Skill Details

View Skill (Open Access)

Skill Details

Skill Name

Skill Category

Is Accredited

NoYes

Is Apprenticeship

NoYes

Skill Overview

Digital learning designers are experts in digital learning and have specialist skills in educational technologies. They design and develop a range of products and initiatives, such as online courses, interactive multimedia, and virtual simulations, to address a wide range of educational and business needs.

Digital learning designers act as subject matter experts in approaches to learning with digital technologies. This includes good practice and research-informed approaches to how humans learn and how this knowledge can be leveraged with appropriate learning technologies. Digital Learning Designers maximise platform configuration and the use of established and emerging technologies, to achieve the best outcome for learners and their organisations. They may align digital learning programmes of study, content, and experiences with professional or qualification frameworks. Digital learning designers actively engage with relevant communities of practice and maintain their professional skillset through research and continual professional development.

In day-to-day project work Digital Learning Designers usually report to a relevant project or programme manager. More broadly, direct line management is often carried out by a head of department or senior learning designer.

They may be responsible for some budgetary considerations depending on the type and size of organisations and scope of their role. This would often relate to advice in procurement processes, including choices of technology, specialist work such as video and animation and licence requirements.

Learning Objectives

Develop communication strategies to manage and engage with project stakeholders and use appropriate methods and technologies to facilitate and document communications.
Plan and facilitate discussions and activities to initiate and progress work, analyse and interpret information, gather requirements, and engage effectively with stakeholders.
Gather, analyse, and interpret information about learners and learning environments, such as learner feedback, learning analytics, needs analysis, and profile mapping, to inform the learning design approach and technical requirements.
Select and apply appropriate learning theories and instructional design models and methodologies to inform digital learning design approaches, outputs, and implementation strategies.
Use instructional design tools, taxonomies, and frameworks to articulate meaningful learning objectives and learning content, through scripts or storyboards.
Use learning objectives to map a learning journey to facilitate and measure their achievement through formative and summative activities.
Interpret and synthesise information sources and concepts to organise content and re-present information to align with learning objectives and meet learner needs.
Communicate concepts, designs, and strategies to suit different stakeholder audiences and facilitate Collaborative processes, using appropriate formats and technologies, such as face to face and virtual presentations, storyboards, and project documentation.
Select and use distinct software, hardware, platforms, and tools to design, develop, and implement digital learning products and experiences.
Use professional techniques to script, edit, create, and produce a range of multimedia formats, including text, imagery, audio, and video.
Configure and apply regulatory, professional, organisational and technical standards and techniques including accessibility standards and data security to the sustainable design and formatting of documents, multimedia, user interface, digital products and platforms.
Conduct the quality checking and testing of digital outputs whilst ensuring there is ongoing improvement of quality assurance processes with internally and or with target users, prior to implementation, including proofreading, updating, renewing and revising existing content, application of branding, accessibility and functionality.
Evaluate the effectiveness of digital learning products and experiences in achieving project requirements and intended learning objectives, using appropriate tools and methodologies.
Plan and manage your own design and development activities and collaborate with others to achieve shared objectives and outputs.
Organise and manage digital assets and outputs on a platform in accordance with organisational or professional standards, to maintain regulatory compliance, version control, efficient collaborative processes, and quality assurance.
Assimilate and use evaluative information to contribute to the review of organisational policies, processes and systems.

Funding Option

Funding Eligibility

This opportunity is only available to business owners, managers and team leaders looking to upskill their staff. If you are unemployed or exploring new career options, you can start your apprenticeship journey by sending your CV to: info@360apprenticeships.co.uk

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

Skill Price ex VAT (£)

Skill Length

Skill Level

Skill Timings

Delivery Method

Skill Eligibility (Prerequisites for skill/software requirements)

Last Application Date

Skill Enrolment

Skill Status

Skill Details

View Skill (Open Access)

Skill Details

Skill Enquiry Details