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What is the Consultant Training Program (CTP)?
The Consultant Training Program (CTP) is a student program run by members of the Nittany Lion Consulting Group (NLCG).
Students in CTP can attend weekly lessons, develop a network with fellow CTP members and NLCG members through a mentoring program, gain fundamental consulting skills and more.
CTP Sessions are held every Tuesday from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Building - 001. CTP registration for Spring 2025 is officially closed.
Community of Motivated Students
Members of CTP can meet students with all backgrounds from engineering to accounting, which helps them to develop their professional network and expand their social circle.
Through multiple channels and mentorship, CTP students can interact with NLCG members and learn what it is like to be an NLCG consultant.
Career-Applicable Curriculum
The mission of the Consultant Training Program is to educate students in the fundamentals of consulting through weekly class sessions. Taught with relevant and up-to-date material, CTP is run by the VP of Talent & Acquisition along with tenured members of NLCG.
Dave Lenze
NLCG Faculty Advisor
Associate Teaching Professor
"Regardless of which College someone is in at Penn State, CTP helps them develop skills and knowledge for the real world. In addition to exploring consulting as an industry and career path, members learn tools and techniques for creative, collaborative, data-driven problem-solving that are at the core of consulting and incredibly useful in most other career paths."
The NLCG Pathway
CTP serves to expose interested students to the Nittany Lion Consulting Group and teaches relevant skills integral to success for the consulting & recruiting process. Members will complete mock interviews, a team case, an individual case, and more. Further, successful completion of CTP results in the ability to interview for NLCG at the end of the semester.
FAQs
"Do I need consulting experience to do CTP?"
CTP welcomes students of all experience levels, and teaches all the necessary skills required to interview for NLCG
"Do I have to interview for NLCG if I do CTP?"
No, a lot of students complete CTP with no intention of interviewing for NLCG
"Do I have to be in Smeal to join NLCG?"
No, NLCG welcomes and encourages students from all majors to interview
"Do I have to be in a certain year to join NLCG?"
While CTP has no graduation requirement, NLCG requires students to have a minimum of three semesters left after interviewing
"What is the time commitment for CTP?"
CTP meets once a week for 1.5 hours. Additionally, to interview for NLCG, you must complete an individual case, a team case, and the interview process, which takes a total of ~10-15 hours