Announcements

The Kansas City Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD),formerly ASTD, was recognized for its submission to the ATD “Sharing Our Success” (SOS) program. The national SOS program identifies best practices among local ATD chapters and uses them as models for other chapters.

Jennifer Rogers, Chair of ATD’s Chapter Recognition Committee said, "This recognition honors the Kansas City’s best practice that demonstrates its commitment to managing a successful organization as well as advancing the talent development profession at the local level. We are excited to honor the chapter with ATD's SOS recognition."

The chapter’s submission, “Membership: Orientation & Engagement” was approved and allows our chapter to be recognized in the following ways:

• A description of your chapter’s project will be featured on the Chapter Leader Community SOS webpage.
• Your chapter will be highlighted in the Leader Connection Newsletter (LCN).
• You'll receive recognition at the ATD Chapter Leaders Conference (ALC)
• Your chapter is now eligible to be selected as a future Chapter of the Month.

Congratulations to the Membership Engagement Team and its Ambassadors!

Important information regarding National ATD Membership Pricing ATD Membership gives you more in 2018! As an ATD member you have access to premium web content, webcasts, research reports, e-books, monthly subscription to TD Magazine, Whitepapers, videos, case studies and more! Click here to check out all the details. ATD Membership rates are increasing as of January 1, 2018. This only applies to ATD (national dues), and not ATDKC dues. Join or renew by December 31, 2017 to lock in 2017 rates for up to three years. Don’t forget to add Kansas City Chapter to your order if you aren’t already a member. This will align your ATD KC and ATD membership renewal dates, and provide you with a discounted chapter and national membership. By joining both ATD KC and ATD you will be a Power Member. See more info about Power Membership below.

     

Power Membership offers members twice the support, twice the resources, and twice the networking than just one membership. ATD membership provides the tools you need for success. Chapter membership applies those tools to your organization and community. Together you are a Power Member! Learn more More good news for our Power Members. You will have until March 31, 2018, to join or renew their ATD memberships at the current rates. The Power Member rate for both Professional and Professional Plus membership will continue to be discounted as it is today. Membership Type 2017 Rates 2018 Rates Power Member (Professional) $199 ($30 savings!) $229 ($30 savings!) Beginning April 1, 2018 Power Member (Professional Plus) $319 ($30 savings!) $369 ($30 savings!) Beginning April 1, 2018

The Nebraska Chapter of the Association for Talent Development is hosting a Regional Conference March 6th and 7th, 2018 in Omaha NE.

The theme is “Maximize Learning. Optimize Resources. Drive Results.”

We are excited to announce that our keynote speakers feature the

following:

• David Kelly, The eLearning Guild
• Kelli Hinshaw, Cy Wakeman Reality-Based Leadership
• Annamarie Mann, Gallup
• Nicole Bianchi, Bravium Human Development

Our concurrent session topics include augmented reality, increasing creativity with standards, building an escape room event for your company, and much more!

Visit our website at http://www.atdnebraska.org/2018-Regional-Conference  for more details.

Register before Jan 31st to receive early bird pricing. Note: if you are a local chapter member of any ATD chapter, you will get member pricing at our event.

From December 4th-8th, ATD members have exclusive access to EBSCO's Accel5, an informal tool that contains content such as business book summaries, articles and videos that feature key insights from the top minds in business! You can access this tool throughout the 2017 Employee Learning Week!

Members, click here to register and utilize this free tool!

The Heartland Credit Union Association (HCUA) is dedicated to supporting credit unions of all sizes from all regions. Through advocacy, compliance, professional development and consumer awareness, we strive to create an environment where credit unions can thrive.

Mission Statement:

We unite, strengthen and advance credit unions.

Vision Statement

We are the innovative leader - the chosen resource - empowering credit unions to improve people's lives.

Our Values

To create a successful environment for our employees and the credit unions we serve, we uphold the following values:

Exceed expectations

Embrace change

Serve with honesty and integrity

Innovate

Foster teamwork

Information about the role

If you think it’s super fun to teach a class of adults things like member service, robbery prevention, BSA and the credit union philosophy, and you stay awake at night thinking about event logistics, insightful speakers, local venues and nametags, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for an experienced Director of Training and Events to help member credit union staff and volunteers improve the overall operations of their credit unions through insightful and educational trainings and events.

Your job will be to identify the needs of our member credit union staff and volunteers and then develop/coordinate/conduct training or conferences to meet those needs. These could be small trainings in-house with a handful of people, seminar-style in a larger group, or distance training like webinars.

What do credit union people need to know? Anything from core skills at the credit union (cross-selling, member service, robbery prevention), leadership skills or more technical topics such as BSA and regulation training, just to name a few.

To work with us, you’ll need:

• Bachelor degree in communication, education or marketing or three years equivalent work experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of training techniques and experience with adult learners.
• Superior communication skills, organizational skills and computer skills.
• Working knowledge necessary for interacting with credit union personnel, board members, and serving as a representative of the Heartland Credit Union Association.

You’ll also get to travel the great states of Kansas and Missouri about 25% of the time. We estimate about one night away from home per week. The best part is, you can choose to work out of any of our five offices!

• Overland Park, KS
• Topeka, KS
• Wichita, KS
• St. Louis, MO
• Jefferson City, MO

We offer a competitive salary with an excellent benefit package, so send your resume with salary requirements to jobs@heartlandcua.org. We are waiting to hear from you!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Please send your cover letter and resume to: 
jobs@heartlandcua.org

You may also search employment opportunities at:
https://heartlandcua.org/job-openings

All welcome to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer.

ATD National is offering two certificate training programs here in the KC area. 

Designing Learning Certificate: October 4-6

Training Certificate: December 4-6

Click the link below to learn more and register.

https://www.td.org/Education/Programs/All?filter=ed_locationItem%3aKansas&

ENGAGE is a six-month program that combines group interactions through face-to-face meetings and partnership exercises with one-on-one partnership experiences. The program will allow ATDKC chapter members the opportunity to partner with a Mentor or Mentee in order to share knowledge of the Training and Development industry…just one of the many benefits of a mentoring partnership.

If you are interested in participating in this pilot launch as either an Engage Mentor or Mentee, please complete this survey: https://atdkc.wufoo.com/forms/zgvmqvs0os00sv/.

You can expect to receive a confirmation email with further details. Please feel free to email mentoring@tdkc.org with any questions.

Thank you for your interest…we look forward to engaging with you!

Be among the first to know about the newest certification in the talent development field: the Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD). The ATD Certification Institute is launching this new certification to meet the needs of early-career professionals and those with a narrower focus in their talent development work.

This session will include:

• an overview of the APTD program and how it can help professionals distinguish themselves from their peers
• how APTD serves as a stepping stone to the profession’s premier credential, the CPLP
• the core competencies of talent development covered by APTD, based on The ATD Competency Model
• timing of the first administration of the APTD exam.

Join us to learn more about this exciting new credential available from The ATD Certification Institute. 

Want to learn more about our newest certification—the Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD)? Register for our free webcast on March 30 at 1 p.m. ET.

We’re pleased to let you know that the new certification program being developed by the ATD Certification Institute has a name: the Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD). Thanks to many of you for helping us reach this important milestone.

This new program will provide our colleagues who wish to focus on a few areas of expertise or who are newer to the field a way to differentiate themselves in a highly competitive talent market and demonstrate expertise to employers or clients: Registration for the APTD program will begin in June. The first exam will be offered in September.

The new APTD certification is more narrowly focused than the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP), our field’s premier certification. It will test knowledge on three primary areas of expertise from The ATD Competency Model, along with evaluating learning impact and the global mindset foundational competency. Again, we want to offer special thanks to the nearly 500 individuals (ATD members, CPLPs, and others) who provided input for the name of the APTD program and who took part in the recent validation survey on what should be tested on the APTD exam. The development of this new program has relied on your engagement and ideas. We hope you will continue to provide input and share your expertise to help us shape the APTD certification. More information about how to get involved and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) can be found on the ATD website. Thank you for being part of our global community of talent development professionals. With your engagement, together we are creating a world that works better! Best regards, Tony Bingham President, ATD CI

Join us on March 1st at Boulevard Brewery as we celebrate and recognize the innovative training projects that our peers have created.  This is a great event to network and get ideas.

Click Here to learn more!  We hope to see you there.