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Certification Committee

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The network of professionals that you align yourself with when becoming a Certified RGD is truly outstanding. We are a community that supports and pushes each other to do and be better. Becoming a Certified RGD is one of the best decisions I have made in my career, I hope you'll join us too.
Michelle Hopgood RGD, Hopgood Creative

Mandate

  • Establish and update the eligibility criteria for those interested in going through the RGD Certification Process
  • Ensure the entire Certification Process, particularly the assessment, is professionally credible, feasible, defensible, affordable and fair
  • Manage the method for testing RGD candidates to ensure it remains relevant and valuable to professional designers, managers and educators across both visual, digital and experience design disciplines

What we do

  • Update sections/questions of the Online Test to ensure they are appropriate, up to date and clear
  • Update information on the RGD website and across RGD channels to raise awareness of the Process and provide transparency
  • Identify and coordinate the promotion of RGD Certification at RGD events, including DesignThinkers
  • Organize our Freshly Certified Webinar series featuring case study presentations by recent RGD candidates
  • Coordinate a structured mentorship program for Certification candidates
  • Post Certification-related content to the RGD Slack Community

Questions?

Email heidi@rgd.ca

Check out the 2025 Certification Committee Report

Certification Committee Members

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