Learning Design & Delivery
Learning that strengthens judgement and practice
We design workshops, training programmes, curricula and digital courses that help people understand complex issues, develop practical skills and make informed decisions.
- A curriculum or learning programme
- Learning materials
- Facilitator guides
- Assessment and evaluation tools
Commission this when.
We also build educational platforms for staff onboarding, corporate training and ongoing professional development, making learning easier to organise, access and manage.
We develop the content, activities, facilitator guides and assessment tools around the audience, learning needs and context. Our approach connects research, reflection and practical application, creating opportunities to question assumptions and work through real situations.
You can commission us to design a programme, build a platform, deliver training or prepare your own trainers. We work in English and Arabic, with in-person, online and self-paced options.
Any one of the following is reason enough to start a conversation.
You want to strengthen the knowledge, skills and judgement of staff, partners or other groups you work with.
You are introducing a new policy, system or way of working and need people to understand and use it.
You need a course, curriculum or workshop designed for a particular audience and purpose.
You need an educational platform to organise staff onboarding, corporate training or ongoing professional development.
You want to scale your operations and reduce onboarding time for employees, contractors, vendors and partners through structured learning and reusable resources.
Existing training is too generic, outdated or difficult to apply in practice.
You need a programme that works across different languages, countries or professional settings.
You want to prepare your own trainers and develop materials they can use with future groups.
You need digital or self-paced learning that people can access at different times and locations.
What you receive.
Depending on the agreed scope, your deliverables may include:
A curriculum or learning programme
With clear learning outcomes, course structure and session plans.
Learning materials
Such as presentations, exercises, case studies, worksheets and practical resources.
Facilitator guides
Explaining how to deliver sessions, lead discussions and use the materials with future groups.
Assessment and evaluation tools
To check understanding, gather feedback and assess how learning is applied.
Digital courses
With structured content, activities and assessments for self-paced learning or use alongside live sessions.
An educational platform
Built or configured for onboarding, corporate training or ongoing development, with agreed features for organising courses, managing access and tracking progress.
Delivered training and trainer preparation
Through workshops, training programmes or training of trainers, in person or online.
What this includes.
Most assignments draw on more than one of these.
Learning needs assessments and curriculum design
Identifying learning needs and developing courses, curricula and structured programmes around them.
- Learning needs
- Courses
- Curricula
- Structured programmes
Training and workshops
Designing and delivering tailored workshops, professional development programmes and executive education for teams, leaders and partner organisations.
- Tailored workshops
- Professional development programmes
- Executive education
- Teams and leaders
- Partner organisations
Training of trainers
Preparing your own trainers to deliver programmes confidently, with practical guidance and materials for future use.
- Your own trainers
- Confident delivery
- Practical guidance
- Materials for future use
Digital course development
Creating interactive courses that people can complete at their own pace or alongside live sessions.
- Interactive courses
- Self-paced learning
- Blended with live sessions
Educational platform development
Building platforms to organise learning, deliver courses, manage access and track participation and progress.
- Learning platforms
- Course delivery
- Access management
- Participation and progress tracking
Onboarding and corporate training
Developing consistent, reusable learning for employees, contractors, vendors and partners, helping organisations scale operations and reduce onboarding time.
- Reusable learning
- Employees and contractors
- Vendors and partners
- Shorter onboarding time
Mentoring and coaching structures
Designing programmes that support guided reflection, professional development and the application of learning at work. We develop learning in English and Arabic, including programmes designed to support continuing professional development (CPD).
- Mentoring programmes
- Coaching programmes
- Guided reflection
- Professional development
- Applying learning at work
How we design and deliver learning.
Start with the need.
We identify what people need to know and do, what they already understand and what support they need to put learning into practice.
Connect reflection with practice.
Drawing on feminist and critical approaches to education, we use evidence, discussion and practical exercises to help people question assumptions, examine power and build skills.
Design for the audience.
We account for language, accessibility, roles and working conditions. English and Arabic materials are developed with attention to meaning, examples and context.
Make platforms easy to use.
We design and test how people access learning and how administrators manage it, then refine the platform and content through feedback.
Prepare for continued use.
We equip trainers and administrators with clear guidance to deliver programmes, onboard future groups and keep content up to date.
Evaluate learning and results.
We agree how success will be assessed, including understanding, practical application and, where relevant, onboarding time. Assessments and feedback help identify what needs to improve.
Working in your language
We work natively in English and Arabic across every service and at any scale: research design and fieldwork, policy drafting, training delivery, facilitation, and written deliverables.
We also work in French and Spanish on smaller assignments: workshops and training sessions, interviews and consultations, focused reviews, and translation and localisation review. This work is delivered by associates who work natively in those languages.
For large-scale work in French or Spanish, we will tell you where our capacity ends and help you structure the assignment accordingly. We have designed and facilitated consultations in English, Arabic and French across fourteen countries, so we know what this requires, and we do not take on work we cannot deliver to the same standard.
Where an assignment needs other languages, we can arrange capacity through our international network and will be explicit about what that adds in time and cost.
Selected work in practice.
A leadership curriculum for a global organisation
A global mine action organisation needed inclusive leadership training that worked across countries. CTDC developed a five-module curriculum covering power, organisational culture, governance, accountability and communication, with facilitator guides, exercises and evaluation tools. Piloted in Iraq and Libya, it became the organisation's global leadership training programme.
Learning Design & Delivery
Bilingual digital learning on feminist MEAL
A partner wanted to make feminist monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) accessible to emerging organisations. CTDC developed an English and Arabic self-paced course, including content, interactive activities, assessments and setup on a learning platform. The course was released openly and supported by a live question-and-answer session.
Learning Design & Delivery
Frequently asked questions.
Discuss a learning programme or platform.
Tell us who the learning is for, what they need to know or do and what you already have in place. We will help you define the programme, delivery format and any platform requirements.
