{"id":15047,"date":"2025-03-03T18:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T01:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compt.io\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=15047"},"modified":"2025-04-01T00:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T06:57:19","slug":"prof-development-pocketguide","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/compt.io\/resources\/prof-development-pocketguide\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Professional Development Programs Pocket Guide [2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15047\" class=\"elementor elementor-15047\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70633781 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70633781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758a4399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-site-logo elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"758a4399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-site-logo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/compt.io\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"40\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/compt.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Compt_Logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-61 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/compt.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Compt_Logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-61 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369bb93e padding-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"369bb93e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7065d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a7065d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3606e43 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3606e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build a Professional Development Program <i class=\"handwritten\">Employees<\/i> Will Actually Use<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7791b865 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7791b865\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231b19eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231b19eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most professional development programs fail because they&#8217;re inconvenient, outdated, or too hard to manage. 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HR professionals want solutions that don\u2019t create more work.<\/p><p>In our <strong>&#8220;Building Professional Development Programs (2025)&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0you will discover:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list black\"><li>The most popular professional development categories based on real reimbursement data.<\/li><li>How companies are structuring stipends and budgets.<\/li><li>Proven strategies to increase participation and reduce admin work.<\/li><li>What employees are really using their learning benefits for, based on real reimbursement data.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8ff2f elementor-absolute e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9c8ff2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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