Human ResourcesLearning and Development Leadership for HR Professionals
The learning function is usually judged on activity delivered rather than capability built, and the practitioner who wants to change that has to argue for it with an executive who has already decided training is a cost. This course equips that argument. Delegates work through positioning learning against business capability, and building the case with evidence rather than attendance numbers. Stakeholder management across executives, line managers and delegates is covered, since each wants something different. Managing a curriculum and a budget under pressure follows, including deciding what not to run. Supplier and facilitator selection, contracting and quality control are addressed. Digital and blended delivery are covered on their merits rather than as savings. Measuring impact credibly follows. The course closes on leading a learning team and on the practitioner's own credibility with the business.
Course objectives
- Position learning against business capability rather than activity
- Build a case with evidence instead of attendance numbers
- Manage executives, line managers and delegates as distinct stakeholders
- Run a curriculum and budget under pressure, including what to cut
- Select, contract and quality control suppliers and facilitators
- Judge digital and blended delivery on merit
- Measure impact credibly and lead a learning team
Who should attend
- Learning and development managers
- HR directors and heads of talent
- Training coordinators moving into leadership roles
- Organisational development specialists
- Heads of academies or corporate universities
Course outline
- 01Judged on activity, not capability
- 02Positioning learning against capability
- 03Evidence that persuades an executive
- 04Executives, managers and delegates
- 05Curriculum and budget under pressure
- 06Suppliers, facilitators and quality
- 07Digital and blended delivery on merit
- 08Impact measurement, team leadership and credibility
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 to 9 October 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 26 to 28 October 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 16 December 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |