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Learning and development

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCommon term

In human resources, learning and development means: The part of HR that plans and organises training, courses and other ways for employees to build their skills and careers.

In Turkish: öğrenme ve gelişim, eğitim ve gelişim

How it is used

Usually shortened to L&D: the L&D team, the L&D budget, an L&D manager. It is wider than training and includes coaching, mentoring, e-learning and career development.

Example sentences

  1. Our learning and development budget covers one external course per person each year.

  2. She moved from recruitment into learning and development last year.

Common collocations

  • learning and development team
  • L&D budget
  • L&D manager
  • learning and development plan
  • trainingTeaching employees the skills and knowledge they need for their work, through courses, workshops, online modules or learning on the job.
  • upskillTo teach employees new or better skills, or to learn them yourself, so that you can do your current job better or take on new work.
  • coachingHelping an employee improve a particular skill or reach a goal, mainly by asking questions and guiding them to find their own answers.
  • mentoringA working relationship in which a more experienced person gives advice and support to a less experienced one to help them grow in their career.
  • career pathThe series of jobs and levels a person can move through in an organisation or profession as they gain skills and experience.

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