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Professional Practice Certificate in Training & Development : February 25th 2026
L&DI Professional Practice Certificate in Training & Development - delivered online
Funding for this programme is provided by L&D Skillnet
Overview
Gain the skills, confidence, and certification to thrive as a professional trainer with our fully online, QQI-accredited Level 6 programme. This practical course
equips you to design and deliver impactful learning that gets results. Led by expert tutors with flexible, practical assessments but no exams!
Who is it for?
Individuals who have learning and development responsibilities in organisations. Individuals involved in the design and delivery of training
programmes. Consultants who wish to gain a formal qualification in training and development. The overall aim of the Professional Practice Certificate (PPC) is to enable participants to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to undertake training activities. The programme encompasses the development of competences that will enable students to identify and assess training needs, and to develop, plan, organise, deliver and evaluate relevant training activities in the classroom or online.
Learning Outcomes
Module 1 - Training Needs Identification & Design (QQI Level 6 Component Award 6N3325)
Understand the evolution of workplace learning
Define strategic L&D in organisations, including theory, frameworks,
structures, and governance
Recognise the impact of L&D and the competencies needed in the future
Identify, design, and implement a Learning Needs Analysis process
Define the key components of the L&D design process
Develop effective learning objectives, outcomes and content for an
optimum learning experience
Explore contemporary developments in learning technologies and a
range of appropriate use cases
Module 2- Training Delivery & Evaluation (QQI Level 6 Component Award 6N3226)
Identify the characteristics of an effective trainer
Identify and create the most appropriate classroom (and virtual classroom)
learning environment
Develop lesson plans, relevant learning aids and materials
Explore issues of equality, diversity and inclusion
Understand group dynamics in a learning environment
Identify, explain and assess a range of learning evaluation models,
techniques and approaches
Identify types of learner assessments and their advantages and
disadvantages including providing feedback
Facilitate learning transfer
Delivery Format
Online via Zoom by experienced tutors.
Duration
Module 1: Delivered online - one online class per week for four consecutive weeks
Module 2: Delivered online - one online class per week for four consecutive weeks
Assessment
• Maintaining a learner record
• Assignments
• Project
• Skills demonstration
Deadline for final submissions are typically three weeks after completion of the programme.
Certification
QQI Level 6 Training and Development Special Purpose Award – 6S3372 (30 ECTS Credits). To receive the full QQI Level 6 Award, both modules need to be successfully completed.
L&DI Professional Practice Certificate in Training & Development.
Course Requirements
Applicants for the Professional Practice Certificate must:
- Applicants must be basically competent and comfortable participating in a virtual environment e.g. Zoom.
- Be at least 18 years of age by January 1st of the year of application;
- Hold a Leaving Certificate/FETAC level 5 qualification or equivalent (it is assumed that participants will have an underlying foundational working knowledge/experience/interest in L&D and/or training).
- All applicants whose first language is not English must have attained B2+ or the equivalent TOEFL score
- Applicants must have access to a computer, stable WiFi, camera, speakers and microphone.
Course Details.
PPC/TNA (Module 1)
Online induction:
Course Dates
This course requires participants to be online from 9.00am to 5.00pm on the following days:
TNA (Module 1)
25th Feb , 4th, 11th & 19th March 2026
Please contact: sarah.mcmyler@ldskillnet.ie to discuss dates.
TSC (Module 2)
Participants are required to be online from 9.00am to 5.00pm on the following days:
15th, 22nd, 29th April & 6th May 2026
Price
€1,100 to participants eligible for Learning & Development Skillnet (L&DS) funding
€1,650 non-funded
Cancelation Fees:
Notice of less than 10 working days: 100% of course fee.
Notice of 10 – 60 work)ing days: 50% of course fee.
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The qualifications pathway through the L&DI has been a real journey for me. From the Level 6 Professional Practice Certificate to the Level 7 Diploma with UCC, L&DI has supported me every step of the way.
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