Skillpath

I just completed «Certification» for new Skillpath trainers last week. It was very intense and sort of like «boot camp»! Days were MON — THR and Skillpath paid for hotel. They booked the airline and car rental for me, which I paid, but am being reimbursed by Skillpath. So basically it was all at their expense.
This was a great training experience! I am grateful that SkillPath has invested in me and made me a valuable team member. I am glad they set their expectations clearly up front. Everything was explained very well. I was impressed with the organization of the training process!
the faculty, Gary and Debra, were very professional and represented Skillpath well. They really poured their heart and soul into teaching and giving valuable, practical feedback. I appreciated their generous extension of time, energy, and effort. This helps us become better trainers for Skillpath! Nice job.
I was really impressed with Skillpath being so organized, especially the documentation, training call, and updates. I enjoyed watching the videos later on, including the faculty feedback. Very professionally done! I believe that SkillPath has set the bar high for us trainers, because it means higher quality seminars for participants.

I found this organization to be very unprofessional. 8÷1÷2012
They wanted to hire me as a contract trainer and made me jump through hoop after hoop, spend MY time and MY money to come to Kansas to interview, then and discarded me like a dirty dish towel.
The Faculty Coach Recruiter Debra H., showed up for my meeting in shorts! Really? Your a company looking for top notch sophisticated professional trainers and you show up in shorts. unbelievable (I was told to be in a business suit and I was) — Debra was dressed like a Southwest Airline flight attendant! RUDE!
The other «executives» (and I use this term lightly) showed up 15 minutes late for the audition meeting and looked like they had slept in the clothes they were wearing the night before (can you say FRUMPY?)
So, there I was, flying out for my final interview audition prepped, polished and early and who shows up to greet me: THE KEYSTONE COPS SKILLPATH WRECKING TEAM– Honestly, I have been treated with more respect from homeless people!
It gets worse– When the «Execu-​Trash» group showed up — they put a timer/​clock in front of me and said you have 30 minutes — GO! No business card exchange, no title — no last name — nothing! They all really seemed to be bothered by having to be there! Welcome to F-​ing Kansas!
During the audition, the lack of interest and sophistication of «Crew Frumpy» was appalling. While conducting roles plays (as part of the prescribed exercise) not a single one of them could put a sentence together that even made sense. Debra H. actually looks up at me and says «I hate role plays» .REALLY? She proceeds to butcher the exercise and embarrass herself in front of her colleagues (I mean Frumpmates) …what a mess this company is!
Please keep in mind I am already a contract trainer for 3 other national competitors of theirs. I don’t think I will be associated with such a rag tag, low budget unprofessional group as Skillpath. What a waste of time and money.
Toto– I don’t think I want to be in Kansas anymore!