Build Your L&D Strategy: Practical Workshop for SMEs
Schedule
Thu Feb 19 2026 at 09:30 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
White Hill Centre | Chesham, EN
About this Event
This hands-on, practical workshop is designed for SME owners, HR leads, and business managers who are responsible for people development but don’t have a dedicated L&D function.
By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a working L&D strategy and roadmap, giving you confidence to make decisions that impact your business performance.
Venue in Chesham, Bucks.
What You’ll Work On
This isn’t a lecture. It’s a guided strategy-building day with four structured sessions:
- Align Learning to Business Goals
Clarify your business priorities and identify the capabilities your people need to achieve them.
- Identify Skills & Learner Groups
Understand what is impacted and therefore, whoo needs development. Identify what matters most to achieve your business priorities, and where gaps could impact performance.
- Design Learner Journeys
Plan for learning journeys tailored to your business. Consider how people will learn and what support you will need to deliver training into your business.
- Create a Build & Rollout Plan
Develop a phased L&D roadmap, assign ownership, and define simple measures of success.
Who Should Attend
- SME owners, founders, managing directors
- HR managers, HR advisors, or people leads
- Operations or business managers responsible for capability development
This workshop is ideal for businesses with 5–150 employees and no dedicated L&D function.
What You’ll Leave With
- A clear L&D strategy aligned to your business goals
- Defined priority learner groups and capability areas to focus on
- 2–3 structured learner journeys
- A 12–18 month roadmap for building and rolling out learning
- Confidence to make informed learning decisions
Where is it happening?
White Hill Centre, White Hill, Chesham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 578.24










