Contract Training Conference 2025

New! Hybrid. Online and On-site
The best event in Contract Training just got better.

Call for Sessions
-Send 1-3 topics or titles to William A. Draves at draves@lern.org
-Deadline December 31

Final Agenda
Available January 1, 2025

How It Works
By demand, you want Hybrid.
Our survey of last year’s participants found:
8% want all in-person this year
50% want all online
42% want hybrid (both options)

You win. By a 92 -8 vote, we are delighted to offer Hybrid.
-Register as many staff as want to participate totally Online.
-Send as many staff as you want to participate In-Person.

Up to 20 people from your organization may participate.

Online.
June 10-11.
There will be 2 Tracks of sessions online.
Some 20 sessions will be every hour on Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
-An Advanced Track with 10 new sessions will feature the best practitioners and experts in contract training and workforce development.
-The Fundamental Contract Training Track will have 10 sessions and only be offered online.

Perfect for New Staff
The Fundamental Track will prepare your staff to become Certified Contract Trainers at no additional cost. A post-conference Study Session will follow on Thursday, June 12; and then by an online Exam on Tuesday, June 17.

In-Person.
June 10-Noon June 12.
Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
Just minutes from Chicago O’Hare Airport.

The in-person format will feature both the viewing of the online Advanced Track sessions
and additional in-person discussions.
-Our host, Harper College, has a special hybrid room for the viewing of the Advanced Track online sessions.
-In addition, a second room with seating in rounds will have in-person networking, 1:1 sharing and mentoring, discussion of the Advanced sessions, and possible in-person presentations.

We will have a preferred hotel nearby, as well as a list of other hotels.
You may stay anywhere you like.

Cost
Online Fee. The base fee of $995 per organization is no change from previous years.
It covers up to 20 individuals.
-All online sessions are included.
-As many of your 20 staff may attend online.
There is no deadline for online registrations and adding up to twenty people to your organizational registration.

In-Person Fee. An additional charge, anticipated at no more than $495 per person, will be charged per person for those on your staff who wish to attend in-person at Harper College.
Hotel, food, any transportation and other costs are at your own expense.
-The final additional in-person fee will be announced on or before January 1.
-The in-person registration deadline will be May 1, 2025.

Questions?
Call Gale at 800-678-5376 or email her at info@lern.org

The best event in Contract Training just got better.
See you online and/or in-person!

Click Here to Register for the Online Conference

In-Person Registration Coming Soon