Talent Acquisition track · Agile PeopleOps Framework™

APF Certified Talent Leader™

Lead hiring agility and a positive stakeholder experience.

CTL

Who it's for: Talent acquisition and recruitment managers and leaders, talent acquisition partners, operations leaders, and change or OD consultants.
Format: 2 days × 6 hours · live, instructor-led, virtual
Certification: Capstone project + online exam (70% pass mark)

About the program

Build practical skills to apply APF™, lead agility in talent acquisition teams and create a positive experience for candidates, hiring managers and other stakeholders.

A Certified Talent Leader acts as a team coach, prioritizes requisitions, runs Scrumban cadences and helps the team embark on a continuous learning journey.

Sessions are highly interactive, with mini-assignments throughout.

Why attend

Build a constructive team culture within talent acquisition
Redesign the talent acquisition function to be future-ready
Transform talent acquisition processes and practices
Future-skill your team for hiring agility and stakeholder experience
Pilot agile-lean and human-centered design techniques
Set up talent acquisition and PeopleOps communities of practice
Create a holistic, sustainable stakeholder experience

Your journey

Three steps to certification

Attend the course
2 days × 6 hours, live and instructor-led. Attend every session and take part in the discussions and activities.
Apply your learning
Chart a transformation roadmap for a real or hypothetical talent acquisition team, then debrief it with your instructor.
Get certified
Submit the final version of your capstone and pass the online exam with 70% or more.

What you'll learn

Why human experience and agility matter for talent acquisition and the future of work
What the Agile PeopleOps Framework™ is and how it creates value
Agile-lean and design-thinking tools for talent acquisition
Prioritizing initiatives and delivering hiring solutions
Talent Leader competencies, APF™ personas and stakeholders
Visualizing hiring and onboarding workflows, team cadences and a learn-do culture

What you get

APF CTL™ certificate and digital badge
Annual membership, renewed every year
5 individual coaching and mentoring sessions with APF™ Accredited Trainers within 6 months
Invitations to Coaching Labs
Access to the global talent acquisition and PeopleOps community

Upcoming dates

All sessions are live and virtual. Enrollment and payment are handled securely on Eventbrite.

New dates are published on Eventbrite. See the current schedule and enroll there.

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What participants say

“Good concept of applying Agile mindset in HR area. Starting from requirement to getting people onboarded and then as well up to the performance. Sessions were very interactive and well time boxed.”

Kumara Sundaram MUSA

“The course was well designed. Good amount of time was set aside for interactive discussions between participants. Relevant examples and scenarios from the host and fellow participants helped me to understand the course concepts better.”

Divya NarayananIndia