Talent Development Graduate Certificate

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Develop the Talent Around You

Prepare future generations for success by earning your certificate in Talent Development. Offered fully online, our 12-hour program is designed for professionals looking to boost their career. Our certificate equips you with the skills to improve an organization’s capability and employee performance. You’ll take courses that provide knowledge in succession planning, formal/informal learning in the workplace and human performance technology. Upon completion, you will be ready to work as a professional in human resource development, talent management and development, performance and quality improvement. Whether you desire to work with profit or nonprofit organizations, government agencies or educational institutions, our certificate is meant for you. Take the next step and apply today!

Where It Is Offered Commerce

Duration

6 months to 1 year

Foreign Language

No foreign language credits required

Delivery Online

Total Credit Hours

12 hours

Thesis Requirements

No thesis required

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Talent Development Graduate Certificate:: Feature Courses

Featured Courses

Principles of Adult Learning OLT 554

This course explores adult development to promote an expanded understanding of issues and practices in adult education. The course focuses on three core areas of concern in adult education: acknowledgment of learner experience, promotion of autonomy and self-direction, and establishment of teacher-learner relationships in the adult environment.

Workplace Learning, Development, and Performance OLT 560

This course provides talent development professionals with knowledge and skills for identifying and combining organizational learning, development, and performance improvement solutions. Topics also cover how to evaluate a good balance or mix of various learning and performance solutions.

Talent Development OLT 563

Survey of major talent development approaches to align human resources with organizational goals and workforce planning. Students will diagnose the current talent development or management strategies, analyze organizational and individual competencies, assess the current people development practices, and create a plan that aligns learning, leadership, and career solutions.

Performance Analysis and Improvement OLT 575

Survey of human performance technology approaches and tools to improve the performance of individuals, workgroups, work processes, and an organization. Students will collaboratively identify organizational performance problems, suggest instructional and non-instructional interventions based upon data-driven performance analysis, and design or evaluate programmatic solutions in cooperation with the clients throughout the entire process.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog

ADMISSIONS New Students/Current Tabs

Admission

Talent Development Graduate Certificate:: New Students Application section

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Your Path to Become a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application through ApplyTexas.
- Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application”
- Select Texas A&M University-Commerce as your “target university.”
- Select “Talent Development Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”
- Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.
- Within two business days of your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Provisional Admission

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional admission which means you can enroll in one semester of courses.

Step 2. Submit Documents

Submit the following documents after you receive an email confirming that we received your application.

Official Transcripts

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].
- You can also ask them to mail a physical copy to:
  Graduate School
  Texas A&M University-Commerce
  PO Box 3011
  Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
- We recommend that you send all official transcripts used towards earning a bachelor’s degree and any master’s degree transcripts with graduate coursework, if applicable.

Wait for an admission decision email before processing to the next step.
- Once the Graduate School has reviewed your application, a notification will be sent to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail. Refer to the application confirmation email you received from A&M-Commerce for login information.

Let our staff assist you during your application process. We are here to help!

Rebecca Stevens Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Step 3. Register for Classes

You are ready to register for classes once you are admitted to the program.

View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
Go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your academic advisor if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Kibum Kwon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Program Requirements

Once admitted, you must:

Earn a 3.0 GPA on all required coursework (No course substitutions may be applied on graduate certificates)
Submit a Completion of Certificate Request while taking your final graduate certificate courses.