L&D team

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This subtopic contains information and guidance about the learning and development (L&D) team. It covers the L&D department, L&D roles and line manager responsibilities for L&D.

The L&D department

The activities required of the L&D department are the same irrespective of the size of firm; but what differs is the volume of work and who is responsible for the various functions. In a large firm there is likely to be a dedicated L&D department, whereas in a small firm there may be no dedicated L&D support and a partner will instead be nominated as the training partner with responsibility for ensuring any L&D needs are met.

L&D roles

The three main L&D roles that are found in a typical L&D

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