Want to Become a Personality Expert? How Type Pro Can Help

One of the questions I get asked over and over again on my web site or in my email inbox is, “How do I become a personality profiler?” or “How can I get certified as a type practitioner?”

For many years, I’ve simply sent people to several different resources. As of now, these are my favorite three ways you can become certified:

• You can take the MBTI® certification program
• You can become a personality profiler via Personality Hacker’s profiler training
• You can get certified via Type Pro, an online training program

Each of these options offer unique benefits, and some are a better fit for some individuals than others. But today I want to talk about Type-Pro. This is one of my favorite options to recommend to people because it’s convenient, cost-effective, and it’s run by two psychologists with decades of experience and authority.

“But Why Would I Want to be a Personality Expert?”

If you’ve gotten this far and you’re not even sure why you’d want to be a personality expert, let me explain the most common reasons I come across (and the reasons I chose to become a type practitioner):

• You want to improve your relationships with people by understanding how their mind’s work and how they process information
• You want to use your expertise in a professional capacity, such as being a profiler, life coach, or alongside your work as a therapist, teacher, consultant, HR coordinator, etc,.
• You want to create content (videos, blog articles, podcasts) around personality type
• You want to understand yourself better and elevate your level of personal growth, maturity, and self-awareness

Is Type Pro Right for You?

I recently conducted a video interview with the founders of Type Pro: Angelina Bennet and Gareth English. If you absorb information best via video, you can watch the video below to find out all about Type Pro, what makes it different, and how to get involved!

But if you’re more of a reader (like me), then let’s continue with some of the things that set Type Pro apart. And before I continue, let me clarify that I am not getting paid for promoting their product. There is no affiliate arrangement here. I simply believe in what they do and want to spread the word because I get asked to refer people to training programs so often.

7 Reasons You Might Want to Use Type Pro for Personality Training:

#1 – You’re Getting Training from Real Psychologists and Authorities in the Personal Development Space

One of the things that really sets Type Pro apart is the people behind it. Angelina Bennet, author of The Shadows of Type, and Co-Founder of Type Pro, is an Occupational Psychologist with over 15 years of experience using psychological type. Gareth English, the second Co-Founder of Type Pro, is a business psychologist, who works with clients to help people – customers and staff alike – to understand the in’s and out’s of why people operate the way they do.

Other tutors within the program include Anna Crollick, an HPC-registered Occupational Psychologist with over 15 years of experience, Jane Kise, a TEDTalk expert and educational consultant who is considered a worldwide expert on Jungian type, and Natasha Graham, an Occupational Psychologist who also holds training in Psychosynthesis Counselling. There are many other tutors with various avenues of expertise that will work with you to help you understand type in a thorough and effective way.

Many “type experts” are showing up in the world who have read a few books, scoured online resources, and now think they have what it takes to train people. This program is different. The people training you have been working in education, as psychologists, or with the the British Association for Psychological Type for many years. You’re getting the cream of the crop for instructors here.

#2 – It’s Convenient

You don’t have to leave the comfort of your own home to get your certification with Type Pro. The training is all conducted online over the course of six weeks. You can squeeze your training in alongside your regular 9-5 job, being a parent, or whatever else you’re up to in life.

#3 – It’s Cost Effective

Certification programs can become incredibly expensive, especially if travel costs are involved. Type Pro offers a more affordable option for those who want to get certified but don’t necessarily have the financial means to attend in-person workshops or seminars. Plus, you’re getting quality training from experts at a fraction of the cost.

Currently, Type Pro’s training program is offered at £1,750 (which equals $2126.43 USD). Currently the official MBTI® certification is $2995, and that doesn’t include travel expenses or time you’d be missing from work.

#4 – You’ll Get a Deeper Understanding of Type

I love the MBTI® certification program, but one thing I noticed when I took the certification course is that I didn’t get nearly as much depth about type as I was expecting. We had to cover a lot of basics repeatedly, which is good, but I was hungry for more.

With Type Pro, the training is very much tailored to your needs as an individual. As you work with your instructors, you can ask questions, express your interests, and learn about concepts in type that are more in-depth, such as John Beebe’s concept of shadow functions. But this is partially up to you! Angelina and Gareth believe in tailoring their program to the specific needs of the individual (that’s you!).

Here are some other things you’ll learn about with Type-Pro:

• Personality Type preferences
• Whole Type patterns
• The role of the non-preferred functions
• Stress reactions
• How Type develops and changes over time
• The dynamics between different personality types
• The common misunderstandings of each Type
• The value that each type can bring to teams and whole organizations
• Practical applications for teams and individuals

#5 – You Get Up to Three Hours of One-on-One Guidance

Unlike many other profiling programs where you are always working in teams, with Type Pro you get up to three hours of one-on-one interaction with a highly-trained expert from the program. Here you can ask questions, express your needs, and get further clarification about how to profile people, or even understand your own type!

#6 – You’ll Improve Your Relationships, both Personal and Work-Related

Understanding type with the depth that you’ll learn about here will dramatically improve your ability to communicate and connect with people both at work and at home. When you understand why people think the way they do and perceive the world the way they do, you’ll be able to connect with them on a much deeper level and develop stronger relationships. You’ll also be able to avoid pointless bickering, disagreements, and misunderstandings.

#7 – You’ll Get Ongoing Support and Connections

Once you’ve completed your training with Type Pro, you will get an invitation to join their exclusive network of qualified experts and you’ll retain access to the e-learning for a further six months. Many people form friendships and connections during this time that last a lifetime.

Want to Learn More About Type Pro?

You can find out much more on their web site Type-Pro.com. You can also take their free online questionnaire to figure out which personality type fits you best!

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