Educational Design Professional

5-Day Professional Training Course | EDP5001

KSA · GCC · Africa

Course Overview

This intensive 5-day training programme on Educational Design equips learning and development professionals, instructional designers, and educators with the strategic frameworks, digital tools, and evidence-based methodologies needed to design, develop, and evaluate high-impact learning experiences. Contextualised for the KSA, GCC, and African education landscapes — including Saudi Vision 2030 human capital priorities, GCC national qualification frameworks, and Africa's expanding e-learning sector — this course bridges theory and practice across corporate, academic, and government training environments.

Keywords: Instructional Design Training Saudi Arabia | Educational Design Course GCC | Learning & Development Africa | ADDIE Model Training | Curriculum Design Riyadh · Dubai · Nairobi · Cairo

Course Information

Target Audience

This course is ideal for professionals involved in training design, curriculum development, and learning delivery across education, government, and corporate sectors:

• Instructional designers and e-learning developers

• Training managers and L&D specialists

• Corporate trainers and facilitators

• School and university curriculum developers

• HR professionals responsible for talent development

• Government and public sector training officers in KSA and GCC

• NGO and international development programme designers in Africa

• Technical trainers in oil & gas, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Apply systematic instructional design models including ADDIE, SAM, and Bloom's Taxonomy

• Conduct effective training needs analysis (TNA) aligned to organisational strategy

• Design engaging learning objectives, content structures, and assessment frameworks

• Develop blended and e-learning solutions using current authoring tools and LMS platforms

• Evaluate training effectiveness using Kirkpatrick's Four Levels model

• Align educational design practices with KSA National Qualifications Framework (NQF), GCC education standards, and African quality assurance bodies

Learning Methods

5-Day Programme Outline

Day 1 — Foundations of Educational Design

1. What is instructional design? Scope, roles, and career pathways

2. Learning theories: behaviourism, cognitivism, constructivism, and connectivism

3. The ADDIE model: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation

4. SAM (Successive Approximation Model) for agile course development

5. Understanding your learners: adult learning principles (andragogy) and generational differences

6. Education reform in KSA, GCC, and Africa: policy context and opportunity landscape

Day 2 — Training Needs Analysis & Learning Objectives

1. Conducting a Training Needs Analysis (TNA): methods and tools

2. Identifying performance gaps vs. knowledge gaps

3. Writing SMART learning objectives aligned to Bloom's Taxonomy (cognitive, affective, psychomotor)

4. Stakeholder mapping: working with subject matter experts (SMEs)

5. Scoping a course: duration, audience, delivery mode, and resource planning

6. Workshop: Participants conduct a mini-TNA for their own organisational context

Day 3 — Content Design, Sequencing & Engagement

1. Information architecture: chunking, sequencing, and scaffolding content

2. Designing for cognitive load: simplifying complexity without losing depth

3. Storytelling and scenario-based learning techniques

4. Visual design principles for slides, infographics, and digital content

5. Inclusive design: accessibility, multilingual learners, and low-bandwidth environments in Africa

6. Workshop: Participants storyboard a 30-minute learning module

Day 4 — Blended Learning, e-Learning & Digital Tools

1. Blended learning models: flipped classroom, hybrid, and self-paced online

2. Introduction to Learning Management Systems (LMS): Moodle, Blackboard, and regional platforms

3. Rapid e-learning authoring: Articulate Rise, iSpring, and AI-powered tools

4. Microlearning and mobile-first design for GCC and African learner contexts

5. Gamification and interactive elements: quizzes, simulations, and branching scenarios

6. Lab session: Build a sample e-learning screen or interactive module

Day 5 — Assessment Design, Evaluation & Continuous Improvement

1. Principles of assessment: formative vs. summative, criterion vs. norm-referenced

2. Designing valid and reliable assessments: tests, projects, competency checklists

3. Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation: reaction, learning, behaviour, results

4. ROI of training: measuring impact for leadership and stakeholder reporting

5. Quality assurance and accreditation: KSA NQF, KHDA (UAE), and African quality bodies

6. Capstone presentations: participants present their mini-course design for peer and facilitator feedback

Regional Relevance

This programme is specifically contextualised for KSA, GCC, and African education and training markets. Content integrates Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Human Capability Development Programme, the UAE's National Qualifications Authority (NQA) standards, GCC technical and vocational education reforms (TVET), and the African Union's Continental Education Strategy (CESA 2016–2025) — making it directly applicable to professionals working across government, corporate, and development sectors in these regions.

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