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Become A Certified Trainer

In order to use Personality Dimensions®, individuals must first attend a training program to become a Certified Personality Dimensions® Trainer. Since being published in 2003, over 250,000 people world wide have experienced a Personality Dimensions® workshop. The Certified Trainer (level I) Qualifying Program is an opportunity for facilitators to add a new dimension to their facilitator toolkit.

 

Personality Dimensions® Level 1 Qualified Facilitator

In this three day course you will experience and learn how to deliver Personality Dimensions® workshops for diverse groups and topics. You will learn about the historical and practical developments in temperament, as well as the importance of each component of a Personality Dimensions® workshop and the ethical considerations for using the model appropriately. Experiencing both classroom and hands-on, interactive learning you will: participate in activities typically used in a workshop; learn practical skills and knowledge of adult learning for facilitators; create and customize your own Personality Dimensions® introductory workshop; and learn about the various Personality Dimensions products available, and their appropriate uses.

Participants must successfully complete an open book exam on the third day in order to gain Qualified Facilitator status, and should anticipate some homework on the evening of the first and second day of the program.

Qualified Facilitators may: purchase training and related materials from Career/LifeSkills Resources or an authorized Personality Dimensions® distributor; promote themselves as Qualified Facilitators (level I) both inside and outside their organization; organize and conduct Introductory and Applications sessions; charge for their services; provide statistical data on participants to assist in updating statistical profiles.

 

Personality Dimensions® Level 2 Facilitator-Trainer

The Facilitator-Trainer (level II) Qualifying Program is an opportunity to dramatically enhance your Personality Dimensions® skills specific to your own role as a Personality Dimensions® facilitator and gain the necessary certification, Facilitator-Trainer, to conduct 3-day Qualified Facilitator (level I) programs.

This training focuses on additional history, theory and train-the-trainer strategies. Attendees will be required to submit an outline of a specific application session in advance and demonstrate the same at the training program. Certification is dependent upon evaluation by the trainers attending the program as well as that of the facilitator(s).

Prerequisite:

Qualified Facilitator-Trainers (level II) must be certified as Facilitators (level I) for at least one year and have demonstrably completed a minimum of 10 sessions on a variety of topics; 6 of which must run to 6 hours or more in length and deal with a variety of specific applications. Having met this prerequisite, they must complete an additional Level II program of in-depth training delivered by a qualified Level III facilitator.

Prior to registration, individuals must complete the Personality Dimensions® Level II Train the Trainer Application Form. Once approved, you will be contacted by the Career/LifeSkills Resources Training Department.