Introduction to Learning & Development: Build an L&D Career

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

Created by: Zubin Rashid
Founder, Learning and Development Academy

What Will I 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

Target audience

• 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