Key Takeaways

  • Why course completion is no longer the best indicator of certification readiness.
  • How associations are using personalized learning to improve candidate confidence.
  • Practical ways to identify knowledge gaps and strengthen exam preparation.
  • An actionable framework for evaluating and modernizing your certification readiness strategy.

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Most associations and digital learning providers offer comprehensive certification preparation through courses, practice exams, and study resources. Yet many are asking a new question: How do we know certification candidates are truly ready for the exam? Completion alone doesn’t always reflect confidence, knowledge gaps, or exam readiness.

Join us for this Power Hour as we explore how associations are moving beyond content delivery to more personalized, readiness-driven learning experiences. We’ll discuss emerging trends, hands-on approaches to competency-based assessments and adaptive learning, and how organizations can build on existing learning assets to better support certification candidates.

The session will be hosted by Shrikant Pattathil, President and CTO, Harbinger Group, along with learning and technology experts Angeline Brown, VP – Product, Becker Professional Education; Daniel Mummert, Director, Online Education, American Academy of Ophthalmology; and Sanobar Shaikh, Learning Solutions Specialist, Harbinger Group, who have partnered with associations and certification organizations to modernize learning products and digital experiences. Together, they’ll share market insights, real-world experiences, and practical considerations for evolving certification preparation.

Know Your Panelists

Angeline (Angie) Brown, CPA brings over 25 years of hands-on expertise in accounting education to her role as Vice President of Product at Becker Professional Education. Angie began as a live instructor, spending more than a decade in classrooms before becoming one of Becker’s CPA National Instructors, an experience that gives her a deep understanding of what helps professionals learn and succeed. Since moving into product leadership, she has led major CPA course redesigns and the launches of Becker’s CMA, EA, and CIA programs, and grown its CPE catalog to more than 850 courses. As VP of Product since 2024, she helps thousands of accounting professionals advance their careers each year.

Dan has spent over two decades at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, leading its online education strategy since 2015 across continuing medical education (CME), digital publishing, self-assessment, mobile app development, and VR simulation. In his role, he has overseen AI adoption for content production and analytics, including early adaptive learning models built on the Academy’s core texts and question banks. Dan brings deep institutional knowledge of medical education and hands-on experience leading programs to support physician education at every career stage, from resident education to board exam preparation to targeted lifelong learning.

Sanobar is a Learning Solutions Specialist at Harbinger Group, where she leads development of digital learning platforms, learning products, AI-enabled solutions, and large-scale learning programs. With experience spanning learning design, technology delivery, product management, and client consulting, she focuses on turning learning challenges into practical, scalable experiences. Her work centers on adaptive learning as a shift from content completion to demonstrated capability, applying data, AI, practice, feedback, and personalization to create different learning experiences from one intelligent engine, helping organizations build competence, improve performance, and connect learning directly to real work outcomes at scale.

Meet Your Host

Shrikant has been with Harbinger for more than 25 years, during which time he has led offshore software development and the sales and marketing teams in various capacities. For customers and his team, Shrikant has been a source of cutting-edge knowledge of shifting technology paradigms such as client-server, web, cloud, and AI. He has recently been instrumental in helping customers in the HR and Learning domain solve their product integration and automation challenges.

About Harbinger Group

Harbinger is a global technology company that builds products and solutions that transform the way people work and learn. For 30 years, we have been innovating alongside organizations that are in the people business – serving the Human Resources, eLearning, Digital Publishing, Education, and High-Tech sectors. At Harbinger we understand that building a great solution requires in-depth knowledge of the user, the nuances of the business, and expertise in technology – that is why we provide both end-to-end Product Development and Content services. Our pedigree in eLearning and building next-generation products has fostered a culture of continuous learning. We experiment with new technologies, easily embrace new ideas, and creatively apply them to our customer’s products.

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