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First TDRp Certifications Granted

CTR granted its first TDRp Professional Certifications on March 26. TDRp Professional Certification for practitioners requires attendance at a 2.5 day TDRp Basics Workshop, participation in four additional webinars, and the successful completion of eight work products to demonstrate mastery of the TDR principles and practices. The first TDRp Professional Certifications are awarded to Kendall Kerekes, Chris LeBrun, and Michelle Reider, all of KnowledgeAdvisors, a CEB company. Peggy Parskey, CTR Assistant Director and Director of TDRp Certification, commented, “The KnowledgeAdvisors team has implemented TDRp comprehensively across the organization. Through this process they have built a more robust process for aligning talent initiatives to business priorities and strategic goals. The KnowledgeAdvisors team is to be commended for being early adopters of this process and bringing it to fruition within their organization.”  The new Certification Page on CTR’s website will list all those who are TDRp Certified as well organizations which achieve certification for their TDRp compliant software or achieve accreditation for the TDRp consulting business.

Second Annual TDRp Conference Dates Announced

CTR announced that the Second Annual TDRp Conference will be held October 22-24 in Chicago at the DoubleTree Rosemont O’Hare hotel. “Last year’s inaugural conference sold out and we hope to have at least 80 join us this year in Chicago”, according to Dave Vance, CTR Executive Director. Like last year’s program, there will be tracks for those new to TDRp as well as those with experience. This year there will be a focus on case studies and more break outs along with more sessions devoted to building business acumen. Keynote speakers will include Patti Phillips from the ROI Institute, Mike Bollinger from Oracle, and Kent Barnett from Knowledge Advisors. Registration is now open at Events>Conference and an Early Bird discount is available. Like last year, the conference will follow the workshop earlier in the week (October 20-22).

CTR Has Grown to 250+ Members in 10 Countries

CTR now has 265 members in 10 countries and continues to grow. Members represent the following nations:

Argentina             Japan                   Singapore                         United States

Canada                Iceland                 South Africa

India                   Malaysia               United Kingdom

First 2.5 Day TDRp Workshop Conducted in South Africa

In response to feedback from 2013 TDRp workshop participants, the Basics Workshop has been extended to 2.5 days. The content is the same but more time has been provided for exercises, interaction, and creation of statements and reports for your own organization.   This workshop was offered for the first time in Johannesburg February 10-12 to 12 eager participants representing seven different South African companies. Reaction was very favorable.

LRMG Sets Record for an In-house TDRp Workshop

LRMG (Learning Resource Management Group), a South African headquartered consultancy, sent 27 of its employees, including the CEO, to a two-day TDRp workshop February 7-8 in preparation for using the TDRp methodology to provide higher value, more strategic consulting services to its clients in sub-Saharan Africa. LRMG had previously participated in a half-day TDRp workshop in November. LRMG has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa, and Nairobi, Kenya.

New Book on Human Capital Analytics

Gene Pease, Boyce Byerly, and Jac Fitz-enz have just published a new book Human Capital Analytics: How to Harness the Potential of Your Organization’s Greatest Asset. They describe what is required for good measurement and in particular how you can optimize your investment. Gene is CEO and Boyce Chief Scientist of Capital Analytics, a company at the leading edge of statistical isolation and optimization for human capital initiatives. Wiley is the publisher.