Strategic Learning and Development Practice
Design, Implement and Evaluate L&D in the Workplace
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Strategic Learning and Development Practice
Design, Implement and Evaluate L&D in the Workplace
About this book
The essential textbook for mastering strategic learning and development in modern organizations.
How can L&D professionals design strategies that drive organizational performance and meet CIPD standards? Strategic Learning and Development Practice by Graham Perkins and Sian Robinson equips postgraduate students and advanced diploma candidates with the theoretical foundations and applied skills needed for a successful career in L&D.
Aligned with the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development, it supports adoption as a core text for modules on learning theory, L&D strategy, and organizational capability building. This textbook bridges theory and practice, examining learning models, styles, and processes before exploring practical applications such as identifying learning needs, using learning analytics, applying knowledge management and leveraging technology to enhance learning. Students will learn how to build, implement and evaluate evidence-based L&D strategies that deliver measurable impact.
Structured learning features include:
- Pause and reflect boxes to promote critical analysis
- Clear definitions of essential L&D terms
- Online lecturer manuals and slide decks to support structured teaching
Whether preparing for the CIPD Advanced Diploma or advancing an L&D career, this textbook provides the knowledge, tools and confidence to design and deliver strategic learning initiatives that achieve real results.
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Table of contents
- 01 Introduction
- 02 Fundamentals: What is human resource development?
- 03 The context
- 04 Human resource development strategy and policy
- 05 Managing the human resource development function
- 06 How we learn: Learning theories and learning styles
- 07 Identifying learning needs
- 08 Designing learning interventions
- 09 Delivering learning interventions
- 10 Evaluating learning interventions
- 11 Using technology in learning
- 12 Learning analytics
- 13 Leadership and management development
- 14 Knowledge management
- 15 Organisational learning
- 16 Career management and continuing professional development
- 17 Future directions and contemporary challenges within human resource development
- Index