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What qualifications are most respected by employers?

John

Hi all, first post in the CIPD forum :-)

I'm currently trying to get into the L&D world from an FE and teacher training background (have seen that there are some threads relevant to this so won't drag it all up again). What I'm wondering is, which L&D qualifications are most respected by employers in the industry?

I currently have DTLLS (level 5 teaching qual) and working towards Level 5 Coaching & Mentoring.

Thanks

John

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  • Hi John,

    The question you pose is a little subjective I think - each industry that you could work in will have its preferred qualifications for L&D. In my experience, which is financial services and recruitment, the following were typically 'recognised' or asked for;

    - CIPD
    - TAP (BILD partner)
    - ILM (coaching & mentoring)
    - Sometimes ITOL
    - CAVA or AVRA (location/role dependent)

    But to be honest, it's subject to where you want to be in Learning and Development. I have wonderful colleagues who specialise in multi-modal learning whereby a TAP qualification for facilitation wouldn't be worth the paper. Likewise, I know trainers in technically rich, process driven environments whereby it was project management training qualifications that they required to progress.

    Hope that helps a little

    Kind regards,
    Laura
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  • Hi John,

    The question you pose is a little subjective I think - each industry that you could work in will have its preferred qualifications for L&D. In my experience, which is financial services and recruitment, the following were typically 'recognised' or asked for;

    - CIPD
    - TAP (BILD partner)
    - ILM (coaching & mentoring)
    - Sometimes ITOL
    - CAVA or AVRA (location/role dependent)

    But to be honest, it's subject to where you want to be in Learning and Development. I have wonderful colleagues who specialise in multi-modal learning whereby a TAP qualification for facilitation wouldn't be worth the paper. Likewise, I know trainers in technically rich, process driven environments whereby it was project management training qualifications that they required to progress.

    Hope that helps a little

    Kind regards,
    Laura
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