SFJ Awards Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development (DLD)

Overview

This qualification will provide people who carry out learning and development roles in their organisation with the opportunity to develop and improve their practice as well as achieving a professional qualification for the role.

Objectives – By the end of the session, learners will be able to:

What Will You Cover?

Principles, theories and practice of learning and development (Knowledge unit)

• Principles, theories and practices of L&D
• Learning and development cycle
• How people learn
• Need of learners in relation to L&D
• Roles and responsibilities of the L&D practitioner
• Legal and organisational requirements of L&D

Identify individual learning and development needs (Knowledge and evidence unit)

• Principles, theories and practices of learning needs analysis
• Conducting learning needs analysis
• Individual learning plans and agreeing needs

Develop learning and development qualifications (Knowledge and evidence unit)

• Principles underpinning the development of L&D qualifications
• Develop L&D qualifications
• Review L&D qualifications

Plan and prepare specific learning and development opportunities (Evidence unit)

• Plan L&D opportunities
• Prepare specific L&D opportunities to meet learner needs

Develop and prepare resources for Learning and Development (Knowledge and evidence unit)

• Principles underpinning the development of resources for L&D
• Develop resources to meet L&D

Manage learning and development in groups (Knowledge, evidence and observation unit)

• Principles and practice of managing L&D in groups
• Manage group L&D environments
• Apply methodologies to manage L&D in groups
• Manage L&D in groups to comply with legal and organisational requirements

Reflect on and improve own practice in learning and development (Knowledge and evidence unit)

• Approaches to and processes associate with reflective practice and continuing professional development
• Reflect on own performance as an L&D practitioner
• Improve own L&D practice

Evaluate and improve L&D provision (Knowledge and evidence unit)

• Contexts for evaluation and quality improvement of L&D
• Evaluation of L&D
• Be able to improve L&D ensuring regulatory and organisational requirements are met

Understand the principles and practices of assessment (Knowledge unit)

• Principles and requirements of assessment
• Types of assessment methods
• Planning assessments
• Making assessment decisions
• Quality assurance of the assessment process
• Managing information relating to assessment
• Legal and good practice requirements

Assessments and Evidence

Overall programme length approx. 14 months.