Instructional Designer Certification

Instructional designers largely work in the field of e-learning. However, the knowledge they learn can also be applied to any educational development field. Nowadays there is an increased interest in game-based learning as well as computer-based training programs, an indication that the focus has now shifted from the teacher to the learner. Creating training programs focused on the learner is what instructional designers are trained to do. Successful candidates can lead their career as chief learning officer, director of training and development, director of course development in distance education institutions, head of education services, e-learning project manager, and several more career options. The above-mentioned positions depend on the type of organization that instructional designers work for. Some of the various organizations that instructional designers typically find work in are corporate training departments, distance education institutions, corporate universities, e-learning firms as well as consulting firms specializing in training and development. There are several universities and private institutes offering instructional designing courses. Some of the institutes that offer these courses are:

• Symbiosis University (Pune)
• University of Pune
• Wavelength (Delhi)
• 4c Learning (Bangalore)
• TechnoPoint
• IDSkills
• Tenable Learning Solutions (Hyderabad)
• S.N.D.T Women’s University, Mumbai