International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, &

Instruction (IBSTPI) Competencies

Levels of Competence
Low Informational Knowledge
Medium Practice Experience
High Full Competency

Professional Foundations
Competency Low Med. High Courses
Communicate effectively in visual, oral & X 526, 573, 574, 575,
written form 704, 705, 706, 730,
732, 752
Apply research and theory to the discipline of X 526, 704, 705, 730
instructional design
Update and improve knowledge, skills, & X 575, 704, 705, 730
attitudes pertaining to the instructional design
process and related fields.
Apply data collection & analysis skills in X 705, 730, 732, 752
instructional design projects
Identify and respond to ethical, legal, & X 726, 732
political implications of design in the
workplace

Planning and Analysis

Competency Low Med. High Courses
Conduct a needs assessment in order to X 705, 706, 732
recommend appropriate design solutions and
strategies
Identify and describe target population and X 526, 575, 704, 705,
environmental characteristics 730, 732
Select & use analysis techniques for X 704, 705, 732
determining instructional content
Analyze the characteristics of existing X 526, 575, 705, 732
&emerging technologies & their potential use

International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, &

Instruction (IBSTPI) Competencies
Levels of Competence
Low Informational Knowledge
Medium Practice Experience
High Full Competency

Design and Development

Competency Low Med. High Courses
Use an instructional design & development X 575, 704, 730, 752
process appropriate for a given project
Organize instructional programs and/or X 573, 575, 704, 752
products to be designed, developed, and
evaluated
Design instructional interventions X 704, 705, 730, 732
Plan non-instructional interventions X 706
Select or modify existing instructional X 526, 575. 704, 705,
materials 730
Develop instructional materials X 526, 575, 704, 730
Design learning assessments X 575, 704, 705, 730

Evaluation and Implementation

Competency Low Med. High Courses
Evaluate instructional & non-instructional X 575, 752
interventions
Revise instructional & non-instructional X 752
interventions
Implement, disseminate, & diffuse instructional X 575
& non-instructional interventions

Management
Competency Low Med. High Courses
Apply business skills to managing the X 706
instructional design function
Manage partnerships and collaborative X 573, 706, 732, 752
relationships
Plan & manage instructional design projects X 704, 705, 730, 732,
752