Learning Design Specialist

Www.chandlermacleod.com; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to create engaging learning content and artefacts for blended delivery. You will consult with clients and strategy teams to ensure alignment with regulatory standards and learning objectives across soft and hard skills.

The role involves developing materials using LAS and storyboard methods, ensuring compliance with VET standards and client requirements, and delivering high-quality learning experiences in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an instructional design team or group.
• Knowledge of the Standards for RTOs 2015.
• Proficient with corporate computing systems for creating, editing and publishing learning artefacts.
• Experience in functional task analysis and risk-based training needs analysis.
• Proficient in a wide range of learning creation tools.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging learning materials such as audio, video, simulations and guides aligned to client objectives.
• Build engaging exercises and course content to enhance the learning experience.
• Design assessment tools to measure learner competencies.
• Ensure artefacts meet required standards/regulations and compliance requirements.

Skills

Instructional design

Content development

Regulatory compliance

Storyboarding

Learning tools

Education

TAE40116 Certificate IV

Equivalent qualification

Tools

Course authoring tools

Video/Audio editing

Publishing systems

Job description

Primary purpose

The role is responsible for creating engaging content for learning initiatives and delivery using a variety of learning creation tools and platforms delivered via blended learning methodologies.

This will be achieved via direct and indirect consultation with the branch Clients, industry and Strategy teams, and be developed to ensure relevant regulatory standards are adhered and followed in conjunction with client specific requirements, including both soft skills and hard skills.

Key accountabilities

• Create engaging, high quality and compelling course content and artefacts that meet the required needs of our clients.
• Engage with clients to identify specific learning outcomes and or requirements inclusive of delivery methods, content type and regulatory and legislative outcomes or requirements.
• Use Learning and Assessment Strategies (LAS), story boards and supporting artefacts to create detailed course content for varied audiences cover a broad range of learning levels.

Role Description

• Create supporting learning material such as audio, video, simulations, work instructions, quick reference guides, role plays, games etc. that align to client objectives.
• Build engaging exercises and course content that enhances the learning experience.
• Design assessment tools that appropriately measure learner competencies, including but not limited to knowledge and skills.
• Ensure training artefacts developed are in line with the required and or agreed standards/regulations and where applicable develop learning content that meet the compliance standards as outlined within the relevant VET Standards and or Regulatory requirements.

Key challenges

• Striking an effective and sustainable balance between a consistent Cluster wide approach to learning programs to support integration, collaboration and efficiency with requests for program tailoring to meet specific needs and secure business commitment.
• Maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and industry requirements and reforms and their implications for training and development products and their delivery while keeping up to date with trends and best practice in learning technologies and instructional design.
• Ensuring that that learning, meets business needs, is aligned with best practice adult learning principles, complies with relevant legislation and regulations, and is consistently applied across the organisation while managing multiple deliverables to tight timelines in a changing environment.

Knowledge and experience

• Previous experience working within an instructional design team or group.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Standards for RTOs 2015.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of corporate computing systems and applications in creating documents, training artefacts materials, editing and publishing.
• Experience in conducting functional task analysis and risk based training needs analysis.
• Proficiency in a wide range of learning creation tools.

Essential requirements

• Proven experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of learning programs, products and artefacts.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 (or its successor or equivalent) and/or other relevant tertiary qualifications, or demonstrated equivalent relevant experience.