Strategic Learning for Business Impact

Senior learning leaders are under more pressure than ever to deliver business impact. Budgets are tightening, resources reducing, expectations rising, and learning is often deprioritised in favour of short-term operational demands. Yet with significant disruption and rapid change the requirement for learning professionals to ensure the organisation has the skills and capability to thrive in the future have never been greater.
Do you have deep understanding of your organisational context and the knowledge, tools and stakeholder support to deliver impactful learning?
Location
London
Date
25-26 February 2026
9.00-17.00 GMT (both days) 

Price
CRF members £2,495 (+VAT)
Non-members £4,990 (+VAT)

About this Programme

Delivered in person over two days, this programme equips senior learning leaders with practical tools and insights that deliver immediate impact. Leveraging CRF research and practitioners’ experience, it will build your confidence and capability to demonstrate the commercial impact of learning and design learning solutions that drive business value in your context, utilising technology and AI.

Backed by CRF’s extensive research, enrol to be part of a challenging, thought provoking and highly applicable course, creating a learning agenda that is contextual, commercial and most importantly, impactful.

Who Should Attend?

This programme is designed for senior professionals in Talent Development, Learning, Leadership Development, Training, and Organisation Development — and those who are looking to develop, or are currently leading, the design and delivery of learning strategy.

Benefits of Attending

You will:
  • Elevate Strategic Influence: Build confidence and capability to lead learning at a strategic level, aligning learning strategy with business goals and demonstrating its commercial value.
  • Build Expertise in Programme Design: Learn how to apply the latest research in adult learning theory and CRF models to create solutions that maximise the relevance, application and impact of learning.
  • Master Data-Driven Decision Making: Gain skills to use evidence and insights for measuring impact, identifying capability needs, and forecasting future skills requirements.
  • Harness Emerging Technologies: Explore the advanced role of technology and AI in learning, leveraging research-backed insights to innovate learning delivery.
  • Grow with a Professional Learning Community: Engage in a high-impact, peer-based learning environment with in-person sessions, networking, and ongoing development activities.
Course director

Emma Lucas

Emma Lucas is a highly skilled coach, trainer, facilitator and consultant with over 25 years’ experience. Working across multiple sectors, Emma has held significant functional leadership roles in HR, Learning and Talent. She has managed local and global teams and has always had a passion for developing talent. Key roles include Group Head of Talent at Marks & Spencer, Head of OD and interim HRD at Connect Group, Global Head of Talent at Thales and various HRBP and L&D roles in Tech and Engineering organisations. She is passionate about developing HR professionals and enjoys delivering hands on practical advice.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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