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Learning Design HR CPD Course Online: 2.5 CPHR and HRPA CPD Hours
Designing Learning That Sticks is a practical, self-paced CPD course for HR professionals, trainers, people managers and leaders who commission, design, deliver or evaluate learning and development. Its nine narrated lessons include: How Adults Learn and What Makes Learning Stick; Finding the Real Need and Writing Objectives; Designing Content and Activities. You practise on realistic situations and finish with a 36-question final exam. Built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements, it gives you 2.5 instructional hours and a certificate for your CPD log.
✓2.5 CPD hours built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements
✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 172 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook
✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, then a final exam to complete the course
✓Certificate on completion, ready for your CPD log. Access never expires
Need more than one course? Get all 27 HR CPD courses for $349 CAD: 67.5 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $974 compared with buying courses separately.
See the CPHR & HRPA CPD Package
Designing Learning That Sticks at a glance
| Credit |
2.5 instructional hours, built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements |
| Format |
Online, self-paced: nine narrated video lessons (about 172 minutes), exercises and a participant workbook |
| Completion |
Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes can be retaken as often as you like |
| Documentation |
Certificate showing course title, completion date and 2.5 hours |
| Competency areas |
Learning and Development; Organizational Effectiveness and Culture; Talent Management |
| Level |
Professional: for practising HR professionals, managers and leaders |
| Price |
$49 CAD, or all 27 courses for $349 CAD |
Why this course
Practical skills you can use at work the next day
This course is built for HR professionals, trainers, people managers and leaders who commission, design, deliver or evaluate learning and development. Each lesson is about 19 minutes of narrated video with on-screen exercises where you pause and work a realistic situation, followed by a three-question knowledge check that explains every answer. You finish with a written plan or tool you can use at work, a participant workbook with templates, and a final exam that confirms you have the material.
What you’ll be able to do
What you will learn in this learning design HR CPD course
- Explain how adults learn and why much training is forgotten.
- Find the real performance need and decide whether training is the answer.
- Write observable, behaviour-based learning objectives linked to results.
- Design content and activities that match the objectives.
- Use practice, feedback, retrieval and spacing to help learning stick.
- Deliver sessions well in person, online and in blended formats, with accessibility in mind.
- Support learning on the job through coaching, managers, peer learning and job aids, and use technology and AI wisely.
- Plan evaluation, report results honestly, and plan your next 30 days.
What’s inside
Designing Learning That Sticks course curriculum: nine lessons, built around real situations
Short, narrated video lessons with worked examples, each closing with a knowledge check so you know the material has landed. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.
Lesson 1: How Adults Learn and What Makes Learning Stick
You will explain why much training is forgotten, and what helps; describe key principles of adult learning. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 2: Finding the Real Need and Writing Objectives
You will ask good questions to find the real problem; decide when training helps and when something else is needed. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 3: Designing Content and Activities
You will choose content that supports the objectives and cut the rest; chunk and sequence a session logically. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 4: Practice, Feedback and Spaced Retrieval
You will design practice that matches the real task; give and structure feedback that helps people improve. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 5: Delivering Learning: In Person, Online and Blended
You will open, run and close a session with energy and structure; manage questions, participation and difficult moments. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 6: Learning on the Job, Coaching and Social Learning
You will use work assignments and projects as learning opportunities; describe how coaching and mentoring support learning. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 7: Technology and AI in Learning
You will choose technology by learning goal, not by trend; use microlearning, mobile and simulations appropriately. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 8: Measuring the Impact of Learning
You will describe four levels of evaluation and what each shows; plan measures at the design stage. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 9: Practice Lab and Your 30-Day Plan
You will turn a training request into a clear need and objectives; design a session and follow up that build skill. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Who should take this designing learning that sticks course
HR professionals, trainers, people managers and leaders who commission, design, deliver or evaluate learning and development. It is available to HR professionals in every province and territory.
CPD hours
Learning Design HR CPD course: 2.5 online CPD hours for CPHR and HRPA professionals
This course is built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements for self-directed online learning. It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. You complete every lesson, pass the final exam at 80 percent, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your association’s CPD log yourself. Keep the certificate and your final exam result as your evidence. It is not accredited or pre-approved by CPHR, HRPA or any other association.
It is written for HR professionals across Canada, including CPHR members in British Columbia and Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, and HRPA members in Ontario, whether you hold a CPHR, CHRP, CHRL or CHRE designation or are working toward one.
Taking more than one course? Get all 27 for $349
The complete HR CPD pack gives you all 27 courses, 67.5 CPD hours and a certificate for each, for $349 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $1,323, so you save $974.
See the CPHR & HRPA CPD Package
FAQ
Designing Learning That Sticks course: common questions
What is the Designing Learning That Sticks course?
It is a self-paced online CPD course for HR professionals across Canada. It has nine narrated video lessons (about 172 minutes of video), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.
How many CPD hours is the Designing Learning That Sticks course worth?
It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. The video runs about 172 minutes, and the exercises, workbook and final exam add to your study time. The credited time is rounded down to 2.5 hours.
Does the Designing Learning That Sticks course count as CPHR CPD hours?
It is built to align with CPHR CPD requirements for self-directed online learning. You get a certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours to keep as evidence and enter in your CPD record yourself. It is not accredited or pre-approved by CPHR or any provincial association, so confirm the current rules with your association before you submit.
Can I use the Designing Learning That Sticks course for HRPA CPD?
It is built to meet HRPA CPD rules for self-directed learning, and the certificate gives you the title, date and 2.5 hours for your CPD log. It is not accredited or approved by HRPA. Check HRPA's current CPD requirements and how they treat self-directed online courses before you claim the hours.
Which HR designations is this for?
It is written for HR professionals holding or working toward CPHR, CHRP, CHRL or CHRE designations, and for HR generalists, managers and leaders who want practical learning. Each provincial association sets its own CPD rules, so confirm yours.
How much does it cost?
The course is $49 CAD. The complete HR CPD pack with all 27 courses (67.5 hours) is $349 CAD, which works out to about $13 a course.
How do I log these hours?
Finish the course, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your association's CPD log yourself. Keep the certificate and your final exam result as evidence in case you are audited.
What do I need to pass?
Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. The knowledge checks give instant feedback with an explanation for each answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.
How long does it take to finish?
Most people take an afternoon or two. The video is about 172 minutes, plus the exercises and the final exam. You can pause and resume at any time, and your progress is saved.
Is this course only for HR professionals in one province?
No. It is available across Canada. Where rules differ by province or territory, the course says so and shows you how to check what applies to you.
Is there an HR CPD pack that includes this course?
Yes. The complete HR CPD pack includes all 27 courses (67.5 hours) for $349 CAD, instead of $1,323 if you bought them one at a time at $49 each.
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Earn 2.5 CPD hours and build skills you will use on Monday.
Self-paced, with your certificate ready as soon as you finish.
