Educational Resources for Trainers and Instructional Designers
This list of higher education programs offers degrees and certifications for Trainers, Instructional Designers, and other Learning Specialists, such as multimedia and elearning.
College Resources
College and Universities that offer degrees for adult learning professionals, such as Trainers, Instructional Designers, and Human Resource Development Specialists.
Barry University - Master of Science in Human Resource Development
Bloomsberg University: eLearning Developer Certificate
Boise State University - Master of Science in Instructional & Performance Technology (on campus, online, or combination of two)
California State University: Instructional Design and Technology
Capella University - Human Resources And Training
Claremont - Behavioral and Organizational Sciences
College of Education - Master of Science in Applied Technology, Training and Development (also offers a Corporate Training Certificate)
Distance Education Clearinghouse - Distance education related certificate programs
Edith Cowan University - Bachelor of Learning and Organizational Development
Fairmont State: Online Learning
Georgetown University - Training for the Learning Organization Certificate
George Washington University: Educational Technology Leadership
Indiana College Network Adult education and learning courses (via distance education)
North Carolina State University - Training and Development Online
OnlineLearning.Net - Various online courses in Education
Rio Salado College: Associate Degree in eLearning Design Specialist and eLearning Design Specialist
Rochester Institute of Technology - Human Resource Management (online)
Roosevelt University: Training and Development
San Diego State University - Instructional Technology Certificate and Educational Technology
St. John Fisher College - Human Resource Development Degree
University California, Santa Cruz Extension - Certificate in Training and Human Resource Development
University of Massachusetts: Instructional Design
University of Massachusetts-Boston: Instructional Technology Design
University of Maryland University College: Distance Education Leadership
University of Missouri: Learning Systems Design & Development
University of North Carolina: Instructional Technology
University of North Dakota: Instructional Design & Technology
University of Texas at Brownsville: eLearning Certificate
University of Wisconsin: Instructional Design
Virginia Tech: Instructional Design and Technology
Webster University - M. A. degree in Human Resource Development
Western Illinois University: Instructional Design and Technology
West Texas A&M: Instructional Design and Technology
Train-The-Trainer Workshops and Certificate Programs
Organizations that offer certificates and workshops for adult learning professionals, such as Trainers and Instructional Designers:
Susan Boyd - Learning workshops
Directive Communication (Asian market)
The Fielding Institute - Human & Organization Development (PhD)
Friesen, Kaye and Associates - Various workshop programs for trainers (performance gap specialists)
TLC Seminars - Presentation Skills, Basic Instructor, and Advance Instructor training programs