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Professional Certificate Program

Strategic L&D Manager Program (SLDM)

An advanced journey for L&D professionals ready to lead learning strategy, influence stakeholders, justify investments, and drive measurable organizational performance through learning.

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Program Overview

Learning & Development is no longer about delivering training programs.
Today, L&D leaders are expected to operate as strategic business partners able to analyze performance challenges, consult stakeholders, manage budgets, and demonstrate measurable organizational impact.

The Strategic L&D Manager Program (SLDM) is an advanced professional journey designed to equip senior L&D professionals with the strategic, consulting, and business capabilities required to operate confidently as L&D Managers and Learning Business Partners.

This is not a theory-based course.
It is a practice-driven program built around real decision-making, strategic tools, and executive-level credibility.

Participants graduate ready to design learning strategies aligned with business priorities, justify investments, lead stakeholders, and prove learning impact through data and governance.

This program is part of a structured professional journey within LearnKhana Academy, designed to elevate your role, influence, and strategic value in the organization.

Why Take This Program

Lead as a Business Partner
Build the credibility and consulting skills to engage senior stakeholders with confidence.
Focus on Measurable Impact
Learn how to link learning decisions to performance outcomes and real business value.
Design Strategy, Not Just Training
Develop organization-level learning roadmaps aligned with workforce and business priorities.
Own Budgets, Vendors, and Governance
Strengthen your ability to justify investments, manage providers, and protect learning quality.
Practice-Based, Not Theory-Based
Gain hands-on tools and decision-making capability you can apply immediately at work.
Graduate with Executive-Ready Outputs
Complete a capstone project and leave with a full strategic learning solution ready for leadership presentation.
Part of a Professional Academy Journey
SLDM is a structured pathway within LearnKhana Academy to elevate your role and strategic influence.

Program Objectives

By completing this track, you will be able to:

Strategic Performance Analysis
Identify organizational challenges and real performance gaps.
Consulting & Stakeholder Influence
Engage leaders confidently and manage expectations effectively.
Business-Aligned Learning Strategy
Build learning strategies directly connected to business priorities.
Build vs. Buy Decisions
Evaluate solutions and choose the right internal or external approach.
Learning Budget Ownership
Develop budgets and justify learning investments with business logic.
Impact & Outcome Measurement
Measure learning effectiveness and communicate value clearly.
ATD Capability Development
Use the ATD model to build your professional growth roadmap.
Executive-Level Recommendations
Present strategic learning solutions with credibility and confidence.

Program Outline

The track follows a progressive learning journey, combining foundation, application, and strategic leadership:

  • Understanding the modern role of the strategic L&D Manager
  • Learning Needs Analysis fundamentals and common pitfalls
  • What learning strategy really means at the organizational level
  • Practical exposure to budgeting, vendor decisions, and measurement basics
  • Strategic orientation and readiness assessment
  • Understanding the business context behind learning requests
  • Mapping priorities and stakeholders in real settings
  • Team formation and capstone project alignment
  • Performance vs. learning gaps: avoiding false training solutions
  • Data collection methods: surveys, interviews, focus groups
  • Stakeholder and learner insights
  • Turning findings into actionable recommendations
  • Consulting contracting skills for L&D professionals
  • Building credibility with leaders and SMEs
  • Managing resistance, conflicting priorities, and expectations
  • Role-play practice and stakeholder conversations
  • Translating organizational strategy into learning priorities
  • Capability planning and workforce development logic
  • Designing scalable learning roadmaps
  • Governance basics: ownership and sustainability
  • Building learning budgets and cost categories
  • Build vs. buy decision-making frameworks
  • Selecting and evaluating vendors
  • Governance decisions that protect quality and scalability
  • What to measure (and what not to measure)
  • Linking learning outcomes to performance indicators
  • Building executive-level impact narratives
  • Reporting learning value with credibility
  • Final capstone project presentations
  • Executive-style defense and stakeholder Q&A simulation
  • Feedback, reflection, and graduation

Meet Your Instructors

Main Facilitators:

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Eslam Sayed
CPTD | CEO - Learning & Development Expert
Eslam Sayed is a CPTD-certified Learning & Development leader with over 15 years of hands-on experience in designing, leading, and scaling corporate learning solutions across regional and multinational organizations. As CEO of LearnKhana, he drives learning strategies that combine global L&D best practices with deep business insight, focusing on building learning systems that are engaging, scalable, and aligned with measurable performance outcomes. Throughout his career, Eslam has designed and managed large-scale capability-building programs across diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, retail, healthcare, telecom, and manufacturing, and held senior L&D roles at global organizations such as Pfizer and L’Oréal.
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Ahmed Gheita
CPTD | Co-Founder – LearnKhana
Ahmed Gheita is a CPTD-certified Learning & Development professional with over 16 years of experience across the MENA region. He has led large-scale learning initiatives with leading organizations such as Vodafone, B.TECH, Saudi German Hospital, and Banque Misr. As Co-Founder of LearnKhana, he designs performance-driven learning solutions that balance instructional quality with real business impact. Ahmed has trained 10,000+ learners across five countries, with deep expertise in instructional design and capability building.
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Mahmoud Zaied
Learning & Development Expert | Capabilities Business Partner
Mahmoud Zaied is a Commercial Excellence leader with 15+ years of experience driving sales effectiveness and performance transformation across multinational healthcare and Med-Tech organizations. He currently serves as Commercial Excellence Lead at a global Med-Tech company, partnering with MEA leadership teams to enhance commercial execution through capability frameworks, data-driven insights, and disciplined field performance. He has led initiatives in sales capability building, coaching models, customer segmentation, omnichannel engagement, and CRM adoption, with a strong focus on measurable business impact.

Mentors:

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Lina Eissa
APTD | LXD Business Unit Head & Instructional Designer
Lina Eissa is an APTD-certified L&D professional with 13+ years of experience in instructional design and eLearning. She leads the Learner Experience Design (LXD) Business Unit at LearnKhana, delivering high-impact digital learning solutions across the MENA region and Europe. She has led 30+ large-scale projects and specializes in instructional design, game-based learning, simulations, and blended learning—focused on engagement, scalability, and measurable impact.
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Basma Daif
Technical Project Manager | eLearning & STEM Expert
Basma Daif is an instructional design expert and educational consultant with over 9 years of experience in eLearning and STEM curriculum design. She currently works as a Technical Project Manager at LearnKhana, leading large-scale digital learning projects in collaboration with governmental and international organizations. Her expertise includes instructional design methodologies, active learning strategies, and managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, impactful digital learning solutions.
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Radwa Anwar
LXD Team Lead | Learnkhana
Radwa is a Learning Experience Design (LXD) leader with 10 years of experience designing high-impact, learner-centered learning journeys aligned with real organizational performance needs. She leads a large LXD team, bringing strong expertise in designing and delivering scalable learning experiences without compromising quality or engagement.
Her work focuses on clarity, learning flow, and translating complex topics into practical, well-structured experiences that drive measurable behavior change and capability building.

Pricing Options

Standard Rate

735.00 USD
Full access to all modules
Live Virtual Sessions
Face-to-Face Workshops
Enrollment deadline: April 27, 2026
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Best Value

Early Bird

598.50 USD
Full access to all modules
Live Virtual Sessions
Face-to-Face Workshops
Enrollment deadline: February 25, 2026
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Corporate & Group Discounts

Special pricing available for teams of 5+ participants. Contact our corporate solutions team for customized proposals and in-house delivery options.
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Program Schedule

Program Duration

12 weeks . 42 hours

Training Days

Tuesday & Thursday

Session Time

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (GMT+2)

Total Sessions

12 Sessions

Live Virtual Sessions

10 sessions . 15 hours

Face-to-Face Workshops

2 workshops . 10 hours

Next Cohort Start Date: May 2, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Senior L&D professionals, learning partners, HR and talent development specialists, and aspiring training managers.
This is a highly applied program focused on strategic tools, consulting practice, and measurable business impact.
A blended experience combining self-paced learning, live virtual sessions, face-to-face workshops, and a capstone project.
An advanced certificate from LearnKhana Academy and a complete portfolio-ready strategic learning solution.
Yes, the program can be attended entirely online.
12 weeks.
Typically 15–20 participants per intake.
Yes, payment can be made in up to two installments.
Yes, discount schemes are available depending on the number of participants.

At a Glance

Duration

12 weeks . 42 hours

Mentorship

Guided by Expert Mentors

Language

English / Arabic

Format

Blended Learning

Early Bird

598.50 USD

Standard price:

735.00 USD
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In-house Proposal

Limited Seats!

Next cohort starts: May 2, 2026

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