Best Certificate to Get for Instructional Design
Jun 26, 2020
Hi All,
Happy Friday! and Good Morning from sunny London, UK.
I couldn't find any recent posts on this topic (well anything less than 2 years old), so here goes...
I hope you are all safe and well. I have been creating Elearning for companies I have worked for, for several years (it's been about 25% of my job). However, I am breaking out on my own and going freelance.
I am currently well on the way to mastering Storyline 360, so that's one tick.
However, even though I have been doing it for years, I feel a need to evaluate my Elearning Instructional Design techniques and take what I can offer to another level.
In short, I am looking for where I can get the best, and most recognized training and potentially a certificate that demonstrates my level of competence in elearning instructional design.
Correct me if I am wrong, but there doesn't seem to be an industry standard recognized certificate.
I am currently looking at the two options listed below and would really appreciate some feedback from any of you on whether you think they are worth it, and on what your experiences are. Have any of you done either of these? Are there others I should be considering? Am I wasting my time and I just need to have an outstanding portfolio of my work on my site and that will be enough?
https://www.td.org/education-courses/e-learning-instructional-design-certificate
https://www.commlabindia.com/instructional-design-certification
This is a business for me so I have the mindset of I don't mind paying for the education, if it is going to get me to were I want to go must faster with less frustrating mistakes and it's going to teach me skills and provide information that might take me a few years to gather or experience myself. However, I don't want to be studying for years. Just a few weeks max is what I am looking for.
Thanks in Advance
Carlton
6 Replies
Hello Carlton,
Here's a list of various programs I pulled together a while back with some feedback from the community.
Here's my view on this:
Hopefully, you'll get some feedback from others in the community.
Best regards,
Nikos
Thanks Tom,
Ironically, I was just listening to a recording of your webinar on 360 content library, so it was interesting to then get notification of a reply and see it was you. Funny how things work out! That's excellent input and I will have a close look at Bloomsburg.
Thanks Again
Carlton
Thanks Nikos,
Was the link your posted supposed to be to the MircoMasters course you took? I got an error when clicking on it. I would be interested in learning more.
Cheers
Carlton
https://www.edx.org/micromasters/usmx-umgc-instructional-design-technology
Here you are. Have a nice day.
Nikos
Excellent. Thanks Nikos.
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