Charting Your Career Path in L&D: From Instructional
Designer to What?

Many of us end up in L&D by accident, finding our way
onto a training team because of subject matter expertise,
writing or facilitation skills, technical chops, or some other
creative talent that supports training content development.
So now that you’re working in this space, what can you do
next? Hint: The opportunities are almost endless.
We’ll explore ATD’s Talent Development Capability Model™,
consider the four pieces of Cammy’s “Learning Pie,” and
get you thinking about where your skills shine and the
direction you want to grow. We’ll consider all the places
training happens—the types of organizations, departments,
and projects—and get a clearer vision of what’s next as we
chart a course into the future of talent development.