I.C.E. will host the following pre-conference workshops on Monday, Octrober 19. Additional registration is required for these workshops.
Full-Day Pre-Conference Workshops
Half-Day Pre-Conference Workshops
Monday, October 19, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Presenters: Lenora Knapp, PhD, Knapp & Associates International, Inc.; Jennifer Naughton, CAE, ICE-CCP, SPHR, MA, Regulatory Affairs Certification Program
Once your certification program is up and running, you discover the real truth about managing these programs: ensuring psychometric soundness and legal defensibility is the easiest part of administering the program. There are widely available standards and accepted practices you can rely on for guidance. Succeeding in the business of certification is the real challenge.
This workshop provides a unique opportunity to take a focused, deep-dive into the business of certification. Learn about processes and tools which will aid you in thinking about your markets differently and increasing your revenue. The workshop will address five fundamental questions pertaining to the development of your certification business strategy:
- What is our value proposition and how can we enhance it?
- What is our business model and how can it guide our decision-making?
- What approaches are most relevant at different stages of the certification program lifecycle?
- How do we identify and evaluate new revenue opportunities (e.g., market expansion, additional products)?
- How should we retool when our certification business falters (i.e., when volumes decline, plateau, or are below expectations)?
How to Build a Culture of Foresight Without Overwhelming You or Your Organization
Monday, October 19, 9:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenters: Kristine Metter, MS, CAE, Crystal Lake Partners
What would need to change in your organization today to be better prepared for the next 10 years? Building a culture of foresight! This webinar demystifies the practice of foresight and demonstrates how it can be applied in realistic and manageable ways across your organization. You will learn what foresight is and is not while exploring proven strategies for initiating and embedding foresight into everyday work. After covering the fundamentals, the session will explore proven starting points and use the power of the group to surface possible next steps. We’ll wrap up by addressing common challenges such as resistance to change and internal capacity limits and offer guidance on how to navigate them.
Future of the Workforce: Impact on Credentialing through “Credentials Under Pressure”
Monday, October 19 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Attend this preconference workshop to engage in deep discussion on the future of credentialing through the lens of the Future of Credentialing driver “Credentials Under Pressure.” The day will start with a grounding on the Future of Work, exploring labor demands and the future workforce will impact credentialing. Through large group discussion and tactical break-outs, dig in to how the many facets of technology, failing trust in credentials, and the polarized environment are contributing to impact. Attendees will leave the day with a deeper understanding of future challenges, plus strategies for how to engage and evaluate impact on their own credentialing programs.
Attendees are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-conference workshop, “How to Build a Culture of Foresight Without Overwhelming You or Your Organization.”
Smarter by Design: Applying Cognitive Science to Your Own Learning — and Your Certificants
Monday, October 19, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenters: Mickie Rops, MEd, FASAE, CAE, ICE-CCP – Founder and Consultant, CredUp Hub; Bradley Davis, CAE, BRMP – Vice President, Learning Strategy, IACET
Credentialing professionals are stewards of competence and professional growth — but how often do we apply the science of learning, honestly and rigorously, to our own development? This workshop will start with an uncomfortable truth: decades of research show that professionals are systematically poor at identifying what they most need to learn. We gravitate toward the familiar, mistake fluency for mastery, and avoid the uncomfortable gaps we cannot easily see. The result is continuing education that feels productive but often reinforces what we already know rather than building what we genuinely need.
Participants will begin by examining research on self-assessment accuracy — understanding the fluency illusion, metacognitive blind spots, and why familiarity so reliably masquerades as competence. Armed with that insight, they will work through a structured self-reflection process grounded in metacognition research, designed to surface genuine learning priorities that traditional self-assessment routinely misses. From there, participants will use several evidence-based principles from cognitive science and critical thinking skills to build a 90-day learning plan that is meaningful and optimized for durable learning and retention.
The session also confronts a challenge at the heart of credentialing: we mandate competence but offer little or no guidance to certificants on how to self-assess, plan, and learn effectively. Credentialing professionals who understand the science of accurate self-assessment and effective learning are uniquely positioned to change this. Through shared examples in practice today, structured reflection, guided activities, and peer dialogue, participants will develop concrete strategies for embedding learning-to-learn competencies into renewal frameworks and professional development resources and communications — evolving from gatekeepers of compliance into catalysts for lifelong, evidence-informed growth.
Prepare with Purpose: How to Tackle the ICE-CCP Certification Exam with Confidence
Monday, October 19 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenters: Vita Greco, ICE-CCP, Professional Testing Corporation (PTC); Cynthia Allen, ICE-CCP, SeaCrest Consulting
Preparing for the ICE CCP examination can feel daunting, even for experienced credentialing professionals. This interactive workshop is designed to demystify the exam and help participants focus their preparation where it matters most. Led by instructors from the ICE CCP preparation course, the session offers discussion on the exam domains, study strategies, and scenario-based practice questions to test your knowledge.
Attendees will also have a hands-on opportunity to practice applying knowledge through brief scenario exercises and sample questions, with guided discussion focused on understanding the underlying concepts, not just identifying the correct answer. Whether participants are actively planning to sit for the ICE-CCP exam or are exploring certification as a professional development goal, they will leave with greater clarity, increased confidence, and concrete steps to support successful exam preparation.