Researching some ideas for a new work program. With the certified technical trainer certification (compTIA ctt+) being retired, what are some comparable alternatives you’ve seen/used lately?

Hi everyone!

I'm an Industrial & Organizational Psychology student based in Vadodara, currently building my career in the Learning & Development (L&D) and Corporate Training space.

I've had the opportunity to deliver training sessions at companies like RR Kabel, Eurecat and Kutch Chemicals. I've also worked on designing training modules for brands like Jindal, DOMS and JCB.

I'm genuinely passionate about this field, and now I want to take the next step: grow as a corporate trainer, gain more practical exposure, and eventually start offering independent training programmes for small and medium-sized businesses.

I'm looking to connect with:

- Experienced corporate trainers and L&D professionals.

- Independent training consultants and facilitators.

- HR professionals involved in employee development.

- People who run their own corporate training businesses.

I'd love to learn from someone who has been in this industry, understand how the business works, and explore opportunities to collaborate or even work alongside an experienced trainer.

If you're a trainer based in Vadodara or know someone in this field, I'd genuinely love to connect.

Not necessarily looking for a job; I'm looking for the right people, guidance, practical exposure, and opportunities to grow in this industry.

Feel free to comment or DM. Would love to connect!

Thank you!

Your manager asks for a project update, but you’re still waiting on another team. What do you say when you don’t have all the answers yet?

I made this as the first video in a short series on tricky conversations at work. It shows two ways to give that update. The second walks through four steps: context, blocker, options, and a clear ask. At the end, there’s a fill-in-the-blank exercise so people can try it with a project of their own.

Watch the 2-minute exercise

If you train new hires, what would you change before using this in onboarding?

I made the video with Wallichii, a tool my team is building. You describe what you want to teach, and it makes a short video like this. We’re in early beta, and I’m curious where this format would actually help. Is there something you find yourself explaining to every new hire that you’d turn into a short lesson?

Disclosure: I built this, and I checked with the mods before posting. It's free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no paid plan.

If you run a workshop or course, you add the course name, organizer and date, paste your attendee names, and download a ZIP with one landscape PDF per person (A4 or US Letter, up to 100 per batch). The names stay in your browser and are not uploaded.

Current limits: there is one simple design, and names in accented Latin letters like é or ñ work, but scripts like Chinese don't yet.

If you have a real session coming up, I'd love to know:

1. Would you send this PDF to your learners as is?

2. What's missing, or what would stop you from using it?

https://www.bulkcertificatekit.com

I've been in sales for a while, and I'd like to hear real experiences, not what vendors say on their websites.

I've been using AI role-play to practice, and it's honestly done wonders. I'm a lot more confident on calls now.

Where it falls short is tougher negotiations: technical pricing or a buyer who stalls. The AI tends to give in too easily or feels scripted...

Has anyone found a tool (or a way of using one) that actually pushes back like a real buyer?

Help Pilot‑Test a New Workplace Motivation Questionnaire

We are conducting a research study at Marymount University to develop a new questionnaire measuring micro‑behavioral motivation in AI-enabled workplaces. We are inviting employed adults (18 or older) to participate in this research study by completing a one-time online questionnaire.

What will I do? You will complete a one‑time online questionnaire about your work experiences and motivation. The questionnaire presents 40 statements organized into 10 dimensional groupings. For each statement, you will indicate how well it describes your own experiences in AI-exposed work settings. The questionnaire should take about 10-15 minutes.

Your responses will help us evaluate how well the questionnaire works before using it in a larger study. Participation is voluntary, and you may skip any question or stop at any time. No identifying information will be reported in any presentations or publications. If interested, click the survey link to review the consent information and complete the questionnaire.

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I work in customer support and train new hires. I enjoy training more than handling escalations, so I'm looking into training/L&D roles. But liking that part of my job doesn't mean I'd enjoy doing it full time.

A recent career chat left me with four suggestions: update my resume, take a course, talk to people in L&D, and look into an internal move. I used vomo ai to capture and sort through them. All useful, but I can't tackle everything while working full time. My next step is to meet with two former coworkers who moved into training. Before paying for a course, I want to know what their day to day looks like beyond running sessions and which skill gaps I'd actually need to fill.

So i wanna know for those who've made that jump, what important parts of the job were easy to miss when training was still a side responsibility?

Full disclosure, this is a platform that I made myself. But, I made it because I do live team quizzes occasionally at my company but I only need it once every 1-2 months and I only use the most basic features so I didn't think it was worth paying. I also wanted a much more minimal modern design.

https://qizu.io/

It's completely free but, because it's free, I do have some limits

• up to 100 participants per live game

• up to 10 teams if playing in team mode

• up to 50 questions per quiz

I think that's pretty fair for a free platform, and maybe later I'll be able to expand.

Hope this is helpful to someone!

Does anyone of you have any resources related to workday like some recorded sessions/PDF etc which can be used to learn.

Any telegram channel link or google Drive link would be appreciated.

Pls feel free to DM in case you have something.

I am curious how independant trainers handle the business side. What Eats the most of your time outside actual training: scheduling, payments, client tracking, programming, something else? And what do you use for it right now ?

Hello! I'm looking for free webinars or online seminars about career planning that offer an e-certificate upon completion. This is for school purposes as part of our career development activities.

If you know of any upcoming or available webinars, I'd appreciate your recommendations. Thank you!

Scenario: you have 10+ roles. Each role has a solid job description and defined responsibilities and clear definitions on major job functions and tools used (eg software).

(Leaving out industry for now to get high level response first )

Your tasked with creating a competency model and set of aligned learning goals

How do you approach this?
- SME interviews
- leverage industry standard (if avail)
- hire consultants
- use AI? (🤷)

I’m interested in learning what you’ve done, what was valuable…what did NOT work

Thanks!

Hi all,

I've been running a self-grown & developed training program at a small B2B company for 2 years now.

It's time to take the program to the next level, and scale it to grow with the business. I find myself constantly pivoting off curriculum during training and I just know that it's time for me to learn how to do this FOR REAL and not just through googling like a mad-person.

My company is willing to pay for me to get certified in whatever supports my growth and the growth of the program.

I have a bachelor's degree in Business, and I'm not looking for formal education. It can be in person or virtual but virtual is preferred as long as it's a legit certification.

Any recommendations on certificate programs? Any suggestions would be great. Appreciate it!

Would anyone know what are the best organizations that provide training in configuration management for someone new trying to get into this line of work? I'm in the United States and am also a Certified Project Manager and most recently a high school mathematics educator.

I have 10+ years of dated IT experience from the 80's & 90's and would like to move back into the IT space from the education space by obtaining training in Configuration Management. Does this seem doable? I have been researching training companies and the only 1 that I have found to be somewhat viable is CMPIC?

Can anyone provide additional information on the best way to get started moving into configuration management? Thanks.

Imagine putting a destination into your GPS, but it has absolutely no idea where you currently are.

You've told it where you want to go. You might even know exactly why you want to get there.

But without a starting point, how can it possibly give you directions?

I think personal development works much the same way.

We spend so much time focusing on who we want to become. More confident. Better communicators. More patient. Better at managing our emotions.

But how often do we genuinely stop and consider where we are right now?

Here's a simple example from my own experience.

When I was presenting, I had a habit of rocking back and forth.

The funny thing is, I wasn't even aware I was doing it.

And that's the problem. How could I possibly improve something I didn't even know I was doing?

Once I became conscious of it, something changed.

I had a choice.

I could carry on doing it, or I could start working on it.

And that doesn't mean suddenly becoming a brilliant presenter overnight. It means making small adjustments, noticing when old habits return, and gradually improving.

Awareness doesn't automatically create change. But it gives us the opportunity to choose it.

I think we sometimes get personal development the wrong way round. We're so busy deciding where we want to go that we forget to understand where we're starting from.

Perhaps the first step in improving ourselves isn't asking "What do I need to change?"

Perhaps it's asking "What am I doing now that I haven't even noticed?"

Curious to hear your thoughts.

Have you ever become aware of a habit or behaviour you didn't even realise you had, and found that simply noticing it was the beginning of changing it?

hey, im a psychiatry doctor specialising in leadership and workplace culture (burnout, communication etc.)

I am trying to sell leadership training to companies, with the roi of you'll notice less people problems i.e. less staff turnover, better performance etc.

How do I break into this space? Sell to HR? Sell to L&D?

And how do I do this? cold message people on Linkedin? cold email L&D?

Its so difficult, any advice? thanks

Helloo! I am doing my first internship at a learning and development department. I have to create my first High Level Design for an onboarding journey (3 months), that will be completed from new comers in an online platform of the company.

Any suggestions for the high level design, or resources where I can find more info ?
Thankss

We are interested in connecting with organisations running global learning programmes, multi-country capacity development initiatives or cross-border organisational transformation projects. Would you be open to exploring a strategic pilot partnership to test how a context-informed approach could strengthen implementation and generate practical evidence?