CERTIFIED LEARNING STRATEGIST PROGRAM – Phase 1, Part 1 (Professional Competencies)

Categories Learning & Development

Strategic Skills consisting of Design Thinking; Ideation; and Strategic Planning and Execution
Leadership Skills consisting of Consulting; Business Acumen; and Leadership / Change Advocacy
Interpersonal Skills consisting of Coaching and Mentoring; Inclusiveness; and Collaboration
Technical Skills consisting of Data Science; Digital Dexterity; and Learning Agility

Course Curriculum

STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking

Elements of Design Thinking
Element of Design Thinking: Learner Centric
Element of Design Thinking: Results Focused
Element of Design Thinking: Pragmatic in Scope
STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking

STRATEGIC SKILL: Ideation

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Business Acumen

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Leadership Change Advocacy

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Coaching and Mentoring

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Inclusiveness

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Collaboration

TECHNICAL SKILL: Data Science

TECHNICAL SKILL: Digital Dexterity

TECHNICAL SKILL: Learning Agility

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Last Updated

01/12/2026
Enrollment validity

Enrollment validity: Lifetime
Certificate

Certificate of completion

CLS Resource Guide
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Performance Development: A Framework for Success (Industry Perspective)
Building the Business Case for Demonstrating the Business Value of L&D (Business Builder)
Building the Business Case for Next-Generation Learning Technology (Business Builder)
How to Elevate Learning with Innovative Data Use (eBook)
Three Strategies to Mobilize Learning Teams to Adapt to AI (eBook)
Learning Management Systems: Voice of the Customer (Research Summary)
Core Learning and Development Priorities (Research Snapshot)
Extended Enterprise Learning Becomes a Key Part of L&D (Research Summary)
Learning Performance Convergence Model (Tool)
Organizational Self-Assessment on Experiential Learning and Skills Validation (Tool to Use)
Self-Assessment Tool: Personalized Learning
Enabling Elite Performance (Research Data Highlights)
2023 Learning and Development Benchmarking Study (Research Data Highlights)
How L&D Can Lead Organizational Success in the Future of Work (Research Note)
Are Your Employees Learning Anything? Insights from Experts (Research Note)
How to Move to Skills-Based Employee Development (Strategy Brief)
UBS GWM Learning Team — Let’s Grow Together: Best Learning Team (Case Study)
WEX’s Thrive as a VP: Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program (Case Study)
Clock In, App Up — Kroger Fresh Training in the Flow of Work (Case Study)
Avaya: Best Use of Video (Case Study)
KORDSA’s ‘Mentoring and Coaching as a Mindset’: Best Advance in Coaching and Mentoring (Case Study)
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Wells Fargo Emergency Response and Violence-Free Workplace Training: Best Use of Games or Simulations (Case Study)
Walmart Associate to Driver Program: Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program (Case Study)
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Scotiabank’s LESP (Learning Evaluation Sustainment Program): Best Advance in Learning Measurement (Case Study)
Paylocity’s LEAD — An Exploration Into Leadership: Best Hybrid Learning Program

THIS IS PART 1 OF PHASE 1. THE CLS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS A 3 PHASE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
You must complete each section before moving on to the next.
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Once you successfully meet these criteria, you will move onto Phase 2.

CERTIFIED LEARNING STRATEGIST PROGRAM – Phase 1, Part 1 (Professional Competencies)

What I will learn?

Course Curriculum

STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking

Elements of Design Thinking

Element of Design Thinking: Learner Centric

Element of Design Thinking: Results Focused

Element of Design Thinking: Pragmatic in Scope

STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking

STRATEGIC SKILL: Ideation

Elements of Ideation

Process of Ideation

Agile Process Steps

Collecting and Analyzing Data

STRATEGIC SKILL: Ideation

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution

Strategic Planning Elements

Optimizing Learning Across the Organization

Directly Linking Learning to Organizational Performance

Linking Project Management to Execute Key Initiatives to Support the Strategy

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting

Elements

Discovery

Design

Implementation

Summary

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Business Acumen

Elements

Understanding the Functional Areas of Your Business

Employee Business Goal-Setting Methodologies

Creating a Business Plan

Business Case / ROI

Summary

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Business Acumen

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Leadership Change Advocacy

Key Aspects of Leadership Advocacy

VUCA Leadership Specific to Learning

VUCA Leadership and the Psychology of Change

Leadership and Change Advocacy in Action

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Leadership Change Advocacy

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Coaching and Mentoring

Defining Coaching and Mentoring

The Importance of Coaching and Mentoring

Key Behavior Traits and Creating a Coaching & Mentoring Ecosystem

A Word About Gen AI

Summary

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Coaching and Mentoring

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Inclusiveness

Key Aspects of Inclusiveness

Why It Matters and the Role of Technology

Summary

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Inclusiveness

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Collaboration

Elements of Collaboration

Developing Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Listening and Coaching Skills

Working with Teams Across Different Functions

Collaboration in Practice

Summary

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Collaboration

TECHNICAL SKILL: Data Science

Elements of Data Science

Why Data Science Matters for Learning Strategists

Gathering and Leveraging Data from Multiple Sources

Using Predictive Modeling, Big Data and Other People Data Techniques to Forecast Scenarios and Outcomes are to Assist, Not Supplant, the Element of Human Decision-Making

Presenting and Advocating for Data in a Way that Combines Analytical Skills with Human Skills

Summary

TECHNICAL SKILL: Data Science

TECHNICAL SKILL: Digital Dexterity

Elements of Digital Dexterity

Why It Matters for Learning Strategists

Evangelizing the Promise and Use of Emerging Digital Tools

Understanding the Possibilities, Limitations and Challenges Caused by Emerging Technologies

Summary

TECHNICAL SKILL: Digital Dexterity

TECHNICAL SKILL: Learning Agility

Why It Matters to Learning Strategists

Organizational Learning Agility Elements

TECHNICAL SKILL: Learning Agility