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Portfolio Day: How to Build a Portfolio That Wins Work
How to Build a Portfolio That Wins Work
A free virtual event for instructional designers to turn experience, case studies, hosted demos, and hidden client work into a polished TrainingOS portfolio people understand fast.
Leave with a clear plan for what to publish first, even if you only have one strong project today.
Date
May 20, 2026
Time
12:00 PM ET
Free event
No cost
Format
Virtual
Portfolio Day ran on May 20, 2026. This page remains available for replay and offer details when they are active. Read the recap and takeaways →
Sizzle video
See what Portfolio Day is about.
Learn what hiring teams need to understand quickly and how to make your work easier to evaluate.
Polished quickly
Build the portfolio version you can publish first.
Portfolio Day is designed around fast-fill, polished-by-default portfolios: start with the essentials, then deepen the page as your proof grows.
One outcome-led case study
Package a project around the business problem, your process, and the measurable result.
NDA-safe proof
Show protected client work without exposing confidential details or weakening the story.
Credibility signals
Use testimonials, credentials, badges, and hosted demos to make the page feel complete fast.
Event archive
Portfolio Day has wrapped.
Registration is closed. Registered attendees receive replay details and follow-up instructions by email — and the portfolio guidance on this page still applies.
Free to attend.
Virtual — held May 20, 2026.
12:00 PM ET start time.
Portfolio Day 2026 has ended
Watch for replay details and attendee follow-up instructions in your inbox.
Meet the speakers
Practical feedback from people who know what strong portfolio signal looks like.
The session is built for IDs who need their work to be understood quickly by hiring teams, collaborators, and clients.
Speaker 2
Quinn Haslinger
Talent Strategist
Quinn works at the intersection of talent, training, and portfolio signal. She will help attendees see what hiring teams need to understand quickly and what makes an ID portfolio easier to trust.
Speaker 3
Matthew Tang
Learning Technology Leader
Matthew Tang is a learning leader with over two decades of expertise in creating exceptional digital learning products. He's passionate about emerging technology and how it is changing how we live, work, and learn. Matthew has led online learning for a Fortune 50 company, partnered with university researchers to pioneer new learning technologies, and now leads his own company to provide expert eLearning and LMS solutions. Committed to helping organizations achieve their business goals, Matthew is a trusted authority in learning technology, known for his focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
What attendees received
What the day delivered for attendees.
Attendees learned exactly what to improve to make their portfolio cut through the noise and signal expertise.
Bragging rights
Registered attendees who created a free Training OS profile on the event day earned the 2026 Portfolio Day achievement badge.
First 3 months free
Attendees who stayed through the broadcast received a promo code for their first 3 months free on any paid Training OS plan. Registered attendees: check your inbox for claim instructions while the promotion is active.
Featured portfolios
Portfolios created on the event day were eligible to be highlighted on our social channels and homepage.
Who should attend
Built for IDs who need their work to speak clearly.
IDs actively job searching
Your portfolio should be working as hard as you are.
Early-career IDs
Make sure your portfolio supports where you want to go.
Senior IDs
Prove your expertise; don't just list your experience.
Webinar topics
Fix the portfolio mistakes that might be holding you back.
Walk away with a clearer, more confident way to present your work.
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What hiring managers actually look for in instructional design portfolios
2
How to handle high-impact work locked behind NDAs
3
How to present experience as strategic, credible, and senior-level
Event sponsor
Hosted by Training OS
Training OS gives instructional designers one polished home for case studies, hosted demos, credentials, testimonials, and portfolio-ready proof.
FAQs
Details from the event.
When did Portfolio Day happen?+
Portfolio Day 2026 ran on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET as a free virtual webinar. Registration for the live session is closed.
Was the webinar recorded?+
Yes. Registered attendees received replay details by email after the event. If you registered and cannot find the email, contact info@trainingos.com.
Can I still claim the first-3-months-free promo code?+
The promo code was shared with attendees at the end of the live session. If you attended, follow the claim instructions from the event follow-up email while the promotion is active.
What about the featured portfolios and the achievement badge?+
Portfolios created by registered attendees on the event day were eligible for the homepage/social feature and the Portfolio Day 2026 achievement badge. Those windows have closed with the event.
Will there be another Portfolio Day?+
Nothing is scheduled yet. Watch the Training OS events page and social channels for future announcements.
I missed it — where do I start with my portfolio?+
Create a free Training OS profile and start with one strong project: a clear headline, one outcome-led case study, and a hosted demo. The guidance on this page still applies.
Have the Portfolio Day promo code?
Create your Training OS profile, then follow the event instructions to claim your attendee offer while the promotion is active.
Create your profile