DRISCOLL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE JERRY PEARSON
EARNS THE CERTFIED PROFESSIONAL IN LEARNING PERFORMANCE™ CREDENTIAL FROM
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE

(Corpus Christi, TX) April 17, 2007 – Driscoll Children’s Hospital is pleased to announce that Jerry Pearson, CPLP, Organizational Development Coordinator has earned the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance™ (CPLP) credential from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) Certification Institute. The CPLP™ credential covers the entire scope of the workplace learning and performance field.

Earning the CPLP designation means that Jerry Pearson has the required industry-related experience, successfully passed a knowledge-based examination, and submitted a work product that met performance standards.
Becoming a CPLP enhances a professional’s reputation by recognizing that the individual has an overall understanding of the nine areas of expertise for workplace learning and performance as defined by the ASTD Competency Model™, and can apply this knowledge in the workplace. In general, credentials benefit individuals by providing a roadmap for professional development, enhancing earning potential and broadening career opportunities.
“As the association dedicated to the workplace learning and performance profession, ASTD has a rich source of information on the critical skills and abilities that practitioners must have to succeed in the field,” says Tony Bingham, President of the ASTD Certification Institute. “CPLP-certified individuals posses knowledge across the entire workplace learning and performance field, and this credential will help them demonstrate their value to managers, colleagues, and clients,” he notes.

More information about the CPLP program may be found at www.cplp.astd.org. Additional questions should be directed to: certification@astd.org.

Pearson is also President of the Corpus Christi chapter of ASTD. More information about ASTD-CC may be found at www.astd-cc.org.

About ASTD and the ASTD Certification Institute
ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD started 1944 when the organization held its first annual conference.
To support members’ ongoing development in the field, ASTD formed the ASTD Certification Institute to take the lead in setting professional industry standards. The ASTD Certification Institute certifies professionals through the CPLP credential and certifies courseware through the E-Learning Courseware Certification (ECC) program.

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

www.driscollchildrens.org

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