The course requires approximately ten hours of pre-work, plus 4-5 hours of preparation/submission between each subsequent live session. Material is not “delivered” during the live sessions; rather, we use a ”flipped classroom” model whereby participants self-study/prepare first, then focus on practicing new skills during the live sessions.

The training depends heavily on experience-sharing and peer coaching, so strong English-language conversation skills are essential. Prospective participants should also have at least 1) five years of progressively responsible full-time work experience, 2) experience supervising, leading, coaching, counseling, or consulting with others regarding work-related issues, and 3) enthusiasm for and basic familiarity with the Business Model You® methodology. This familiarity can be readily gained by reading the book and doing the course pre-work.

You do not have to be a highly experienced facilitator or charismatic speaker to successfully deliver services using the Business Model You® methodology. The basic workshop method is designed around peer and group work and is logically structured to provide a powerful, engaging experience for all learners. The Certified Practitioner training itself is an ideal forum for observing, emulating, and practicing good facilitation, training, and coaching techniques, particularly in an online format.

Please keep in mind that participation in the Certified Practitioner course requires a significant time commitment, including off-line assignments, and because the course is designed to maximize practice time for everyone by keeping the number of participants as a multiple of three, withdrawing from the course significantly impacts other participants. Therefore please double-check the course requirements and time commitments before registering, and review our privacy policy.

The training fee is currently U.S. $1,375.

Yes.

No. There are no recurring or annual fees, and no charge for certification other than the training itself. Any additional training or materials are offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. A listing in the Business Model You® Certified Practitioner directory costs U.S. $45 per year.

The online version of the training covers the same experiential training over seven two-hour live online (synchronous) sessions with the facilitator and all participants present. Three to five hours of homework is required between each live online session, so participants must be committed to a rigorous preparation schedule. In addition, participants must be committed to spending between six and 10 hours in pre-work before the live sessions begin. Please enroll only if you can commit at this level: the effectiveness of the training depends on colleagues preparing thoroughly so they can contribute to our collective learning in pre-assigned teams of three. Attendance at all sessions and completion and submission of all offline assignments is required to pass the course.

All Certified Practitioners receive an 82-page, full-color Facilitator Guide in PDF format. This guide contains a complete, 25-page scenario describing a full-day Business Model You® end-user workshop in detail, including all exercises, learning points, materials needed, suggested timings, and notes on delivery. In addition, all Certified Practitioners receive a complete set of digital slides used for end-user portions of the training. Together the Facilitator Guide and slides enable new Certified Practitioners to immediately deliver powerful and effective Business Model You® trainings anywhere from 90 minutes to a full day in length.

Yes. We maintain an online directory of Certified Practitioners searchable by geographic location, language spoken, and other variables. All Certified Practitioners are eligible to create listings in the directory. The fee is $45 per year.

Business Model You, LLC does not require that Certified Practitioners pay a percentage of revenues nor does it mediate practitioner engagements in any way, unless it is to recommend someone to a client with special functional or language expertise.  Please keep in mind that Business Model You® is not a franchise or a standalone business system. It is a toolkit for professionals who want to extend their competencies into workplace-related training, consulting, or coaching. Many users already have strong personal brands, though quite a few find the Certified Practitioner training very helpful for sharpening or focusing their professional identities.

All registrants will receive a prompt 100% refund if the training is canceled due to unavoidable external circumstance or at the instructor’s discretion. If you cancel at your discretion up to one month before the training, 50% of your training fee will be refunded. After that date we cannot refund fees for discretionary cancellations, but at any time you may designate someone else to attend the training in your place. Under no conditions will refunds be granted once you have been granted access to the proprietary materials in the Training Portal.

We do not offer financial aid or scholarships at this time.

Business Model Youth, LLC has developed a high school career curriculum which is based on the Business Model You® methodology. If you are a public or private school employee with two years of full-time teaching, facilitating, or administrative experience, undergoing the Business Model You® Certified Practitioner training automatically grants you Certified Practitioner status for Business Model Youth training.