{"id":4276,"date":"2017-03-27T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T11:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:14:40","slug":"instructional-design-corporate-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/instructional-design-corporate-training\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Instructional Design Improve Corporate Training?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instructional design can be applied to increase\u00a0the effectiveness of\u00a0your business&#8217;s corporate training and overall\u00a0performance.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short video where\u00a0Carien Aalbers, Head Tutor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>University of the Witwatersrand Instructional Design online short course<\/strong><\/a>, explains further how instructional design enhances the effectiveness of corporate training.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xdPvUkbDcIM\" width=\"1100\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is instructional design?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instructional design\u00a0is\u00a0the process of identifying the skills, knowledge, information and attitude gaps of a targeted audience and creating, selecting or suggesting learning experiences that close this gap.<\/p>\n<p>How? Instructional designers, also known as learning designers, leverage the advantages of technology and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/instructional-design-skill-set-benefit-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructional design courses<\/a>,\u00a0constructing a digital curriculum to deliver on the identified learning need.<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Whether you&#8217;re in tech or teaching, instructional design could be your next profitable career move.&#8221; username=&#8221;getsmarter&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/impact-of-elearning-corporate-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How can it be applied to impact corporate training?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Corporate training is a means of ensuring that employees improve skills and enhance performance by focusing on professional development. But every corporate environment and training challenge is different.<\/p>\n<p>Through its adaptability and effective use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/impact-of-elearning-corporate-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructional technology<\/a>, instructional design\u00a0allows for the construction of a learning solution that can address a business&#8217;s specific\u00a0training challenges directly.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to advance\u00a0your approach to corporate training\u00a0or take on a greater role in your teaching career?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Become an instructional design expert in a fast growing industry and earn\u00a0an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/what-is-instructional-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructional design certificate <\/a>from a top-tier university<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"button large postcta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TELL ME MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Transcription<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In a corporate environment, every training challenge is unique &#8211; from the learners, to the environment and the company culture and processes. 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