Data-Driven Development: A Practical Excel System for L&D Practitioners
Spreadsheet Proficiency & Experiential Learning Lab (SPELL)
Course Overview
Learning and Development professionals are expected to make critical decisions about capability building, training investments, and employee development. Yet many teams still rely on disconnected spreadsheets, attendance reports, and intuition when evaluating the effectiveness of their initiatives.
As a result:
- Training programs are delivered, but their impact is difficult to demonstrate.
- Individual Development Plans (IDPs) are created, but rarely influence learning decisions.
- Participation is tracked, but development progress remains unclear.
- Leaders ask for insights, but L&D often has data without a system.
Data-Driven Development is a highly practical, hands-on Excel workshop designed specifically for Learning and Development practitioners. Participants will learn how to build a simple yet powerful Excel-based system that connects learning needs, training programs, participation data, development plans, and decision-making.
Rather than focusing on advanced formulas or complex analytics, this program emphasizes the practical application of Excel to help L&D professionals make development initiatives more visible, measurable, and actionable.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have built a complete L&D tracking and reporting system that they can immediately adapt and implement in their own organizations.
Investment Rates:
Student Rate (must present ID): ₱5,600.00 (including tax)
Super Early Bird Rate (pay on or before June 26, 2026): ₱6,000.00 (including tax)
Early Bird Rate (pay from June 27 to July 17, 2026): ₱6,500.00 (including tax)
Regular Rate (pay from July 18 to July 29, 2026): ₱7,000.00 (including tax)
Learning Objectives
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Design a structured Training Program Master Tracker
- Organize participation and learning evidence data in Excel
- Align Individual Development Plans (IDPs) with available training programs
- Track development progress using practical indicators
- Identify gaps and misalignment in learning initiatives
- Create pivot table-based analyses for L&D reporting
- Build an executive-friendly L&D dashboard
- Use data to support development recommendations and decisions
Course Outline
Module 1: Reframing L&D Through Data
Understand the role of data in supporting development decisions and explore the foundations of evidence-based L&D.
Module 2: Designing the Training Program Master Tracker
Create a single source of truth for learning initiatives and development programs.
Module 3: Tracking Participation and Learning Evidence
Move beyond attendance tracking and capture meaningful learning indicators.
Module 4: Aligning IDPs With Training Programs
Connect development plans with actual learning interventions and identify gaps in support.
Module 5: Diagnosing L&D Misalignment
Use Excel tools to identify patterns, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
Module 6: Tracking Development Progress Over Time
Measure development movement using practical and manageable indicators.
Module 7: Building the L&D Decision Dashboard
Transform data into clear visual insights that support conversations with leaders.
Module 8: Turning Insights Into Better L&D Decisions
Translate findings into actions that improve learning initiatives and development outcomes.
Who Should Attend?
This program is ideal for:
- Learning and Development Officers
- Training Specialists
- Training Coordinators
- Learning Consultants
- OD Practitioners
- HR Professionals involved in training and development
- HR Business Partners
- Talent Development Specialists
- L&D Managers and Supervisors
This course is especially valuable for professionals who work with training data regularly but feel that they are not maximizing Excel as a decision-support tool.