I have to write a paper for a T&D class I am taking, and I am not sure which company to pick. We are supposed to analyze a company that has easily published documentation of their training methods online, and examine them against the textbook indicators. Does anyone have an idea of a good company to pick for my assignment? Thanks for your help!

Anyone have their CPTM certification? Is it worth it? How has it helped you? Any other training related certifications you have found beneficial?

Hi everyone! I am new to this sub. I am teacher looking to transition into Learning and Development or some type of corporate training role. Does anyone know about any networking events in NYC? Or places where I can find networking events? I am open to in-person or online. Any and all suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance.

What personality assessment is your company using to aid in the selection of candidates? We hire around 1000 employees a year and all of them take a personality based assessment that is used in conjunction with the interview to determine their fit for a role. We have been with our current vendor a long time and are in the market for something different. Thanks for the help!

I'm really keen to find out what people expect to pay for an external learning consultants to come into their business to deliver a workshop before stop. What would you say is the amount you would to pay for the time provided? What do you classify as too cheap and what do you classify as way too expensive?

Hey everyone 👋

Are there any tools only for the assessment part of the learning journey that are not as expensive as full LMS solutions?

We want to launch a certification (timed, pdf certificates, question pool, ideally imported from an external system, sync of completions into Salesforce). Architecture diagram:

https://i.imgur.com/o2Ne1wv.png

We have been looking for an LMS for the past 2 weeks, multiple demos with vendors, and emailing back and forth. Some vendors we looked at were Dugga, Talent LMS, Cloud Assess, Examsoft, and ProProfs.

We believed our use case was quite simple going into this, but based on my research, I realise that the ingestion of questions via API is not commonly supported in the LMS space. Therefore, we are considering staying with our current LMS (LearnUpon) unless we can find a tool that reduces costs and provides more automation.

Open to any suggestions.

Thanks in advance

My company has always relied on AWS instructor-led training (onsite or remote) for both new hires and ongoing upskilling. However, over the last months, we've observed that AWS is deprecating many ILT options, moving them to Skill Builder as self-paced courses—or sometimes not updating them at all.

While self-paced learning works for some, we've found that many colleagues struggle with staying focused and achieving optimal results compared to instructor-led classes. ILT provides the interactivity, structure, and engagement that self-paced content often lacks.

Why is AWS not maintaining both options for all courses? Has anyone else noticed this trend, and how has it affected training in your organizations? Would love to hear your experiences and thoughts!

I’m an elementary teacher, and I’ve made it to the second round of interviews for a trainer and educational specialist position in a field I don’t have formal experience in. For this round, I need to lead a 15-minute presentation for the interview panel, and I’m looking for advice.

Here’s the thing.. . all the trainings and workshops I’ve led in the past have been for other teachers, so I’ve always used strategies we use in the classroom (interactive activities, check-ins, etc). I’m nervous that my presentation will come across as too "elementary teacher" for this setting.

Any suggestions on strategies I could use to elevate the presentation or things I should definitely do to make a good impression? I’m probably overthinking it, but I really want to stand out in the right way.

Thanks in advance for any tips or insights!

Hi has anyone done this training and could give me feedback or would like to share some of the contents?

I'm building an LMS and want to make a few free tools to bring people in.

Any ideas for tools that you'd use?

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Hello! While I know there are many training providers and companies out in the L&D world, is there a list of training providers that are specific to a particular vertical or industry that I can refer to?

Most of the training providers that I've seen offer very general course training on a variety of topics with several trainers on their TC roster.

I want to move away from general certificate course providers online and focus on TCs that offer primarily instructor-led training that can be done on-site or at least live via video. I'm currently working in managing in-person learning for machinists and new manufacturing techs.

Does anyone know of a low-cost training platform similar to Pryor Learning that offers a wide variety of training materials? I’m specifically looking for resources on topics like customer service, cybersecurity, accounting and finance, Excel, and workplace compliance. Ideally, the platform should include training videos and other formats, and it would be great if it could integrate into my CRM or be available as a white-label solution. Any recommendations?

Hi everyone,

I’m working with a couple of instructors who offer GenAI courses designed for professionals in M&A, Private Equity, and Investment Banking. While we’re planning to sell these live online courses directly to individuals (B2C) through our website, we’re also considering a B2B approach and could really use your insights.

The courses are priced at $750 per seat, and we’re confident they can significantly boost employee productivity. Here are some of the questions we’re grappling with:

1. Who are the key decision-makers in firms like these when it comes to purchasing courses—L&D professionals, partners, or someone else?
2. Big firms like PwC and Deloitte have their own academies. How do they usually procure external courses?
3. Is the buying process in these firms typically online or more traditional?
4. Do employees value such offerings, and are firms open to investing in them?
5. For smaller advisory firms, we were thinking of pitching 5–7 seats per cohort of 50 participants to keep it budget-friendly. Does this seem like a practical approach?

Any advice or shared experiences would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I am a former teacher working at a startup. I was hired to train their sales team and now 5 months in, I am being asked to train their new underwriters. I had no experience in sales, but have picked that up over the last 5 months and our industry specific knowledge. Where I am struggling is creating a weekly curriculum that engages the sales reps. We have a 1 hour meeting every week and a 30-60 minute virtual meeting as well. Some of the learning is just simply product updates and changes, but I struggling to creatively think of ways to get them engaged in the learning.

Now they are asking me to train underwriters and that seems incredibly daunting. The underwriting process is very complex with so much nuance. There are endless amounts of if/then scenarios. I'm feeling overwhelmed trying to grasp it while still trying to master our sales process, competition, and product. The only thing that I can think of for training the underwriters is to simply walk them through 3 or 4 applications that I can familiarize myself with. They just gave me access to Articulate, but I have zero experience with it and am not sure how best to utilize it for this training.

Any advice is welcome. I'm just feeling a bit overwhelmed. I was very confident in my teaching career and feel like an imposter and lack that same confidence for now.

Hello everyone!

I have a question about Learning objectives specifically for ILT.

Should my learning objectives (following Bloom’s taxonomy) be visible to the audience? I have seen it done this way in the past, but I have also seen some nay-sayers stating it should be kept in the presenter notes only.

My second question is, if the learning objectives live in the presenter notes, should I have a watered down version of them as a visual on a slide? And if so, does anyone have an example of what this could look like? I appreciate any and all perspectives and/or information on this.

Hello, I am looking for some advice on what is the best platform for creating video content for a team or ID's.

Adobe is an obvious answer, but it takes a certain skill set the org I work for doesn't have.
Need something quick, and simple to use.

I have been told good things about Vyond (although expensive), Powtoon, and, very recently, Canva.

Going to DevLearn last year, I also so the AI avatar platforms like synthesia.

Keen to hear everyone's opinions, thoughts, advice :))))

Imagine accomplishing 6 months worth of corporate training within weeks.

That's what we are aiming to accomplish at my company, Syrenn.

Try it out here and even sign up for free to create your own and let us know what you think in the comments.

Thanks in advance.

Does anyone know of a resource that has instructions on how to conduct employee training using guided mental imagery/rehearsal scenarios?

This would be where the facilitator goes: "Imagine you are in this scenario and..." I'm looking for script options for something using this technique, the level of detail provided, and the questions to ask the group, etc. Preferably on the topic of decision making.

I've tried to find this online with no luck. Are there any good books that have this information?

Hello all, I am researching the best way to make a self service compliance training tool. My current method is a typical power point with me talking and going through the slides, then making everyone sign an attestation that they completed the training. This is a small company so it is easily doable, but I’d like to take this process and tool to the next level. Compliance isn’t the most fun material, so I am looking for efficiency and some type of automation where the user can click a link to access the training, whether the training is online or housed in a local share point. I also want to add a small quiz and electronic attestation that can be tracked for audit purposes. Again, this is a small company starting up so there is little to no budget, and I don’t want to make this overkill and burdensome for myself to manage and clunky from the user side. I’ve used camtasia before but the large files take a ton of storage and they seem slow or freeze at some points. I’d like to create this myself using the content I have in my slides as the foundation.

So my question is would a free AI solution work for this, or is there a way to “automate” a power point with speech/voice over, or are there other tools for this?

Thanks!

Hi! My company has thrown my entire team for a loop recently. In the year and a half since I accepted my promotion to trainer, my job description has changed as often as my supervisor (on supervisor #4 ) due to restructuring. I came in as a trainer with the job description lining up with a glorified SME and a little pay bump. Company said no more- you're now going to be a corporate trainer and we're going to put you in a new team where your new responsibilities will be on-boarding and multi-team support. I feel I've kept my head above water well enough, but they have now brought in new external trainers to join our still very discombobulated team. I am doing my best to cover the basics and keep positive on how rough of a transition we are all barely coming out of, but how does one mentor someone on something they are still trying to figure out for themselves? In addition to this, what I've been mentoring on currently is in a vicious change cycle as we revamp. I feel lost and discouraged with just a "you've got this!" from my supervisor.
Any advice is appreciated, even if it's how to explain to my supervisor how absolutely ridiculous this is.

Any trainers/consultants here who had success in marketing their service in social media organically?

Most of my clients are coming from word of mouth (about 80%), the rest is from social media, and I want to leverage organic online marketing even more.

Any tips you can offer? I’d be willing to answer some questions about social media too since I’m doing it for a while now.

Thanks!

HI! I am looking for feedback on Carl Parnell's course above (about selling your own training/coaching courses!), Looking at investing in the course based on detailed course information and positive testimonials. However, I am hoping that this forum will provide further feedback on the pros and cons on the course and its delivery.

Hi everyone,

I've been curating resources, tools, guides, and other inspiring finds. Enjoy taking a look at some beautiful and handy resources and experiences.

Do you know of any others that could be part of this selection? Please share!

Hello, I recently switched from being a Consultant to a Training & Curriculum Development Specialist. Accessibility is an interest and value of mine, but also the majority of my work is on projects in the disability field. I've been skimming this sub and see mention of how helpful using engagement tools can be during training sessions. I've seen things like Mentimeter recommended but know that all their features aren't accessible for screen reader users. So, I was wondering if you guys have recommendations of engagement tools that you know are more accessible? I'll obviously look into it further but was hoping to be pointed in the right direction! Thank you!

Hi All, I am looking to understand how are companies training their frontline and bluecollar workers who are spread across geographies. Specifically in industries like manufacturing, logistics and retail. There are compliance requirements, safety aspects, plus onboarding and productivity improvement.

Would love to know if someone is using any technology to solve this and reaching their huge frontline workforce.

Hi everyone!

I've transitioned into a new role at my company, where I am responsible for conducting all onboarding and training for our employees, as well as managing implementation of all new technology. We are a small, construction company with no training program or resources currently in place. I conducted my first onboarding today (4 people), and I left feeling a little deflated.

To provide some context, I would categorize myself as a SME on the majority of our processes and systems rather than a "trainer". I have a great technical knowledge of our procedures, and I love administering structure via technology, process documentation, etc. I built our intranet and talent management system myself (upon my own onboarding, I realized there was no centralized resource "hub"), and I love learning and implementing new tech/solutions (I worked for a large GC prior to this, and was a part of their "innovation" team).

With that said, I understand technical aptitude does not inherently translate into being a good trainer. When working 1-on-1, I feel that I am better able to walk through a process, but I still feel that I am lacking from an engaging "trainer" perspective. Additionally, our employees are more field oriented (construction company), and struggle a lot with basic operation of technology.

Does anyone have experience training in a construction environment and do you have any advice on becoming a better trainer? I am looking into a "Train-the-Trainer" course, but I would love to hear about first hand experience. I want to succeed in this role and ultimately become a better support for my team.