Human ResourcesStrategic Learning and Development
Most training budgets are spent on requests rather than on need, and most evaluation stops at whether delegates enjoyed the day. This course covers running learning as a capability function. Delegates work through identifying the capability gaps that actually constrain performance, building a curriculum against them, and choosing between formal training, structured on the job development and coaching for a given gap. Budget allocation, prioritisation and the case for investment are covered in financial terms. Evaluation runs past satisfaction to behaviour and results, and the course closes on the practical problem of transfer, since most learning is lost in the return to an unchanged workplace.
Course objectives
- Identify the capability gaps that constrain performance
- Build a curriculum against gaps rather than against requests
- Choose between formal training, on the job development and coaching
- Allocate a budget and prioritise across competing demands
- Evaluate past satisfaction to behaviour and results
- Design for transfer so learning survives the return to work
- Present the case for a learning investment in financial terms
Who should attend
- Learning and development managers and specialists
- Human resources business partners
- Talent and capability leads
- Operations managers responsible for team capability
- Training coordinators moving into a strategic role
Course outline
- 01Requests against needs, and where budgets go
- 02Identifying capability gaps that constrain performance
- 03Curriculum design against the gap
- 04Choosing the right intervention
- 05Budget allocation and prioritisation
- 06Evaluation beyond satisfaction
- 07Designing for transfer
- 08Making the investment case
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 23 October 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 13 November 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 November to 4 December 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 March 2027 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |