Complete the required coursework
Finish Talent Management Foundations and Creator Partnership Practice inside the Academy.
CTD is OVO Academy's earned educational credential for creator-partnership learning. It combines required coursework, an applied conversation assessment, and a public verification record graduates can carry into LinkedIn, résumés, and hiring conversations.
Educational credential · No expiration
The credential is not unlocked by enrollment, time spent, or a résumé claim. The Academy checks completed learning records and a passing applied assessment before awarding CTD.
Finish Talent Management Foundations and Creator Partnership Practice inside the Academy.
Work through a realistic creator-conversation simulation built to test communication and judgment.
Score 70 or higher against the Academy rubric to unlock the CTD credential and private graduate record.
CTD focuses on the decisions and communication that sit beneath strong creator partnerships. It does not certify live client authority or employment.
Build an evidence-based view of creator fit, audience context, category relevance, and open questions.
Structure a professional creator conversation, listen for context, and avoid forcing a premature outcome.
Explain value, expectations, and next steps without inventing authority or overpromising what a partnership can deliver.
Understand how Talent Manager and Account Executive responsibilities fit together across creator partnerships.
Preserve the facts, decisions, approvals, and ownership another professional needs to continue the work responsibly.
Separate education from employment, practice from live representation, and recommendations from authorized decisions.
Every published CTD includes the exact title, issuer, issue date, credential ID, and verification URL a graduate needs for LinkedIn's Licenses & Certifications section.
No guessing, inconsistent titles, or lost verification links.
LinkedIn requires third-party credentials to be reviewed and entered by the member.
Choose an honest announcement and attach a rich public credential preview.
A graduate can publish a credential page with their name, unique CTD ID, issue date, active status, and earning standard. Graduate directory participation is a separate opt-in and can be turned off independently.