Certified Professional in Talent Development-CPTD Training

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.

Successful CPTDs report that the process of studying for and getting their CPTD designation was a tremendous growth opportunity, allowed them to learn and give back to the profession, and made a positive impact on their careers

Formerly known as Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP), the ATD Certification Institute’s Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) Certification equips you with the tools to be the best in the field and lets employers know that you have real world, practical expertise that can be readily applied to the current work environment. CPTD gives you the capability, credibility, and confidence to be a high performing contributor in your organization. Be one of the best – Become a CPTD!

 CPTD FAST FACTS:

WHAT IS THE CPTD CERTIFICATION?

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.

Who can apply for the CPTD?

All CPTD candidates must have 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 talent development strategies and solutions bring to the success of an organization.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for the CPTD program, candidates must meet all criteria for one of the pathways below:

• Standard Pathway – 5 years of experience1 and 60 hours of qualified professional development2
• APTD Pathway –4 years of experience and a current APTD credential
• ATD Master Pathway – 5 years of experience and completion of an ATD Masters certificate

What Topics are Covered?

The CPTD covers a subset of the knowledge and skills from the Talent Development Capability Model, focusing on skills application and decision-making for more experienced professionals.

For more information about the CPTD credential, please download the Certification Handbook at the bottom of this page

CPTD Exam Format:

The CPTD Exam is designed to measure a candidate’s breadth of knowledge and skill in the talent development profession.

• The full exam contains 150 measurement opportunities that focus on the topics listed in the Detailed Content Outline of the exam found in this Handbook.
• Candidates will have three (3) hours to complete the exam. During the test, the CPTD Exam will be presented as follows: