Build A Career In Learning And Development: L&D Fundamentals

Unlock Your Potential to Become a Professional in the Learning and Development Field

What you'll learn

What Learning and Development is and why it is important in an organisational context

The Role that Learning and Development plays in an organisation

The Career Trajectory and Roles in the L&D Department / Function and the responsibilities and activities for each role

Comprehensive list of the most important Competencies of an L&D Professional - the skills and knowledge required to succeed in this profession

The different Learning and Development Activities - a list of activities that the L&D function does

The Associated Functions - related functions that are supersets or subsets of L&D

What L&D holds in the future

How you can prepare for a career and get a job in L&D

Requirements

Basic understanding of what human resources does in organisations

No prior knowledge of learning and development is needed

Interest in learning about learning and development

Description

Are you looking to build a career in Learning and Development (L&D)? Look no further! This course is designed to provide you with an introduction to L&D, so you can start building an exciting and successful career in this field.Starting with the basics, you will learn what Learning and Development is and the importance of the L&D function in an organisation. You will then move on to explore the different names given to the L&D function, and the achievement of business goals, the performance of teams, the performance and career growth of individuals, and leadership development. You will also learn about new employee orientation, changes in systems and processes, integrations, and compliance and maintenance of levels/standards/quality.The course will then guide you through the overall career trajectory and L&D hierarchy, from entry-level roles to senior-level roles. You will learn about individual contributor roles and management roles, as well as consulting roles such as external trainer/facilitator, LNA consultant, and SME consultant. You will also be introduced to the CIPD Profession Map.You will also get to grips with a range of topics related to the competencies of an L&D professional, including business knowledge, organisational performance analysis, return on learning investment, consulting and communication, working with the latest technology, analytical skills, content development and curation, and information on the Talent Development Capability Model of the Association for Talent Development (ATD).Finally, the course will provide you with an introduction to stakeholder management, learning strategy, budgeting and planning, learning needs analysis and training needs analysis, designing and developing learning interventions, implementing and delivering learning solutions, measuring learning effectiveness and return on learning investment, and associated functions like organisational development, leadership development, and talent management and development.By the end of the course, you will be well-equipped with the information on the knowledge and skills you need to prepare for a career in L&D. You will be able to confidently apply for roles, prepare for interviews and make the most of your career opportunities.Join this course today and start your journey of building a career in Learning and Development.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 Know Your Instructor

Section 2: Introduction to Learning and Development

Lecture 3 What is Learning and Development?

Lecture 4 Importance of L&D Function in an Organisation

Lecture 5 Different Names given to the L&D Function

Lecture 6 Revision Worksheet 1

Section 3: The Role of L&D in Organisations

Lecture 7 Achievement of Business Goals

Lecture 8 Performance of Teams

Lecture 9 Performance and Career Growth of Individuals

Lecture 10 Leadership Development

Lecture 11 New Employee Orientation

Lecture 12 Changes in Systems and Processes

Lecture 13 Integrations (eg. M&A)

Lecture 14 Compliance and Maintenance of levels/standards/quality

Lecture 15 Revision Worksheet 2

Section 4: Career Trajectory and Roles in L&D

Lecture 16 Overall Career Trajectory and L&D Hierarchy

Lecture 17 Level 1: Entry Level Roles

Lecture 18 Individual Contributors Roles in Level 1

Lecture 19 Level 2: Intermediate Level Roles

Lecture 20 Individual Contributors Roles in Level 2

Lecture 21 Level 3: Advanced Level Roles

Lecture 22 Individual Contributors Roles in Level 3

Lecture 23 Management Roles in Level 3

Lecture 24 Level 4: Senior Level Roles

Lecture 25 Individual Contributors Roles in Level 4

Lecture 26 Management Roles in Level 4

Lecture 27 Consulting Roles - External Trainer/Facilitator, LNA Consultant, SME Consultant

Lecture 28 CIPD Profession Map

Lecture 29 Revision Worksheet 3

Section 5: Competencies of an L&D Professional

Lecture 30 Business Knowledge

Lecture 31 Organisational Performance Analysis

Lecture 32 Return on Learning Investment

Lecture 33 Consulting and Communication

Lecture 34 Working with the latest Technology

Lecture 35 Analytical Skills

Lecture 36 Content Development and Curation

Lecture 37 The Association for Talent Development (ATD)

Lecture 38 Revision Worksheet 4

Section 6: Learning and Development Activities

Lecture 39 Stakeholder Management

Lecture 40 Learning Strategy

Lecture 41 Budgeting and Planning

Lecture 42 Learning Needs Analysis and Training Needs Analysis

Lecture 43 Designing and Developing Learning Interventions

Lecture 44 Implementing and Delivering Learning Solutions

Lecture 45 Measuring Learning Effectiveness and Return on Learning Investment

Lecture 46 Revision Worksheet 5

Section 7: Associated Functions

Lecture 47 Organisational Development

Lecture 48 Leadership Development

Lecture 49 Talent Management and Development

Lecture 50 Revision Worksheet 6

Section 8: The Road Ahead

Lecture 51 L&D as a Function going forward

Lecture 52 How you can prepare for a Career in L&D

Lecture 53 How you can get a job in L&D

Lecture 54 Congratulations on Completing the Course

Anyone aspiring to build a Career in Learning and Development,Beginner-level L&D professionals who want to understand the basics of L&D,Professionals who want to switch their career to L&D and needs an initial understanding on what a career in L&D may entail,People working in Human Resources who are seeking to improve their knowledge of Learning and Development