Training
APD Nirvana Club™ – Training Program – Syllabus Draft – 25.08.20
Introduction:
Autonomous Professional Development Inc. ("APD"), founded in 2015, is an education and hiring technology company that creates and provides autonomous learning and artificial intelligence analytics to solve significant problems and enhance the performance of professional students, teachers, researchers, academic administrators, job seekers, workers, and companies.
The APD Nirvana Club™ training program will always be free. It combines human and artificial intelligence, and confidential data from a wide range of its professional members helps a wide range of professionals to learn what they need to know, improve their professional skills, and better manage their careers and career decision-making skills. It will also expand the identity capital of both job seekers and employers.
Its primary purpose is to familiarize and then train and certify new APD club members to provide information about what they want and to assert information about what they can do.
Each Module Includes
- a title and estimated time to complete
- a brief description of its contents
- assigned readings
- an online presentation
- a reward for completing the module
Seven Modules
The training sequence familiarizes, certifies, and prepares new APD club members to use the platforms effectively.
Module 01: Overview of the APD Nirvana Club™ Training Program Read more
- How to sign up and then log in
- Why professionals need to manage stress and reach Nirvana
- Benefits of the APD Nirvana Club
- Why we have a training program
- Introduction to "You! What you MUST know to start your career as a professional"
- A high-level overview of the APD platforms and services: APD RAIKS™, APD Sherpa Tools™, and APD Nirvana™
M01 Reward: Book: You! What you MUST know to start your career as a professional.
Module 02: APD RAIKS™ (Rapid Assessment of an Individual's Knowledge and Skills) Read more
- Introduction to the functionality of RAIKS
- Distribute instructions
- Demo and discuss the RAIKS taking screen
- Display and discuss an individual report and a group report
- Take a practice RAIKS in their industry of choice
M02 Reward: Certification as a RAIKS User and the ability to use selected RAIKS at no cost. Optional free training to get certified as a RAIKS Author and earn money.
Module 03: APD Sherpa Tools™ (e.g., Mind Genomics) Read more
- Introduce the functionality of Mind Genomics science and its many customers
- Distribute and discuss the instructions for taking and interpreting a Mind Genomics Survey ("MGS")
- Demo and discuss the MGS taking screen information
- Display and discuss your MGS individual report (YPEO)
- Display and discuss the MGS group report (TSPEO)
- Take a practice MGS and interpret the results
M03 Reward: Certification as a Mind Genomics Survey Taker and the ability to use selected Mind Genomics surveys at no cost. Free training to get to the next level as a certified Mind Genomics Survey Interpreter. Free training to get to the next level as a certified Mind Genomics Survey Designer.
Module 04: Member Data Entry (for both Job Seeker and Employer members) Read more
- Specifying "What I Want" (what both member types want)
- Asserting "What I Provide" (what both member types can do)
- Adjacent coworker information
- Upload your sample resume and ideal job spec
- Data integrity, validity, and valuation
M04 Reward: Certification as a Certified Data Contributor. Free training to get to the next level as a certified Mind Genomics Survey Interpreter. Free training to get to the next level as a certified Mind Genomics Survey Designer.
Module 05: Member Data Interpretation and Use (Job Seeker and Employer) Read more
- Data interpretation (bean plots, horizontal histograms, box plots, spider charts, etc.)
- Fiduciary recommendations
- What Ifs (using real-time filtered market data)
- Unmasking and hiring documentation
M05 Reward: Certification as a Certified Data Interpreter and User. Free training to get to the next level as a certified Data Interpreter. Free training to get to the next level as a certified Data Designer.
Module 06: Practice Sessions After Certification and Before Using Live Real Information Read more
- Simulated situations on understanding the market and using Fiduciary Recommendations and What Ifs on a live non-real market
- Acceptance to join the APD Nirvana Club as a member
M06 Reward: Certification for using and authorization to use live member data.
Module 07: Joining as a Member and Transferring Data into the Live System Read more
- Introduction to Belbin Team Role Preferences
- Introduction to C-Suite Interpersonal Styles
M07 Reward: All members are encouraged to take the two above assessments to learn more about themselves, build their profiles, and improve their likelihood of successful professional careers and hiring.