Professional Certificate, Adult Education Consultant-Trainer
Designing learning experiences that transform organisations
A professional certificate for practitioners who design, develop, facilitate and evaluate training programmes for adults in constantly evolving professional environments.
Programme Overview
The Professional Certificate, Adult Education Consultant-Trainer develops the competencies needed to analyse skills-development needs, design innovative learning journeys, facilitate in-person and remote sessions, measure their impact on organisational performance, and integrate new technologies, including artificial intelligence, into learning processes. Built on international best practice in andragogy, instructional design, digital learning and Learning Experience Design (LXD), this fully online programme offers an immediately operational approach suited to public, private and international organisations.
Format & Cohorts
Cohort Calendar
Curriculum
01Andragogy & Learning Sciences
- Principles of adult learning
- Cognitive science applied to training
- Experiential learning theories
- Motivation, engagement and retention
02Instructional Design & Learning Experience Design
- Training needs analysis
- Designing skills-development journeys
- Formulating learning objectives
- Designing blended and digital learning
03Facilitation & Pedagogical Communication
- Facilitation techniques for learning
- Facilitating in-person and virtual sessions
- Group dynamics and collective intelligence
- Pedagogical communication and public speaking
04Evaluation, Quality & Training Performance
- Evaluating learning and competencies
- The Kirkpatrick model and impact measurement
- Return on investment (ROI) of training
- Quality assurance of training programmes
05AI for Professional Training
- AI applied to instructional design
- Personalising learning journeys with AI
- Learning analytics and performance tracking
- Governance, ethics and responsible AI use in training
Professional Dissertation
As a culminating requirement of this programme, each participant completes a Mémoire Professionnel de Fin de Formation, a professional dissertation that bridges academic rigour with real-world strategic application. The memoir is defended before a jury of academic and professional experts.
- Strategic Issue Identification, Define and contextualise a concrete strategic or managerial challenge drawn from your own organisation or sector.
- Literature Review & Conceptual Framework, Anchor your analysis in relevant academic literature and establish the theoretical foundations underpinning your recommendations.
- Analysis & Strategic Recommendations, Conduct a rigorous diagnosis and develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations adapted to your context.
- Defence Before a Jury, Present and defend your findings before a panel of academic faculty and industry professionals at the end of the programme.
Learning Outcomes
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