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Competency-Based Curriculum Development

Transform Competency Requirements into Purposeful, Performance-Focused Learning

Effective curriculum development begins with a clear understanding of the competencies individuals need to demonstrate, rather than simply identifying topics to be taught.

This practical, specialist online programme equips professionals with the knowledge, structured methods and practical tools to design and develop competency-based curricula aligned with occupational standards, organisational requirements and expected workplace performance.

Through guided activities, practical resources and downloadable templates, you will progressively develop a competency-aligned curriculum or learning programme relevant to your own professional context.

The outcome is more than a learning programme — it is a structured approach to developing the workforce competencies needed to support organisational capability and performance.

Who This Programme Is For

This programme is designed for professionals responsible for designing, developing, reviewing or improving learning programmes that prepare individuals to meet defined occupational and organisational competency requirements.

It is particularly relevant to:

Training Providers and Curriculum Developers — developing structured, occupationally relevant learning programmes that align with competency requirements and expected workplace performance.

Learning and Development Professionals — designing workplace learning programmes that address identified capability gaps and support organisational workforce development priorities.

Instructional Designers and Training Specialists — translating competency requirements into clear learning outcomes, appropriate learning activities and coherent programme structures.

Qualification and Occupational Standards Professionals — ensuring that curriculum content and learning outcomes reflect recognised occupational standards, qualification requirements and expected levels of competence.

Training Managers and Quality Assurance Professionals — strengthening curriculum governance, consistency, quality and alignment with organisational and occupational requirements.

The programme is suitable for professionals developing a new competency-based curriculum or seeking to improve the relevance, structure and effectiveness of an existing learning programme.

What You Will Learn and Be Able to Do

By completing this programme, you will develop the knowledge, practical skills and professional judgement required to design, develop and evaluate competency-based curricula aligned with organisational and occupational requirements.

During this programme, you will learn how to:

Understand the principles of competency-based curriculum development — Explain how competency-based curricula differ from conventional content-led approaches and how they support occupational and organisational performance requirements.

Analyse curriculum development requirements — Identify the competencies, learning needs, organisational context and performance expectations that should inform curriculum development.

Develop competency-aligned learning outcomes — Translate defined competency requirements into clear, meaningful and measurable learning outcomes that describe what participants are expected to achieve.

Design and structure a coherent curriculum — Organise and sequence learning outcomes, content and development activities into a structured programme that supports progressive competency development.

Select appropriate learning methods and activities — Identify suitable learning approaches, practical activities and supporting resources that enable participants to develop the required competencies.

Evaluate curriculum alignment — Examine the relationships between competency requirements, learning outcomes, curriculum content, learning activities and evidence of achievement to identify gaps or inconsistencies.

Evaluate and improve curriculum quality — Apply structured quality review and feedback processes to assess curriculum relevance, coherence and effectiveness, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Overall Learning Outcome

On completion, you will be able to design, develop and evaluate a structured competency-based curriculum or learning programme that aligns defined competency requirements with appropriate learning outcomes, content and development activities.

Your Learning Experience and Professional Support

The Developing Competency Frameworks programme combines flexible, self-paced online learning with practical resources and personalised professional guidance to help you develop a competency framework relevant to your workplace.

Individual Onboarding Discussion

Your programme includes a 30-minute individual onboarding discussion to explore your professional objectives, organisational context and intended framework development project.

Practical Learning Resources and Templates

Throughout the programme, you will have access to structured video lessons, downloadable templates, practical development tools and a Participant Development Workbook.

Resources include:

Curriculum Scoping and Requirements Template — to establish the purpose, scope and requirements of your curriculum.

Competency-to-Learning Outcome Mapping Template — to translate competency requirements into appropriate learning outcomes.

Curriculum Structure and Sequencing Template — to organise learning into a coherent and progressive programme.

Learning Methods and Activities Planning Template — to select appropriate learning approaches, practice activities and supporting resources.

Curriculum Alignment Checklist — to evaluate the relationships between competencies, learning outcomes, content and learning activities.

Curriculum Quality Review Checklist — to assess relevance, coherence and opportunities for improvement.

A continuous Leadership and Management Worked Example demonstrates how competency requirements are progressively translated into learning outcomes, curriculum structures and learning activities, providing completed examples alongside blank templates for your own work.

Together, these resources support the progressive development of your own competency-aligned curriculum and provide practical reference materials for future professional use.

Develop Your Own Competency-Aligned Curriculum

You will progressively develop a draft curriculum or learning programme for a defined occupational, organisational or workforce capability requirement, applying the methods, resources and quality criteria introduced throughout the programme.

Individual Review and Feedback

On completion, you will submit your developed curriculum or learning programme for review.

You will then participate in an individual 30-minute feedback discussion, receiving professional observations and practical recommendations to help you refine your curriculum and plan its further development.

Programme Completion and Recognition

Successful completion of the programme requires participants to complete the learning activities, submit their developed draft competency-aligned curriculum or learning programme and supporting quality self-assessment, and participate in an individual feedback discussion.

Participants who meet the programme's completion requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion from The GL Consultancy, recognising their professional development and practical achievement.

Programme Pricing and Development Options

Competency-Based Curriculum Development

US$399.00

Your investment includes the complete self-paced programme, downloadable resources and templates, practical development activities, an individual 30-minute onboarding discussion and an individual 30-minute completion feedback discussion.

Extend Your Professional Development

Competency-Based Curriculum Development can be purchased individually or combined with our other specialist programmes at preferential rates.

Any Two Specialist Programmes — US$678.30: Save 15% when purchasing two programmes together.

Full Development Pathway — US$897.75: Save 25% when purchasing all three programmes.

Exclusive Critical Friend Mentoring Benefit

Participants purchasing one or more specialist programmes are eligible for additional savings on optional Critical Friend Mentoring:

20% discount on one individual mentoring session.

Additional 5% discount on the standard three-session mentoring package.

Additional 5% discount on the standard six-session mentoring package.

Critical Friend Mentoring provides personalised professional guidance to help you address specific challenges and further develop your competency framework.

Optional Critical Friend Mentoring can be added when purchasing your specialist programme, allowing you to take advantage of the exclusive discounted rates during checkout.

Be Among the First to Experience This Programme

Register Your Interest in Our Pilot Programme

We are inviting expressions of interest from professionals who would like to participate in the pilot of our Competency-Based Curriculum Development programme.

Selected participants will receive access at a substantially discounted pilot rate, in exchange for providing structured, candid feedback on the learning experience, resources and practical application.

Pilot places will be limited, and the discounted rate and participation arrangements will be confirmed before invitations are issued.

Express Your Interest in the Pilot Programme

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