Instructional Design Solutions
Whether you need an instructional designer to create training for a software implementation, a 6 month cohort style leadership development program, or legal compliance eLearning, we have the instructional design solution you need for your custom learning content project.
Why Invest in Professional Instructional Design Services?
- Structured, learner-centered design – Our consultants begin with a thorough needs analysis , evaluating skill gaps, learner preferences, role requirements, and performance goals. From there, we build a logical, goal-driven course structure: defined learning objectives, clear content sequencing, assessments, and supporting tools. This systematic approach ensures training isn’t just thrown together, it’s built to maximize retention and real-world applicability.
- Engaging, multimedia-ready content – We design and develop content in a variety of formats: interactive eLearning modules, blended learning paths, microlearning, video-based lessons, simulations, job aids, and more. That means training isn’t just “read and forget”, it’s interactive, flexible, and tailored to how people learn today.
- Scalable, consistent training across teams and geographies – Whether you’re rolling out compliance training , onboarding new hires, launching leadership development, or converting old instructor-led training into modern eLearning. Instructional design services give you standardized, high-quality content that’s easily distributed. That consistency helps ensure everyone gets the same message, regardless of role or location.
- Efficient resource use and faster project turnaround – Many companies don’t have the internal bandwidth or specialized skill set to build training from scratch. By working with a trusted instructional design partner, you access experienced specialists, without the overhead of hiring full-time employees. That means faster delivery, fewer bottlenecks, and better use of your internal team’s time.
What Can an Instructional Design Consultant Do?
Instructional Designers can perform a variety of services for your company. These include:
Analysis:
- Training Needs Analysis: Identify gaps in skills and knowledge to determine the training needs of your organization.
- Learner Analysis: Assess the characteristics and learning preferences of your target audience to tailor the training effectively.
- Task Analysis: Break down complex tasks into smaller, manageable steps to create clear and effective instructional content.
- Content Analysis: Evaluate existing content to determine its relevance, accuracy, and alignment with learning objectives.
- Performance Gap Analysis: Assess employee performance to identify areas for improvement and align training with performance goals.
- Context Analysis: Understand the environment in which the training will be delivered, including technological, physical, and cultural factors.
- Competency Analysis: Define the skills, knowledge, and abilities required for specific roles and design training to develop these competencies.
Design:
- Conceptual Maps: Visual representations that outline the relationships between different concepts and ideas in the course content.
- High Level Design: Provides an overview of the course structure, including objectives, target audience, instructional strategies, and assessment methods.
- Content Outlines: Lists the main topics and subtopics that will be covered in the course, organized in a logical sequence.
- Detailed Design Documents: Offers an in-depth description of each module or lesson, including learning objectives, content, activities, assessments, and multimedia elements.
- Storyboards: Visual representations of the course content, including text, images, interactions, and navigation paths for each screen or slide.
- Interaction Design: Plans for interactive elements like quizzes, simulations, drag-and-drop activities, and branching scenarios.
- Accessibility Design: Design elements and guidelines to ensure the course is accessible to all learners, including those with disabilities.
- Assessment Design: Plans for formative and summative assessments, including quizzes, tests, and performance tasks.
Development:
- eLearning: Develop interactive online courses that learners can access at their own pace.
- Classroom (ILT) Training: Design and deliver traditional instructor-led training sessions, either in-person or virtually.
- Blended Learning: Combine eLearning and classroom training to create a blended approach that maximizes the benefits of both methods.
- Microlearning: Create short, focused learning modules that address specific topics or skills.
- Gamification: Integrate game elements into training to increase engagement and motivation.
- Mobile Learning: Develop training content optimized for mobile devices, allowing learners to access materials on the go.
- Video-Based Training: Produce instructional videos that demonstrate skills and concepts in a visual and engaging way.
- Webinars and Virtual Classrooms: Develop live, online training sessions that allow for real-time interaction between instructors and learners.
- Social Learning: Develop collaborative learning through social media platforms, discussion forums, and group projects.
- Simulations and Role-Playing: Create realistic scenarios that allow learners to practice skills in a controlled environment.
- Job Aids and Performance Support Tools: Develop quick-reference materials and tools that help learners apply skills on the job.
- Interactive PDFs and Digital Workbooks: Create engaging digital documents that include interactive elements like quizzes and multimedia.
Speak with our industry expert Relationship Managers today.
5 Reasons to Hire an Instructional Design Consultant
Interviewing and Selecting an Instructional Design Consultant:
Interviewing and selecting an instructional design consultant for your project is different than hiring a full-time employee. Our industry-expert relationship managers can help you navigate this process. We have great advice on how to adjust your hiring process. Our relationship managers will do all the work finding out your requirements and vetting candidates. This saves you time because you only need to speak to one hand-selected consultant for each opening. In addition, we’ve collected interview questions over our many years working with hiring managers like you.
10 Interview Questions to Ask an Instructional Design Consultant
Instructional Design Staffing That Scales Your L&D Impact
When your organization has more instructional design projects than people, instructional design staffing gives you the flexibility to get high-impact learning programs created quickly without the challenges of hiring full-time employees. Unlike a traditional vendor or temp agency, instructional design staffing at TrainingPros gives you practitioner-led support, vetted talent, and long-term value every step of the way.
Here’s why companies choose instructional design staffing with us:
Get Specialized, Ready-to-Work Talent
We maintain a large network of experienced instructional design consultants and contract instructional designers who are ready to step in and start delivering right away. These professionals have proven experience designing learner-centered solutions from leadership development cohorts to scalable eLearning programs meaning you don’t waste time onboarding someone who still has to “get up to speed.”
A Rigorous Vetting Process With a 96% Success Rate
Before anyone ever gets placed on a project, our team screens, interviews, and matches consultants based on real project needs. That process is part of why 96% of instructional design consultants placed on assignment complete the project successfully and why leaders trust us to staff critical initiatives.
Relationship Managers Who Understand Your Business
You won’t talk to a salesperson, you’ll work with a practitioner Relationship Manager who has real instructional design and L&D experience. They’ll help clarify your goals, shape your staffing plan, and match the best consultants for your objectives. This consultative approach makes everything from scoping to onboarding easier and more strategic.
Scale Up — When and Where You Need It
Whether it’s surge support during a major rollout, a gap left by internal resource turnover, or a long-term program that spans teams and locations, instructional design staffing gives you the flexibility to scale up or down based on actual demand without long-term headcount commitments.
Instructional design staffing isn’t just about filling seats — it’s about connecting you with specialized professionals who help deliver measurable learning outcomes faster and with less risk.
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Why Work with TrainingPros?
We are a certified woman-owned, award-winning contract staffing company specializing in learning and development consultants. Our differentiators include:
- We are practitioners. You will never have to speak to a salesperson.
- We plant a tree for every consultant we put to work. We’ve planted thousands of trees to date.
- We are nationwide. We can help your internal clients anywhere in the US.
- We are highly specialized in training and eLearning consultants. We work with these consultants every day.
- We will do the vetting for you. You won’t receive a stack of resumes to sort through.
- Our Relationship Managers have real-world experience leading instructional design projects. We can help you navigate large instructional design projects more easily.
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