Appendix One: Standards of Performance Technology and CPT Designation Program

So You Want to Be a CPT...

Credentialing is an important step in any professional career. Before taking this step, it is important to reflect on the appropriateness and value of the credentialing process, as well as the Standards of Performance Technology, and the Code of Ethics. For example, performance technology (PT) practitioners who are considering the value of becoming a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) may want to consider three major issues:

1. What's in it for me? Why should I dedicate time, energy, and money to become certified?

2. Why should performance improvement practitioners all follow the same set of structured standards? Many successful practitioners have their unique way of doing performance improvement. Following structured standards will stifle creativity.

3. Preparing the documentation that is required to qualify for the designation as a CPT is difficult and time-consuming . Is it worth the effort?

This book provides an overview of the Standards of Performance Technology and the CPT designation program ”definitions, history, and process ”to help PT professionals and others in related fields make an informed decision about the value of becoming a CPT. The book also discusses the importance of integrating the Code of Ethics into both the certification process and the practice of performance technology.