Strategic Learning and Development Practice: Design, Implement and Evaluate L&D in the Workplace - Hardcover

Perkins, Graham; Robinson, Sian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1398616427 ISBN 13: 9781398616424

Publisher: CIPD - Kogan Page, 2025

Synopsis

The essential textbook for mastering strategic learning and development in modern organizations.

How can L&D professionals design strategies that drive organizational performance and meet CIPD standards? Strategic Learning and Development Practice by Graham Perkins and Sian Robinson equips postgraduate students and advanced diploma candidates with the theoretical foundations and applied skills needed for a successful career in L&D.

Aligned with the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development, it supports adoption as a core text for modules on learning theory, L&D strategy, and organizational capability building. This textbook bridges theory and practice, examining learning models, styles, and processes before exploring practical applications such as identifying learning needs, using learning analytics, applying knowledge management and leveraging technology to enhance learning. Students will learn how to build, implement and evaluate evidence-based L&D strategies that deliver measurable impact.

Structured learning features include:
- Pause and reflect boxes to promote critical analysis
- Clear definitions of essential L&D terms
- Online lecturer manuals and slide decks to support structured teaching

Whether preparing for the CIPD Advanced Diploma or advancing an L&D career, this textbook provides the knowledge, tools and confidence to design and deliver strategic learning initiatives that achieve real results.

About this title

About the Authors

Graham Perkins is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at University of Exeter Business School. Prior to a career in academic he held a number of HR and Learning and Development roles in both public and private sector firms.

Sian Robinson is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management (HRM) at the University of Exeter Business School, UK, where she teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Previously, she was a lecturer in HRM at UWE Bristol, UK and also has prior experience working as a business advisor for start-ups and within HR for a charity.

Edition details

• Publisher: CIPD - Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398616427
• ISBN 13: 9781398616424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344