Accelerate employee growth from
Apprentice to Asset
through performance-based training.
As a training consultant I help businesses avoid costly mistakes when
deploying training or hiring employees.

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Training Consultant
Review existing training and employee development programs and provide science-based analysis to help determine if it meets your business needs. Apply practical and educational principals based on two decades of experience as a training leader. Develop a business and performance focused evaluation method to determine your return on your training investment.
Custom Training
Design, develop and deliver custom training to address your business performance needs. Includes courses, job aids and e Learning products to address the specific requirements and skills necessary to optimize employee performance.
Specialized Training
Leadership, communication, team-building and behavior assessment available. Bringing experience from military special operations training and John Maxwell certification to provide unique, proven training to your business. Improve communications, employee engagement, retention, succession planning and teamwork. All to improve your bottom line.
About Us
Our Story
Tim Bruce, the training consultant is the owner and primary developer of Aptitude Factory. His guiding principle is training's end result is improved performance.
Tim is an Air Force veteran who served as a trainer, instructor, curriculum developer and training superintendent over a 28-year career. He served at all levels from front-line trainer, class-room instructor, instructional design, curricula and course development, to developing, implementing and evaluating the military training program at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Tim continued to create eLearning, live and virtual content for the Internal Revenue Service until 2023. Here he gained experience as a Learning Management System (LMS) super user. He has extensive experience with eLearning authoring platforms Articulate, Adobe Captivate and various TechSmith tools such as Camtasia. Tim's training content will meet all accessibility requirements of the American with Disabilities Act, Section 508.
As an instructional designer Tim believes that learning happens when training is well designed, regardless of the delivery platform. He strives to make training an experience, because that's how people learn.
After receiving his MBA from Texas State University, Tim decided to be an entrepreneur and began his journey as a small business.

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Training Consulting and eLearning
About The Company
Mission Statement
Add value to small and mid-size businesses, and local and state government agencies by providing custom training products and solutions that exceed expectations.
Our Philosophy
The Aptitude Factory’s values revolve around quality, connecting with people and a passion for continuous improvement. My brand should be recognized for training that solves problems, provides a return on investment, improves performance and ensures compliance.
Our Vision
My vision is for the Aptitude Factory to grow and gain lifelong client relationships. It will be the model for how a small business operates. The training products will be a template for my clients to train and grow employees.
Testimonials
Tim has earned my complete confidence and trust. I heartily endorse him, without reservation, for any position in which he can apply his demonstrated skills and diverse experience. "
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