Congratulations to Kelly Scott, CPLP!
November 15th, 2007It wasn’t so long ago that I added a blog entry about Kelly Scott and her promotion to Director of Training and Customer Service. Now, I’m happy to report that she has added to her growing list of accomplishments by completing the necessary training to become a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance through the American Society for Training and Development. This is quite an honor, as there are only 500 C.P.L.P.’s globally!
To become certified, a potential candidate must work in their career field for at least three years, although the ASTD recommends five years. The candidate must apply to the program and provide references to verify their employment role. Next, the candidate takes a knowledge-based exam consisting of 150 questions and covering 9 areas of expertise. According to Kelly, it takes about 8-12 weeks to study for the exam. Once she passed the exam, Kelly had 60 days to submit a work product for evaluation by a panel of experts. She then had to submit the answers to two essay questions, as well as a 20-page application discussing the work product she produced in detail. The work product took her about 40 hours to assemble. The entire process took Kelly about 7 months. To maintain her certification, Kelly will have to either pass another knowledge-based exam, or secure 60 re-certification points over a 3-year period.
Kelly’s hard work and dedication is evident in everything she does for the company; gaining this accreditation is yet another thing she has done that will benefit JK Harris and its customers. Her new knowledge should help JK Harris build better Training and Development programs for our employees. I am very proud of Kelly and her dedication to excellence. She sets a great example for all of our employees by modeling a desire for continued learning and excellence. Way to go, Kelly!
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