| Level | Program Name | Duration | Prerequisite | Outcome |
| Level 1 | Foundation Trainer | 3 to 4 days | No prior training experience required | Competent training delivery and basic session design |
| Level 2 | Certified Master Trainer | 4 to 5 days | Level 1 or 1 year active training experience | IKTAR Certified Master Trainer designation |
| Level 3 | Leader Trainer | 3 to 4 days | Level 2 plus 2 years active delivery post-certification | L&D leadership and professional training practice capability |
Participants may enter the pathway at any level if they have the appropriate prerequisite experience. IKTAR will conduct a brief assessment conversation before confirming placement at Level 2 or Level 3 for participants who have not completed the prior level with IKTAR.
All three levels are available as in-house programs for organizations sending a cohort of internal trainers through the pathway together, or as public workshops for individuals. In-house delivery allows the curriculum to be partially adapted to the organization’s own training content and delivery context.

I have been a Certified Master Trainer for over 25 years. In that time I have trained hundreds of trainers across Pakistan. The ones who become truly exceptional are not the ones who memorize the most content. They are the ones who learn to read a room, adapt in the moment, and make every person in that room feel that the session was designed specifically for them. That is what this program teaches. Not just how to train. How to transform.
Shafqat Jilani | Founder, IKTAR | Certified Master Trainer, Futures Group Washington DC









