Who can benefit from ASPEL Certification?
The Certification is designed for any individual who is involved in Professional or Executive Learning, including:
- Organizational learning officers, trainers, and practitioners or people transferring to the area from other roles
- Faculty working in Business Schools, Executive Development Centres, or Learning companies
- Independent consultants and experts
The benefits of ASPEL Certification include:
- a brand image that differentiates you from other providers
- a quality kitemark to provide assurance to solution seekers or organizational line managers
- acknowledgement of your achievements in the field of learning
- a highlighted listing on the ASPEL Provider Directory
- a thorough analysis of your strengths and potential areas for personal development
- enabling you to apply to become an ASPEL assessor
Key features of ASPEL Certification:
The certification process is conducted online throughout, reducing both time and cost. It is purely evidence-based, so you don’t have to undertake any formal training programme to obtain the certification
The Portfolio of Evidence is evaluated by a panel of three assessors, selected to ensure that their background, language and culture closely match your own
It is modular in format, thus allowing you to progress incrementally through the various stages at your own pace and in your personal areas of interest
Certification is provided in one of four learning / developmental areas:
- Individual, including coaching, mentoring and tutoring
- Group, including training, facilitation and programme design
- Organization, including strategy, organizational development, change management
- Online, including eLearning, virtual worlds, online simulations
at one of four levels of achievement:
- Quality Entrant
- Practitioner
- Master Practitioner
- Expert
The Framework for Certification:
| Quality Entrant | Practitioner | Master Practitioner | Expert | |
| Certificate in Individual Development | Coaches peers and colleagues | Coaches at middle management or professional levels | Coaches at senior levels; contributes to the wider community | Is a top expert in the field of coaching. Contributes to the (inter)national community |
| Certificate in Group Development | Competent in skills training or team coaching within a defined topic area | Facilitates at middle management or professional levels | Develops new products or services related to facilitation of group development; contributes to the wider community | Is a top expert in the field of facilitation, training and group development; contributes to the (inter)national community |
| Certificate in Organizational Development | Conducts defined OD projects effectively | Has a proven knowledge base which s/he applies effectively across a range of interventions, areas, departments | Initiates new OD projects; contributes to the wider community | Is a top expert in the field of organizational development; contributes to the (inter)national community |
| Certificate in Online Learning | Supports the development and implementation of online products and services | Designs and develops online solutions in response to specified needs | Develops new products or services; contributes to the wider community | Is a top expert in the field of online learning; contributes to the (inter)national community |
Which Certification is right for you?
In the highly competitive world of learning provision, it is important for you to decide which path best suits your experience and vision.As the industry becomes more professional, clients (whether internal or external) are seeking specialists and experts who can support the design, development and implementation of learning projects, whether at individual, group, organizational or (inter)national levels.
With ASPEL Certification, you select which specialism best reflects your expertise and interests. Or indeed you may wish to undertake more than one Certification process to demonstrate not only your depth of experience but also the breadth of expertise you can offer.
If you are unsure which Certificate to apply for, please feel free to contact us to discuss your requirements.
Pricing
Each Certification process is charged at an all-inclusive fee of €1,000 payable in two installments, which includes:
- Assistance in the completion of the relevant documents and other required evidence
- Individual evaluation of the portfolio by a panel of three assessors
- A meeting of the assessors to agree on the final outcome
- A report on the outcome of the evaluation
- Where required, a review by ASPEL’s Certification Board
- The award of the Certificate
Contact us for more information!
Download the brochure here: ASPEL Certification Brochure
