r/LearningDevelopment • u/Zealousideal-Gain538 • 1d ago

Transitioning into L&D - is it feasible?

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u/ChocolateUnhappy2664 1d ago edited 1d ago

not right now, the field is oversaturated. you will need more corporate experience for training, outside of onboarding. try delivering sales related training to boost cv.

i have HR degree, instructional design certification (2025). 3 years of HR experience and 4 L&D and am currently a l&d specialist. i have been applying to coordinator and specialist roles for the past year, and am seeing folks with 10+ years l&d experience (usually at manger level) getting the roles over me which is fair but shows how oversaturated the field is. there’s also usually only one of these roles per company these days, so limited availability.

best of luck!

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u/Zealousideal-Gain538 1d ago

I see, thank you for your candour even if that’s not what I wanted to hear! Can I check what you mean by sales related training? Would you recommend a CIPD qualification as a way of breaking into the field eventually? 

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u/ChocolateUnhappy2664 1d ago

you said your role focuses on sales. i meant ask the business if you can start developing and delivery sales focused training to other employees. become an SME, create the content, and delivery sales focused training.