Certified Learning and Development Strategist

Program Overview

Learning functions are under pressure to move from delivering course catalogues to building the capabilities the organisation needs for its strategy. This programme equips L&D leaders to set strategic direction: aligning learning with business priorities and national skills agendas, conducting capability gap analysis, designing a learning ecosystem that blends formal, social and workplace learning, setting up corporate academies, selecting learning technology, governing the L&D budget and demonstrating impact. It reflects the strong investment in human capability development programmes across Gulf states and the growing expectation that L&D shows measurable business results.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Translate organisational strategy into prioritised capability requirements and learning investment areas.
• ✓Conduct a capability gap analysis at organisational and job family level.
• ✓Design a learning ecosystem that combines formal programmes, workplace learning and digital resources.
• ✓Develop a corporate academy or capability centre model with governance and funding.
• ✓Evaluate learning technologies such as LMS and LXP against strategic requirements.
• ✓Build an L&D strategy document with measurable outcomes and an implementation roadmap.

Target Audience

• Heads of learning and development and corporate academy leaders
• Senior L&D managers and learning strategists
• Talent and capability development directors
• HR directors responsible for learning investment

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