Careers & pathways
How to become a learning and development officer in Australia
Learning and development officers build workforce capability through organisational training and development.
The work
What the job involves
- Analyse capability and training needs
- Design learning programmes
- Facilitate training and workshops
- Evaluate learning outcomes
- Advise on organisational capability
Where the work happens
Corporate, government and large service organisations, working across teams.
Typical qualification pathway
The qualification usually used to enter this work
The usual entry qualification is Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) (BSB80120), a nationally recognised qualification on the national register. The registered training organisations approved to deliver and issue it are listed on training.gov.au.
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