Becoming an Articulate Certified Training Partner

Hi Alexander,

Here is information on the training partners we work with, so you may want to connect with them directly if you'd like to participate in their training or work with them as a trainer. 

I think his question is 1.) Is there a certification program for Storyline development, similar to something like ASD or ISD certification programs for classroom instructors? 2.) How can he get in touch with the certification programs coordinator? Didn't seem like he was asking where he could apply for a job as a trainer?

I would certainly be interested to know this as well. I believe you can get certified in Adobe Captivate WBT development? If this is so, why is there no certification for Storyline WBT development?

There is no certification program for Storyline. 

@David: FYI, Adobe seems to have abandoned their Captivate certification. The last one was released a few years ago for CP5.5 (the current Captivate version is 8), see some info here: http://training.adobe.com/certification/exams.html#p=1&product=adobe-captivate . I did take that exam just for the heck of it, but no client has ever asked me for it :-). I think having a varied portfolio that shows proficiency, be it with Captivate, Storyline or some other tool, beats any piece of paper.

Thank you for your replies guys. What I would like to do is run my own training courses on StoryLine at a local level (Orlando, FL) and make some money on the side. Apparently, I can just go ahead and do this right?

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Thanks for the info Michael, and I agree. I have never seen the need for any type of certification for WBT development in job postings or otherwise.

Alexander. I think you are talking about contracting. Yes, this is certainly doable. For contracting I believe you need a license though. Check with your local and state govt. for details on that. For Federal contracting there are varied requirements.

@David, @Michael I'm pretty much wanting to become an independent training vendor of StoryLine (like Yukon Learning); I don't think I have to be a contractor for that.  I will however, have to report income to the IRS.  I was just curious to know if this was something that needed to be approved by Articulate. I know some folks in LinkedIn who are offering training overseas.

@Justin to the rescue! Thank you for the clarification!

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I am also interested in this, and a further question is how did Yukon Learning and other organisations become "Articulate Certified Training Partners"? There seem to be Certified Training Partners in the US, Canada and 9 other countries.

http://en-au.articulate.com/support/training.php 

Hi Veronica,

If your company is also interested in becoming a training partner, you may want to connect with us here and we can route you to the right person within Articulate for specific questions. 

Thanks Ashley, that is exactly what I was after!

Glad I could help Veronica. 

Hello,

your link "connect with us here" connects me to the "Articulate Certified Training Partner" contact, which is exactly what I do NOT want (having the exact same questions as the other contributors in this thread) as I do not want to work FOR them.

How do I contact someone official from Articulate in this matter? (And NOT your retail partners who are NOT part of Articulate themselves?)

Is it still valid that "We're big fans of customers training other customers--no certification or approval needed. Good luck with this endeavor!", so I could offer workshops or an online-training on storyline?

Thank you very much.

Hi Katharina, 

Articulate has officially endorsed training partners, which are the ones listed on the link above. That list is kept up to date with the only Articulate authorized training partners, and if others are offering training it may go against restrictions within our Terms of Service. (Updated for 2024)
If you do use that "contact us" page, it will go directly to our Success team, who can answer questions about getting started with Articulate products, training, etc. 

Thank you so much for answering right away. :)

Hi everyone, this thread is now over 6 years old so I would like to check Articulate's 2022 stance on training Articulate products to other people. Does this response from Justin still stand?:

We're big fans of customers training other customers--no certification or approval needed.  Good luck with this endeavor!

I am interested in delivering training sessions in Articulate products (mainly Storyline) and would like to know where I stand with this.

Thank you! 

Hi, Alex!

Thanks for reaching out!

Good news!! There is still no approval needed to train people on Storyline 360! Good luck with your classes!!

Thanks John!