This program is designed for those individuals interested in developing professional skills in the field of Organization Development. OD professionals partner with clients to help them implement change, improve organization effectiveness, and build organization grow and sustainability. OD uses scientific methodology to identify needs, collect data, analyze gaps, identify solutions and implement interventions.
This OD will help you develop the skills, competencies, tools, and resources needed to become an OD professional internally or externally.

The first step to certification involves:

• Complete an OD Competency Assessment
• Ceate a professional developmental plan outlining your professional development goals.
• Attend a minimum of two OD Professional Development Events
• Attend and actively participate in the following eight (8) foundational workshops

This course provides learners with an overview of OD, its history, current leaders, and common practices. Learners recognize their role as an Organizational Development (OD) professional, which consists of identifying and implementing proven solutions to develop individuals, teams, and organizations. Learners recognize how to develop their skills to succeed as strategic business partners in their organization. As a business partner, they will recognize how OD professionals add value to the business by developing strategies that address critical challenges facing the organization.

What you will learn:

• Gain a stronger understanding of the field of organization development
• Connect OD initiatives to strategic business goals.
• Use the action research process to diagnose opportunities for improving the organiza­tion
• Clearly define your role as an internal OD consultant
• What organization development IS and ISN'T
• OD challenges organizations face