Everything DiSC® Certification

You receive one Everything DiSC Catalyst assessment with all included applications (Workplace, Management, Agile EQ, and Worksmart). Assessments for your own clients or internal staff are purchased separately, through your EPIC account.

If you do not currently have an EPIC Account, we provide it, including free setup and onboarding, with your Certification purchase.

The short answer is “yes”, we can register you for the Wiley Everything DiSC Certification course, but we have to verify that you have the CPE license before we are able to do that. For that reason, it may be easier to purchase Certification from whomever originally sold you CPE.

If they don’t offer Certification, you’re not happy with your current provider, or you can’t remember where you purchased CPE, please contact us. We’ll do our best to verify your serial number and get you signed up!

Note that some benefits of working with disc training hub may not be available to you if we are not your Authorized Partner. The details are a little more complicated than an FAQ would serve well, but we’re happy to discuss them with you.

No. Anyone can purchase and administer Everything DiSC assessments. You don’t need a credential to use the profiles with others. Certification is for coaches, trainers, facilitators, etc., who want to apply DiSC with confidence. Certification teaches you a deeper understanding of DiSC, how to set up and lead workshops, and integrate DiSC into an organization’s culture.

Additionally, certification is not required to maintain an EPIC Account, acquire or use facilitation kits, or access the Catalyst Practitioner Experience.

Yes. Wiley is an approved provider for four organizations, so Everything DiSC Certification earns:

• SHRM: 20 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification
• HRCI: 20 credit hours (HR General) toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification
• ATD: 20 credits toward APTD® and CPTD® recertification
• ICF: Continuing Coach Education (CCE): 9 Core Competencies and 7 Resource Development

The Five Behaviors Certification program offers credits too; see the Five Behaviors Certification page for details.

Everything DiSC is published by Wiley and built on its own research-validated assessment model. Certification trains you on the specific profiles and the DiSC model your participants receive. Other “DISC” brands, such as PeopleKeys and Extended DiSC, use different assessments and reports, with various levels of research and validation. A certification from one brand doesn’t carry over to another, so choose the one that matches the profiles you plan to use.

The Everything DiSC Certified Practitioner credential never expires. And if you have a previous Everything DiSC Certified Workplace Facilitator or Certified Management Facilitator credential, they never expire either!

Everything DiSC Certification covers the core elements of Everything DiSC, the Catalyst platform and an overview of the other available applications.

Certification is not available for non-Catalyst applications (Sales, Productive Conflict, and Work of Leaders), but we are happy to answer questions you have and provide a review of the contents of each kit. We can also provide a train-the-trainer session to make sure you are comfortable facilitating sessions using these assessments.

Note that a separate certification program for The Five Behaviors is available. The credential “Five Behaviors Certified Practitioner” is available through the Five Behaviors Certification program.

Wiley’s Everything DiSC Certification and The Five Behaviors Certification courses are provided by Wiley trainers in an online format only. The courses each span two weeks and require commitment of about 20 hours total. Self-paced work fits around your schedule, and the four 2-hour live sessions are held virtually, with times listed in the class dates. There’s no travel, and you can join from anywhere.

For HR, L&D and coaching professionals, it’s a credential you can put to work right away: your Everything DiSC Certified Practitioner credential demonstrates that you’re qualified to facilitate DiSC workshops, coach with DiSC, and lead culture initiatives. You’ll also earn continuing education credits toward SHRM, HRCI, ATD and ICF recertification along the way. It’s most worthwhile if you expect to run DiSC sessions regularly, internally or with clients. It’s a lifetime credential that remains with you, even if you change jobs or organizations.

No. There’s no annual fee for the Catalyst Practitioner Experience. A yearly fee was announced when the CPE launched, but it was later dropped. CPE is a one-time purchase, with the license tied to the email address that registers it. CPE can be purchased bundled with certification or separately.

Everything DiSC Certification requires every facilitator to have the Catalyst Practitioner Experience (CPE). The course goes beyond just teaching the DiSC model and theory. It equips you to be a true “Certified Practitioner”. To do that, you will use the materials included in CPE to learn (and practice!) how to use Catalyst in training sessions.

Wiley’s Everything DiSC Certification pricing compares more closely than it seems. PeopleKeys’ lowest-priced certification is online and self-guided only. Their facilitator-led version costs about the same as Wiley’s certification-only option. Everything DiSC Certification includes four live, instructor-led virtual sessions, a facilitation project with feedback, and 20 continuing education credits.

The cost of Certification bundled with the Catalyst Practitioner Experience is higher, but it is also an incredible value. Normally, the retail price of the CPE is $2,200.00 USD, so the bundle adds this valuable set of materials at a significantly reduced cost.