2027 Preconference learning
Make the most of your time in Boston. Add a preconference experience to develop new skills and make early connections with fellow lifelong learners. Select your preferred preconference education opportunity when you register below for ATD27 Conference and EXPO.
Preconference Courses in Boston
Adult Learning Certificate
Gain essential knowledge of the theories and cognitive science principles underlying adult education in the workplace so that you can design and facilitate learning with greater impact.
AI for Instructional Design Workshop
Harness the power of generative AI to efficiently design and develop impactful learning experiences.
Applying AI in L&D Certificate
Generative AI is reshaping the talent development field. Learn about the capabilities to drive transformation in your work.
ATD Master Instructional Designer® Program
This advanced program for experienced instructional designers covers analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation for learning experiences. Explore design models and assess real-world projects.
ATD Master Trainer® Program
This advanced program for experienced trainers will elevate your skills through an experiential, assessment‑based learning journey. Become an ATD Master Trainer®!
Coaching Certificate
Learn fundamental coaching skills, processes, and tools through coaching practice sessions and scenarios in this intensive course.
Consulting Skills Certificate
Use a proven model to partner within an organization to drive results and change through talent development solutions.
Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate
Prepare top performers at all levels in your organization to take on management responsibilities through high-impact leadership development programs.
Designing and Building AI Agents Workshop
Learn to design, build, and validate an AI agent using a real task from your own work.
Designing Scenarios and Roleplays with AI Workshop
Turn a real workplace situation into a finished, import-ready branching scenario, using AI to draft, test, and structure dialogue while you stay in creative control.
Evaluating Learning Impact Certificate
Human Performance Improvement Certificate
Learn how to use the Human Performance Improvement (HPI) process, a proven approach to improving performance, to help your stakeholders create bottom-line results.
Instructional Design Certificate
Design and develop outcome-based learning using proven instructional design approaches, practical models and templates, and an iterative process that considers learner and stakeholder input.
Leading Talent Development Teams Certificate
The move from individual contributor to manager of people or teams requires foundational people and team leadership skills. Get equipped for that responsibility.
Measuring Return on Investment Certificate
Develop and deliver effective return on investment (ROI) evaluations for investments in training, talent development, organization development, human resources, change, and more.
New Employee Onboarding Certificate
Create an effective onboarding program that immediately builds engagement with your new hires to increase retention and transform your organization.
Project Management Certificate
Become an effective project manager with the skills to successfully initiate, plan, implement, and launch any talent development project.
Strategic Leadership for Talent Development Certificate
Develop advanced skills to use learning as a lever to drive organizational success, boost team performance, influence key stakeholders as strategic partners, and align talent development with business goals.
Training & Facilitation Certificate
Gain a complete understanding of the training function by learning and practicing the skills of an exceptional trainer and facilitator.
Using AI Assistants to Power Productivity Workshop
Explore how to use AI as a personal digital assistant and create specialized AI agents (Gems/GPTs) to increase your productivity and improve your talent development workflows.
Can't Make it to Boston? Join Virtual Preconference Courses!
Articulate Rise Certificate
Save time and increase the quality and impact of your e-learning projects by learning how to use this simple authoring tool.
Articulate Storyline Certificate
Gain the knowledge and skills needed to create interactive and engaging e-learning content that drives learning outcomes.
Change Management Certificate
Prepare to sponsor and engage in successful organizational change efforts, conduct diagnostic assessments to define needs, use a proven change model, and design a strategic change plan that minimizes impact and maximizes buy-in.
Creating a Skills-First Strategy for Your Organization Workshop
Dive deep into the components of a successful skills strategy, walking step-by-step through the decisions required to develop your strategy and the data needed to power it.
Developing Business Acumen Workshop
Develop essential business skills to better understand your organization’s strategy, align TD initiatives with business goals, and engage in more strategic stakeholder conversations.
E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate
Use instructional design principles and models to design asynchronous e-learning courses that engage participants and meet business outcomes.
Microlearning Certificate
Close a knowledge or performance gap by curating, creating, and crowdsourcing bite-sized learning opportunities for your team—which they can access anytime and anywhere.
Needs Assessment Certificate
Boost your professional credibility by learning the purpose, process, and payoffs of assessing individual and organizational performance needs.