Accredited Program Directors (APD)

Quick Analysis

The following list represents what we consider to be the Critical Success Factors (CSF) for the Appleton Greene Accredited Program Director (APD) service. Each individual factor is explained in more detail below.

1. Opportunity
   Establish your own independent Appleton Greene corporate training practice by managing a portfolio of standard and bespoke corporate training programs through Appleton Greene.
2. Interview
   If you would like to discuss this opportunity personally over the telephone with a registered Appleton Greene representative who is responsible for the Accredited Program Director (APD) service, then you are of course welcome to do so.
3. Requirements
   Anyone with a recognized MBA or business-related Masters Degree is eligible to apply. Anyone with a BBA or business-related Degree is also welcome to apply, if they have 10 years executive management, consulting, or training experience.
4. Income
   Earn up to USD$300,000.00 annually with just one established Appleton Greene standard corporate training program. You can then increase your income by adding additional corporate training programs.
5. Expansion
   Expand your Appleton Greene Corporate Training Practice by adding new standard and bespoke programs to your portfolio and by re-developing established programs for new markets and industry sectors. By developing a suite of 10 programs, the Accredited Program Director (APD) could potentially increase their annual income by 10 times to USD$3m.
6. Support
   Benefit from our exclusive (APD) mentoring and support service, provided by our established professional team of Professors, Learning Providers, Consultants and Program Managers, located worldwide.
7. Promotion
   Direct marketing promotions through Appleton Greene to over 750+ learning providers and 500,000+ designated client contacts within the Appleton Greene global client network. Client program orders are processed by Appleton Greene.
8. Location
   Appleton Greene has clients, consultants, learning providers and program directors within most major cities worldwide, so it does not matter where you may be personally located internationally.
9. Time
   Standard programs are implemented over a sustainable period of time, usually 4 years, incorporating 48 monthly workshops together with online support. Only 8 hours per month are required on the client’s premises, plus 8 hours per month for online
   support. An (APD) can therefore manage a portfolio of 5 clients part time within 20 hours per week, or 10 clients full time within 40 hours per week.
10. Resources
    As your practice grows, you can either elect to employ dedicated trainers internally, or alternatively outsource to 500+ Appleton Greene Accredited Associate, Executive and Senior Consultants, located within most major cities worldwide.
11. Service charges
    It only costs USD$1,500.00 to register as an Appleton Greene Accredited Program Director (APD) and this enables you to see if there would be sufficient market demand generated from potential clients for your proposed Unique Program Proposition (UPP).
12. Testimonials
    There are literally hundreds of testimonials published online within the Appleton Greene web site for your information, available from clients and learning providers and we suggest that you take the time to review these.
13. Risk
    Continue with your current employment until you have an established client base at Appleton Greene. You can elect to work part time or full time with Appleton Greene and scale your activities up or down to accommodate your other work commitments.
14. Evaluation
    Appleton Greene & Co takes great care to ensure that candidates are ev