What ACTUALLY is a Learning Plan?

If you are a regular here at Excel, then you may have seen some of our content about learning plans.

Some of our greatest hits include ‘How To Create A Highly Effective Learning And Development Plan’ and our whitepaper ‘The 5 Key Components of an Effective L&D Plan’.

…and of course, who could forget the classic 5 Signs That Your Business Needs a New Learning Plan?

All worth checking out after this one!

Today, we are adding to this learning plan playlist by answering a question which for some may seem rather tricky to answer.

Similar to questions like ‘Where does wind begin?’ and ‘Why does a penguin’s flippers not freeze?’

The question we will be answering though is… What actually is a learning plan?

Tight for time? Download our comprehensive playbook to aid you in developing the most effective plan for maximum personal development success!

Here’s our definition for you.

A learning and development plan is your proposal of action as to how you will approach people development so that you achieve your business goals. It’s where people and business come together.

An L&D plan outlines and describes the following:

Why is learning and development required, what are the business goals you need to deliver?

Who requires development?

What development do they need?

When will the development need to take place?

Begin to map out the development journey and determine opportune periods to invest time in certain development topics.

How will the training and learning be delivered?

Take stock of what you already have available to you internally and investigate areas that would benefit from external expertise.

Where will it take place?

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Once completed, your L&D plan is your roadmap from where you find yourself, team, and business now, to where you desire to be at the conclusion of the timescale you have set out.

As a natural next step from this point, we highly recommend downloading our comprehensive playbook, written to ensure that you have a learning plan that will deliver the success that you, your people, teams, and business crave!

Thanks,

Alex & The Excel Team