step 1
Start with the need
Good modules answer a real gap, not a topic.
- Describe what the learner does today.
- Describe what the learner should be doing.
- The difference is the training need. Write it as one sentence.
- Plan three things: what the work needs, the target for each person, and a plan for each person.
- Tag every objective as basic, essential or expert.
step 2
Code it by role and level
Every module gets a code made of a role group and a level, so learners and teams can find it at once.
Choose who it is for (for example designer, technical specialist, sales specialist, contractor), then choose a level from 1 to 4. A role by level grid shows where your module fits and where gaps remain.
step 3
Design each session for five outcomes
A session is complete only when the learner leaves with all five.
- Theory, explained clearly in a short presentation.
- Worked exercises with expert guidance, using real cases.
- Practice on the real thing: a product, tool or live process.
- Know how to find the reference documents.
- Know exactly who to contact, by name and role, for each topic.
step 4
Write outcomes with action verbs
Start each outcome with a verb a learner can show: list, calculate, select, compare, design, evaluate.
Avoid words such as understand or appreciate. If you cannot watch someone do it, rewrite it.
step 5
Test, publish, improve
- Ask three learners to try the module and note where they stop.
- Add a short check at the end that matches the outcomes.
- Publish to the library with its code.
- Review every quarter and retire what is no longer used.
Authoring tools are being prepared. Until then, write your module on paper and send it through Contact.