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Virtual Meetings—Good for the Interim But Less Than Ideal? – Part 2

April 26, 2021  | By  | 

Introduction As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic Professional Testing staff needed to quickly adapt to hosting examination development... View Article




Virtual Meetings—Good for the Interim But Less Than Ideal? – Part 1

February 2, 2021  | By  | 

By Christine Niero, Ph.D., Vice President, Professional Certification and Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D., Chief Operations Officer & Psychometrician Introduction As... View Article




Nudges and the work-from-home world – How to inspire your team from a distance

May 20, 2020  | By  | 

Just a few short weeks ago, the work world underwent a rapid, unplanned, sea change. Those of us in the... View Article




Pain Points – Addressing Your Big Problems the Behavioral Design Way

November 27, 2018  | By  | 

By Cynthia G. Parshall and David Cox What are the biggest pain points that you have to deal with, at... View Article




Why Certification?

August 17, 2016  | By  | 

This is a question we ask many organizations seeking to develop a certification program. It’s not that we want to... View Article




Does Livestreaming Have a Place in Certification Programs?

April 17, 2015  | By  | 

In March a livestreaming video platform by the name of Meerkat exploded at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, just two weeks after its initial launch. Shortly after Meerkat’s SXSW debut, Periscope, another live video streaming app recently acquired by Twitter, made a grab for the spotlight. As these new platforms for learning evolve we must ask ourselves, does livestreaming play a role in certification programs? We believe they can.




Fostering a Culture of Excellence Through Certification

January 21, 2015  | By  | 

If built and executed correctly, a credible certification can help brand an organization as the standard of “excellence” for a profession or an industry. For example, the “seal of approval” synonymous with credible certifications can help pave the way for associations to proactively position themselves if regulation is proposed—through certification, a model for setting, measuring and enforcing standards already exists.  The stringent ethical requirements required of credible certification programs help support a “culture of excellence,” as the codes of ethics certificants must uphold are frequently more robust than the requirements of membership or regulation.