Lighting Education Resource Network

World Class Education for Lighting Designers

LERN: Know Light.

Launching later this year, the Lighting Education Resource Network (LERN) is an essential program connecting manufacturers and IALD members. A panel of IALD members curates and reviews educational content created by manufacturer partners to ensure excellence and to provide content with the credibility of IALD endorsement.

Educational materials provided in-person and online are used to serve IALD members continued professional development opportunities as a part of their member benefits. Non-IALD members will be able to access the same content for a fee.

Digital Content Delivery

LERN connects you with online learning resources wherever you are, whenever you need them. Access a range of curated learning materials you can engage with, pause, and return to later. The platform adds completed courses to your member profile to maintain learning records.

In-Person Content Presentation

Within the LERN structure, lighting design instructors and content partner providers offer in-person training and education. An independent review panel of IALD professionals evaluates and approves all presentation and seminar content, bringing high-quality learning opportunities directly to the lighting design community.

Testimonials

Designers

“As the lighting profession grows and research develops, lighting designers need continued access to quality education to stay up to date. LERN provides this through peer reviewed content anywhere in the world allowing an exchange of ideas that transcends borders.” Julia Hartmann, IALD, CLD | founder, principal and creative director lightsphere

“The lighting industry is constantly evolving, and as a specifier it can be difficult to stay on top of quickly changing technology, codes, products, and market conditions. Having access to an organized lighting industry specific continuing education platform is a wonderful tool that both I and my team will fully engage with and benefit from."  Rachel Fitzgerald CLD, LC, IALD, IES, LEED AP BD+C | Stantec Principal, Discipline Lead, Lighting

“As a Certified Lighting Designer, the IALD LERN program will help satisfy the required Continuing Learning Units (CLU’s) and is so essential for our continued professional development!” Rosemarie L. Allaire, FIALD, MIES, CLD, ILLI, AIA Allied Member | Rosemarie Allaire Lighting Design

“The availability of quality continuing education content for IALD members will serve as a great resource library and reinforce the core mission of the IALD.” Jered E. Widmer, IALD | The Lighting Practice

Manufacturers

"Technology is evolving rapidly. iGuzzini is committed to share knowledge and state of the art knowhow with Designers to support the creation of innovative and futureproof lighting solutions. IALD LERN is the perfect platform for this purpose." Peter Roos Product & Project Solutions Director | iGuzzini illuminazione srl

“The Zumtobel Group is committed to sharing knowledge, new ideas and different perspectives and to enable everyone to achieve the best possible performance in their daily work.  Continous learning feeds the mind and the soul…without learning we are going nowhere.” Graham Whittaker Director, Lighting applications & Sales New York City & New Jersey |  Zumtobel Lighting Ltd