Learning & Development Courses

About Learning & Development

Working in learning and development means that you’ll work closely with adults who are looking to undertake further training. This may include:

• Professional Development
• Personal Development
• Career Development
• Leadership Development
• Career Development
• Human Resource Development
• Employee Development

Working in training and development means that you can teach adults from a base point or teach already experienced workers skills that will help them in their career or personal lives.

Reasons to Work in Learning and Development

1. You can genuinely help people improve their careers

There are lots of short courses and long-term certificates and diplomas that help to make people more employable. Courses can give people a competitive advantage in this intense job market, and the main content of every course will be focused towards helping them get from that starting point to high quality, professional qualifications that help them get or keep a job. With every person listing “communication skills” on their CVs nowadays, job vacancies are filled by people who have more than just that – a course that’s given them case studies and formal training is always seen as a positive!

2.  Employee engagement is crucial, and L&D helps that happen

An L&D career lets you help small businesses keep their employees interested. People management is one of the most difficult parts of running any business, and many companies try and keep the right people interested by providing learning opportunities to both fill training needs and keep employees interested. Career management is increasingly becoming a crucial part of people’s work lives, and during performance appraisals, many people express that they’re interested in doing L&D in order to become senior managers or line managers or keep their career trajectory going.

By working in learning and development, you’re helping small businesses keep high-quality employees.  

How to Take the First Step Towards a Career in Learning and Development

If you’re interested in working in learning and development, or you work in human resources and are looking to do a course in l&d for your own development needs, there are a number of training providers that can provide you with face-to-face and online learning plans that can give you your first step towards your new career.

For our in-depth guide on becoming a learning & development officer, click here.