Module 1
Curriculum Purpose, Capability Map and Pathway Architecture
- Curriculum scope and target capability
- Audience segments, levels and entry points
- Pathways, prerequisites and progression
- Portfolio coherence, gaps and overlap
Curriculum Design and Storyboarding Programme
Curriculum Architecture, Learning Outcomes and Storyboarding
Architect coherent curricula and convert capability goals into pathways, measurable outcomes, structured Modules, lesson flows and production-ready storyboards.
Course overview
Create curriculum architecture that makes learning coherent, scalable and easier to develop.
Curriculum Architecture, Learning Outcomes and Storyboarding focuses on the structure that sits between a capability need and finished learning materials. Participants learn to organise programmes, pathways, Modules and lessons around clear performance and learning outcomes.
The course develops disciplined alignment between capability goals, outcomes, content, practice and assessment. It also shows how to manage prerequisites, progression, overlap and reusable content so a curriculum works as a system rather than a collection of unrelated courses.
Participants then translate design decisions into clear storyboards that guide writers, facilitators, visual designers and digital developers through production and review.
Learning outcomes
What participants will be able to do.
- Translate capability requirements into curriculum goals and pathway logic.
- Define programme levels, prerequisites, progression and course relationships.
- Write measurable learning outcomes aligned with performance expectations.
- Map outcomes to content, practice and assessment evidence.
- Structure Modules and lessons for coherent progression and manageable cognitive load.
- Identify duplication, gaps and opportunities for reusable learning assets.
- Create storyboards that specify content, interaction, media, facilitation and assessment.
- Use design standards, templates and version control to improve consistency.
- Facilitate curriculum and storyboard reviews with stakeholders and SMEs.
- Produce a curriculum blueprint and sample production-ready storyboard.
Who should attend
Designed for professionals who need practical, context-aware L&D capability.
- Curriculum and instructional designers.
- Corporate academy and capability-pathway managers.
- Course developers and content-production leads.
- Subject-matter experts responsible for structured curricula.
- Learning-quality and programme-governance teams.
Prerequisites
Professionally relevant and application-focused.
Participants should understand the learning or capability domain they want to structure. Prior storyboard experience is not required.
Course structure
A five-Module learning and development journey.
The sequence develops understanding, application and practical outputs progressively across five connected Modules.
Module 2
Learning Outcomes and Alignment
- Performance outcomes and learning outcomes
- Observable criteria and evidence
- Outcome-to-content mapping
- Assessment alignment and coverage checks
Module 3
Module and Lesson Architecture
- Module purpose and sequence
- Lesson flow, timing and scaffolding
- Content selection and reusable assets
- Activities, practice, feedback and reinforcement
Module 4
Storyboarding for Learning Production
- Storyboard structure and conventions
- Screen, slide or lesson specifications
- Narration, visuals, interactions and facilitator notes
- Assessment, media and developer handoff requirements
Module 5
Governance, Review and Curriculum Blueprint
- Design standards and templates
- SME review, quality checks and version control
- Change management and curriculum maintenance
- Final blueprint and storyboard presentation
Learning experience
Move from understanding to application, production and workplace value.
Architect
Map the learning system
Convert capability goals into pathways, levels, courses and Modules.
Align
Connect outcomes to evidence
Check that content, practice and assessment all serve the stated learning outcomes.
Sequence
Design for progression
Organise Modules and lessons so difficulty, prerequisite knowledge and practice build logically.
Storyboard
Specify the experience
Translate decisions into a production document that writers, facilitators and developers can use.
Govern
Make the curriculum maintainable
Use standards, reviews, ownership and version control to support scale and change.
Completion requirements
Demonstrate participation, application and professional judgement.
- Complete the curriculum-mapping and outcome-alignment exercises.
- Develop one end-to-end Module/lesson architecture.
- Produce a sample storyboard using the agreed design standard.
- Participate in a curriculum review and final blueprint presentation.
Participant outputs
Leave with practical L&D artefacts.
- Curriculum capability map.
- Pathway and progression architecture.
- Learning-outcome and assessment-alignment matrix.
- Module and lesson map.
- Production-ready storyboard sample.
- Curriculum governance and maintenance checklist.
Delivery options
Select the learning format that fits your people and development environment.
Instructor-led
Live Classroom
Face-to-face learning with facilitated discussion, design workshops, practical exercises, peer review and immediate feedback.
Instructor-led
Live Virtual Classroom
Interactive online delivery using collaborative workspaces, breakout activities, guided design and live facilitation.
Flexible
Blended Learning
A structured combination of preparation, live sessions, applied assignments, portfolio development and follow-up application.
Organisation-specific
Corporate and In-Company
Tailored delivery using organisational terminology, learning assets, platforms, governance and capability priorities where appropriate.
Frequently asked questions
Course information and participation.
What is the difference between curriculum architecture and instructional design?
Curriculum architecture defines how programmes, pathways, courses and Modules fit together; instructional design focuses more closely on how individual learning experiences achieve their outcomes.
Does the course teach outcome writing?
Yes. Participants write measurable outcomes and test their alignment with content, practice and assessment.
What type of storyboard is used?
The course teaches adaptable storyboard principles that can support slide-based, virtual, e-learning and blended development workflows.
Can we use our organisation’s curriculum templates?
Yes. Corporate delivery can work with approved templates, capability frameworks, brand standards and production workflows.
Will the course help reduce duplicated content across programmes?
Yes. Curriculum mapping explicitly examines overlap, gaps, prerequisites and opportunities to reuse or modularise learning assets.
Take the next step
Turn capability requirements into coherent curricula and production-ready learning designs.
Discuss a public course or an in-company curriculum-design cohort aligned with your academy, capability framework and content-production process.