Calling all service design trainers: the time is now to apply for your official SDN trainer accreditation!
Don't miss the chance – get your application ready and apply for your SDN Trainer Accreditation from 1 May to 5 June 2020 to benefit from our Service Design Day special 25% discount offer.

A Call From the Industry

In 2017, the Service Design Network conducted a member survey that revealed that 90% of respondents were interested in the establishment of a certified accreditation process that served as an industry benchmark in the delivery of educational excellence within the practice of service design.

Because the SDN consistently takes the concerns of our members and the needs of the industry to heart, we developed the SDN Accredited Service Design Trainer program to establish a select pool of certified trainers equipped to deliver the highest quality of service design training on a global-wide scale.    

What are the benefits of being an Accredited Trainer?

As an SDN Accredited Service Design Trainer, you’ll not only have a two-year certification for your training activities but also benefit from the following:

• A physical, as well as a digital, SDN Accredited Trainer certificate that is easily shareable 
• An all-inclusive, two-year SDN professional membership (worth €360) including all member benefits
• An official accreditation badge adhered to your personal SDN online member profile that can be seen by our pool of 15,000 members and community followers 
• Promotion of you and your activities across our SDN social media channels, website, newsletter, email marketing campaigns, events, etc.
• Invite to “inner circle” SDN events and opportunities that allow you to further develop your professional skills
• Use of the SDN logo on brochures, business cards and other promotional material
• Endorsement to award SDN co-branded certificates of participation to the participants of your training courses
• Discounted SDN memberships to give participants of your training sessions
• Partnering with the SDN Academy, with authorisation to conduct SDN co-branded, certifiable training sessions

➝ Click here to have a look at our SDN Accreditation Benefits Kit

How does the accreditation process work?

To become an Accredited Service Design Trainer, you will first need to register online via your SDN dashboard and start the self-assessment process. The self-assessment is a tool which helps the SDN Accreditation Committee to get to know you better by asking for insights into your educational background, sector experience, projects of note, etc. Upon completion, the self-assessment is submitted to the committee whereby qualified applicants will be invited for a virtual interview within a four-week time frame. After a successful interview, you will receive (within two weeks) your official SDN Accredited Service Design Trainer certificate.

➝ Read more about the accreditation process on our FAQ page.

What does it cost to become accredited?

Promotion details:

The special 25% discount will apply for applications received from 1 May to 5 June 2020 (from 00:01 CEST until 23:59 CEST). The application is considered valid once you submit your self-assessment for review and receive a confirmation email that your submission and payment of the non-refundable application fee (180€) were successful.

The discounted accreditation fee (€1,035 for SDN members and €1,170 for non-members) will be charged to your credit card only if you are successfully accredited by the SDN. Under this promotion, the final cost for the two-year accreditation, including the application fee and accreditation fee, will be €1,215 (including VAT) for current SDN members and €1,350 (including VAT) for non-members.

If your company is seeking to secure accreditation for several individuals at one time (3 or more), please feel free to contact us to discuss an applicable discount.

Who can become an accredited trainer?

The SDN welcomes all individuals or groups of individuals within companies and organisations who are conducting training and educational/enabling activities within the domain of Service Design to become Accredited Trainers. There are two types of Accredited trainers:
• Service design trainers
• Service design Master trainer / Coach.