement. 
• Develop a comprehensive plan using seven implementation planning process steps. 
  1. Identify the Business Need 
  2. Plan Rollout and Communication Strategies 
  3. Design Interviewing System 
  4. Design Training Solution 
  5. Develop Implementation 
  6. Establish Progress and Outcome Measures 
  7. Ensure Sustainability 
• Discuss barriers and how to address common challenges. 

Session Details 

• Prep Time: 30 minutes 
• Course Length: 3.5 hours virtual workshop, plus additional 40 minutes of self-directed learning after the live course
• Prerequisite: Completion of Targeted Selection’s Art of Behavioral Interviewing and Science of Behavioral Interviewing (in classroom, virtual classroom, or web-based training formats)
• Group Size: Up to 6 people 
• Delivery: Virtual, available as an in-house or public workshop