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Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD)

Association for Talent Development

Certification

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The Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) is a professional certification for TD professionals with at least five years of experience. It is broad and measures a professional’s knowledge and skill application across the breadth of talent development capabilities.

Cost

Exam fee: $1,099 (members) and $1,500 (non-members)Show moreShow less

Format

Hybrid

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The CPTD candidate must has at least five years of related work experience and should have deep knowledge and experience applying the principles for enhancing employee talent development. A CPTD understands and can affect the value and impact employee learning and development strategies bring to the success of an organization. Steps to Becoming an CPTD 1. Check your eligibility- Assess your knowledge gaps and make sure you’re qualified to apply for the CPTD certification exam. 2. Prepare for your exam- Explore what is on the exam and find various preparation tools and resources to fit your study preferences, budget, and time. 3. Apply for the exam- Apply and get authorized to test through our certification portal when you are eligible and ready select a testing window. 4. Take the exam- Once you are authorized to test, schedule and take the exam at a testing. To maintain the certification, recertification is required every three years through documented professional development activities. What is the Full Exam Format? - Exam time: 3 hours - Exam length: a mix of multiple choice questions and case management questions will be used - Computer-based The CPTD focuses on a subset of capabilities from the Talent Development Capability Model and covers all three domains: Personal Capabilities - 20% Professional Capabilities - 45% Organizational Capabilities - 35%

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Apply communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills in talent development contexts
  • Design learning solutions by selecting modalities, defining outcomes, and developing instructional assets aligned to adult learning theories
  • Evaluate learning impact by defining outcome metrics and applying qualitative and quantitative data methods in organizational environments
  • Analyze business needs and performance gaps to inform talent strategy, consulting approaches, and organizational development decisions
  • Implement performance improvement, change management, and data analytics techniques to support organizational capability and future readiness
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Training and Development Specialists13-1151.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Multiple instructional techniques including role playing, team exercises, and video content — deliver with increasing independence to diverse employee groups in hybrid work environments.
  • Course materials such as visual aids, guides, and handouts — develop and revise using desktop publishing and graphics software to meet specific learning objectives.
  • In-person and virtual training delivery modes — evaluate trade-offs in effectiveness, cost, and environmental impact and recommend adjustments to program coordinators.
  • Targeted job-skill training programs — facilitate routinely for small-to-mid-size employee cohorts, adapting pacing and examples to audience experience levels.
  • Training needs assessments — conduct independently through employee surveys, focus group facilitation, and manager consultations across familiar business units.
  • Program effectiveness metrics — monitor and compile using LMS reporting tools, identifying trends and flagging concerns for senior specialists.
  • Departmental training and onboarding programs — organize and coordinate logistics, timelines, and facilitator assignments with moderate oversight.
  • Alternative training interventions — develop and pilot when evaluation data indicate that existing methods are not achieving measurable performance improvement.
  • Video creation, editing, and web page authoring tools — use to produce and publish engaging digital training content for internal learner audiences.
  • Active listening and social perceptiveness — apply during learner interactions to adjust facilitation strategies and address participant concerns in real time.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
91%
Placement Rate
90%