No matter where you are on your professional journey, APDT International offers flexible courses designed to fit your schedule, ambitions, and budget. Our diverse range of educational programs, including 60-90 minute webinars and in-depth online courses, will help you earn the CEUs needed to stay ahead in the field. Study at your own pace and on your own time—everything you need to elevate your skills is right here.
No matter where you are on your professional journey, APDT International offers flexible courses designed to fit your schedule, ambitions, and budget. Our diverse range of educational programs, including 60-90 minute webinars and in-depth online courses, will help you earn the CEUs needed to stay ahead in the field. Study at your own pace and on your own time—everything you need to elevate your skills is right here.
APDT Multi-Week Online Courses are designed to provide in-depth education on specific topics. Students will attend weekly lectures, participate in online discussions with fellow classmates, and work on homework assignments. Courses are designed to be challenging and thought provoking, and students who successfully complete the course will walk away with real, tangible, applicable materials and resources that can immediately be applied to their businesses.
APDT is a membership organization dedicated to professionalism and education – we do not certify trainers. Our online certificate courses do not result in certification. They do provide a certificate that proves you successfully completed a course of in-depth study on a particular topic.
Please review the difference between certificates and certification.
It takes years of education and practice to become a dog trainer. APDT Certificate Courses are designed to provide a variety of levels of education, on a variety of topics, to a variety of students. Some courses are designed for beginners, while others are aimed at veteran trainers.
Read our Resource Center article ‘Tips on how to become a trainer‘.
The APDT is pleased to offer the option to “audit” our eLearning courses. Think of this as an opportunity to “hang out” in the course, chat with the students, receive all of the educational content….but not be a full student.
This option is ideal for students who:
Students who choose to audit will:
So why wouldn’t EVERYONE audit?
Auditing students will NOT receive the following, which full students DO receive:
Claim CEUs for a 90min recording you’ve already registered for:
Claim CEUs for a certificate course:
Full students who successful complete a certificate course must request CEUs from education@apdt.com.
For 90 Min Courses you’ve already registered for . . .
Available recording archives
Past events have been recorded and archived, for viewing at your convenience.
Your web browser must have Flash installed. iPhones and iPads do not support flash, and therefore cannot play the recordings. Almost all other computer platforms, devices, and web browsers worldwide support Flash and will be able to play the recording.
DOWNLOAD: Ready Talk Requirements
APDT Multi-Week Online Courses are designed to provide in-depth education on specific topics. Students will attend weekly lectures, participate in online discussions with fellow classmates, and work on homework assignments. Courses are designed to be challenging and thought provoking, and students who successfully complete the course will walk away with real, tangible, applicable materials and resources that can immediately be applied to their businesses.
APDT is a membership organization dedicated to professionalism and education – we do not certify trainers. Our online certificate courses do not result in certification. They do provide a certificate that proves you successfully completed a course of in-depth study on a particular topic.
Please review the difference between certificates and certification.
It takes years of education and practice to become a dog trainer. APDT Certificate Courses are designed to provide a variety of levels of education, on a variety of topics, to a variety of students. Some courses are designed for beginners, while others are aimed at veteran trainers.
Read our Resource Center article ‘Tips on how to become a trainer‘.
The APDT is pleased to offer the option to “audit” our eLearning courses. Think of this as an opportunity to “hang out” in the course, chat with the students, receive all of the educational content….but not be a full student.
This option is ideal for students who:
Students who choose to audit will:
So why wouldn’t EVERYONE audit?
Auditing students will NOT receive the following, which full students DO receive:
Claim CEUs for a 90min recording you’ve already registered for:
Claim CEUs for a certificate course:
Full students who successful complete a certificate course must request CEUs from education@apdt.com.
For 90 Min Courses you’ve already registered for . . .
Available recording archives
Past events have been recorded and archived, for viewing at your convenience.
Your web browser must have Flash installed. iPhones and iPads do not support flash, and therefore cannot play the recordings. Almost all other computer platforms, devices, and web browsers worldwide support Flash and will be able to play the recording.
DOWNLOAD: Ready Talk Requirements
The Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT, is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education. The APDT offers individual pet dog trainers a respected and concerted voice in the dog world.
The Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT, is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education. The APDT offers individual pet dog trainers a respected and concerted voice in the dog world.
The Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT, is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education. The APDT offers individual pet dog trainers a respected and concerted voice in the dog world.