I've reached out to my local ATD chapter and I'm wondering if anyone in this group is a member. If so, do you find the group beneficial?

I am excited to start this new community for instructional designers, corporate trainers, adult educators, and other L&D professionals! This is meant to be a space where we can share ideas, problems, and best practices to help us in the day-to-day tasks we face in our professional lives. Please take a moment to comment on this post with your name, a little about your job, and what brought you to this community! I'll start. I'm Billy, and I currently work as an independent training specialist with a focus on nuclear energy and the oil/gas industry. I created this community because I think there are so many people out there with great ideas when it comes to training, and I wanted a supportive place where we can share those ideas!

We now have a few members in this group who are freelancers/contract workers. How did you find work and what did you put together for a resume?

For the last several months, I have been developing some content for our group. Things such as generic presentations that can be customized, training process templates and checklists, and overall "how to" with things like the ADDIE process and training analyses. My question is whether there is an appetite for stuff like that in the group? I would make it available for download, and then you could use it as you see fit.

In my industry we have frequent audits from regulators, third party organizations, and peers to review the design and implementation of our training. I honestly think it’s too much. However, I’m pretty limited in industry experience, so I’m curious what other programs use to make sure they are maintaining high standards and training in the things that need to be trained on. How does it work at your job?