TESTIMONIALS
BRINKERHOFF CERTIFICATION
What People Are Saying About The HPLJ Certification
What is HPLJ?
The Brinkerhoff Certification for High Performance Learning Journeys ® (HPLJ) is a certification program where you will learn how to design effective training programs that create lasting behavioral change.
Anna-Carin Torstensdotter
Instructional Designer
Why is a HPLJ approach important?
For complex trainings I find that the HPLJ approach, in a very structured way, enables stretching in different dimensions and securing of as many perspectives as possible. The approach handles the complete chain of training; from analysis, design and development as well as planning, performance and follow-up. A great tool and way of working.
How has HPLJ impacted the way you work?
From the first session I captured different tools, methods, ideas and formats helping me in my daily work. I specifically appreciate the visualizing of the core elements, the active work with performance barriers, the hands-on ideas (kick-off webinars and short video message to manager/trainees). And also the approach of letting the trainees create their own job aids during the training.
To whom would you recommend it?
I would recommend the HPLJ approach mainly for complex trainings in a larger or global environment – basically when you need to have a long term sustainable result and make a difference.
Anne Apking
Author and Performance Technologist
Why is a HPLJ approach important?
The HPLJ approach encourages, even forces designers of learning to break out of an “event” mindset, and consider crafting “layers of learning” that build true competency and mastery.
How has HPLJ impacted the way you work?
Creatively designed HPLJs stretch the learning solution far beyond the dimension of time. I now intentionally design my learning solutions across ALL of the critical dimensions including Organizational Space, Relationships, Tools/Structure and Business Linkage, in addition to the dimension of Time. For me, the most impactful of these dimensions has been the stretch of Relationships, which has provided our key stakeholders with a “window” into the learning process.
To whom would you recommend it?
I’d recommend an HPLJ approach to the design of learning solutions when:
- A high level of performance is critical
- Performance has a high degree of complexity or difficulty
- Stakeholders are scrutinizing your results
- Failure is NOT an option.
Success Stories
“I can say without question that having attended the Brinkerhoff HPLJ program, it has made a huge difference to the way I work. The skills and techniques that I learnt on the program, have transformed the way we now operate as a business. It genuinely made me completely rethink my approach to learning and development and how results can be achieved. It has made a huge difference to the way I not only sell the concept to drive results but how I design and deliver programs.”
Bill Osmond“Completing the Brinkerhoff Certification has been a very useful and rewarding process.” Our organization is using the design process to increase our ability to support coaching and collection of performance evidence that allows us to ensure that what we support people learning transfers into practice and achieves the desired results.
The design process helps to sharply focus the learning, align the practices that demonstrate use of the knowledge and skills taught, and achieve measurable results.
These tools and the related design helps us provide our clients the type of meaningful and performance-based adult learning that helps their employees and organizations meet their goals.”
Deb Page“The High Performance Learning Journey certification program was a great experience for me. The journey started with us identifying key benefits to us, picking a program that we would use to design through the journey, reading articles, participating in webinars and many other assignments so that we felt well prepared.
This resulted in the sessions being highly practice oriented and the discussions being extremely rich and meaningful. The journey continued with us working on and submitting assignments, completing different activities and engaging in online discussion with our cohort members. There was great support from our facilitator throughout the program in terms of encouraging comments, patient answering of questions and a great attitude. A great learning experience indeed!”
Preethi Rao“This ambitious challenge is what the Brinkerhoff Certification Program addresses in a very successful way with its High Performance Learning Journey. The great strength of the method that it takes its point of departure in the business need that the training intervention is to address and then on the basis of that defines the learning objectives.
I have used the method in relation to a sales training program that we have for all customer-facing employees at Nordea Bank with great results. In our Training Department we have adapted the performance map from the course to a pre-scope document for learning, and it makes a lot of sense in our communication with stakeholders. The thinking in the rest of the program is also used in all phases of the training development. A highly recommendable course.”
Per NøragerBecome a recognized expert in training and development
The program is intended for learning professionals. You will join a cadre of instructional designers, facilitators, HR managers, learning and development professionals/project managers, performance consultants, that know how to succesfully transform training interventions to deliver desired performance
