Advanced Strategic Learning & Development

This Learning and Development course will guide you through the knowledge and skills you need to develop and run an effective L&D unit in HR that is closely aligned to the overall organizational strategy.

This course is designed to develop your knowledge and skills in designing, devoting and delivering world class L&D practice in your organization. It will equip you with all the tools needed for the effective delivery of L&D in a modern organization.

This Learning and Development course is also your complete toolset of knowledge and skills required to deliver world class online L&D practice in your organization. The course delivers all the essentials elements of L&D for online delivery.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

Agenda

The Need for L&D in Organizations

Understanding organizations

The organization's purpose

Organization structures

The purpose of Learning & Development

The Learning Organization

Characteristics of a learning organization

Five disciplines of the learning organization

Building a learning organization

Barriers to the learning organization

Creating a Learning Culture

Organizational culture and learning

Organizational learning, team learning and individual learning

Steps to create a learning culture

Creating the right learning environment

Steps to Develop your L&D Strategy

L&D alignment with business strategy

Defining the L&D vision, goals and metrics

The link between L&D and performance

Assessing the capability gaps

Design the strategy

L&D Needs Analysis

Defining Learning & Development needs

Identifying learning needs

Capturing, analysing and reporting learning needs

Setting L&D priorities

Training Programme Selection, Design and Delivery

Setting aims, objectives and learning outcomes

Establishing the learning content

Training and learning methods

Training resources

Assessing Training Efficacy

Training assessment – The Kirkpatrick Model

Assessment planning

Assessment methods

ROI for L&D

Providing feedback

Facilitation Skills Development

Facilitation fundamentals

Personality types & communications

Common facilitation techniques

Dealing with difficult participants

The Virtual Learning Environment

Course content management

Course structure and planning

Learner administration and engagement

Communication and collaboration tools

Online assessments

Designing and Delivering Online Learning

Design approaches and models for online course planning

Online learning technologies

Creating engaging online activities

Accommodating a range of learning styles

Overcoming barriers to online learning

Online Coaching and Mentoring

The online coaching/mentoring process

The role of a coach, the role of a mentor

Developing a good client relationship

Essential skills in online coaching and mentoring

Ethical guidelines for coaches and mentors

Developing Online Facilitation Skills

Know your technologies and their limitations

Common online facilitation techniques

Building online rapport

Managing your learners

Course Review

Summary and recap of key learning objectives

Action Planning

Target Audience

This Learning and Development course is suitable for

• HR directors
• Heads of HR functions
• HR business partners
• Senior HR executives, managers, advisors and officers who wish to contribute to the development and implementation of HR strategy.
• Chief officers, Chairpersons, Board members, Company directors, Heads of Departments, and all those at the highest levels of an organization interested in developing an in-depth knowledge of strategic HRM.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this Learning and Development course, you will be able to:

• Understand the role of L&D in HRM and the wider organization.
• Develop the skills need to create an learning organization and embed a learning culture.
• Appreciate the steps required to develop an effective L&D strategy.
• Improve your execution of L&D in your organization.
• Develop your analytical skills to produce L&D assessments.
• Understand the essential skills required to design and deliver excellent training programmes.
• Appreciate the elements and importance of assessing L&D outcomes.
• Understand the online environment and the tools available to succeed in it.
• Develop the skills need to design and lever world-class online programmes.
• Demonstrate an ability to deliver coaching and mentoring skills online.
• Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.