Learning and development consulting team working with corporate leaders on workforce capability strategy

Learning & Development Consulting

Build the Capability Your Business Needs to Perform.

If Training Doesn’t Change Performance, It Isn’t Working.

Most organizations invest in L&D and track the wrong thing. Completion rates go up. Performance stays flat. The content isn’t always the problem. The problem is a learning system disconnected from how work actually runs. No role clarity, no process alignment, no way to know if anything changed.

RTG Solutions Group provides learning and development consulting that closes the gap between training and performance. We align every initiative to your business goals, your people’s actual roles, and the outcomes your leadership can measure. The result is a workforce that doesn’t just complete training. It performs.

L&D consultant reviewing learning strategy with HR and operations leadership team

Ready to Build L&D That Drives Real Performance?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call to identify where your current learning programs are falling short and which changes will deliver the fastest results.

Why L&D Investment Rarely Delivers Business Results

Most L&D problems don’t start with bad content or disengaged learners. They start with a learning system built around activity instead of outcomes. Programs get launched, completions get counted, and performance gaps stay exactly where they were. Over time, the budget grows and the business impact stays invisible.

Why L&D Efforts Fall Short

  • Learning goals tied to completion, not performance
  • Programs built for the average learner, not the actual role
  • Training disconnected from real workflows and SOPs
  • One-size-fits-all delivery across departments and experience levels
  • No formal learning strategy aligned to business priorities
  • L&D operates in a silo from operations and HR

The Cost to Your Organization

  • No way to connect training spend to business results
  • Low retention and poor on-the-job application
  • Employees revert to old habits after the course closes
  • Disengagement, low completion rates, wasted budget
  • Fragmented initiatives and unclear ownership
  • Programs miss what the business actually needs

Our RTG 4-Phase Approach™ to Learning & Development Consulting

From strategy through sustainment, every L&D engagement follows a proven methodology built to close performance gaps and ensure learning drives measurable change. We don’t build programs and walk away. We build the system that makes adoption possible.

Discovery

Assess Needs and Build the Strategy

~2 weeks

Training needs analysis and skills gap assessment

Stakeholder interviews and learning objectives aligned to business goals

L&D strategy and program roadmap

Execution

Design and Develop Learning Solutions

~4-8 weeks

Curriculum design and content development

Role-based eLearning, ILT, and blended formats built in Articulate 360

Manager toolkits and facilitator guides

System assurance

Validate, Test, and Refine

~2 weeks

QA testing and stakeholder content reviews

Learner pilot sessions and revisions based on performance data

LMS upload and configuration validation

Adoption

Launch and Drive Adoption

~2 weeks

Rollout strategy and learner communications

LMS deployment, reporting setup, and admin handoff

Leadership reinforcement plan and sustainment documentation

How Do We Make Learning & Development Work in the Real World?

We start where most L&D engagements end. The business problem is identified. Now we build the learning system that closes the gap. We design around how your people actually work, what their roles require, and where performance gaps live. Learning stops being a compliance exercise. It becomes the engine your organization runs on.

Build a Learning Strategy Tied to Business Goals

Most organizations have more training than they have strategy. We connect your L&D priorities to your business objectives and workforce gaps. Every program traces back to a measurable outcome.

Design Learning That Transfers to the Job

Content that stays in a course doesn’t change behavior. We build learning experiences grounded in real workflows and real job expectations. Not a generic version of how the role works.

Deploy and Sustain Through the Right Technology

A great program on the wrong platform doesn’t get used. We build SCORM and xAPI-ready content and deploy it into your LMS with the tracking and reporting your leadership needs.

Learning & Development Is a Performance Problem, Not a Content Problem

Most organizations have more training than they can measure. Courses get built, completions get tracked, and performance gaps stay exactly where they were. The content isn’t the issue. The absence of a system that connects learning to work is. RTG builds that system. Role clarity, process alignment, and a delivery structure that drives behavior change, not just course completions.

Business leaders aligning learning and development strategy to company performance goals

Align Your L&D Strategy to Business Priorities

L&D programs fail when they’re built in a vacuum. We start by connecting your learning priorities to your business objectives and workforce gaps. Every program we build has a clear line of sight to a measurable business outcome.

Cross-industry workforce learning program in manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services

Build Capability Across Industries and Functions

L&D consulting serves any organization where structured learning drives performance. Manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, logistics, retail, and professional services all rely on training that is accurate, role-based, and scalable. RTG brings cross-functional expertise so your program fits your industry and your people.

L&D leader reviewing training performance data and business impact metrics

Make L&D Impact Measurable From the Start

According to the Association for Talent Development, companies with comprehensive learning strategies see 218% higher revenue per employee than those without. The gap is almost always design and alignment, not budget. We establish measurable objectives tied to business outcomes before a single program gets built.

Ready to Build a Learning System Your Organization Will Actually Use?

Book a free 30-minute call to identify where your current L&D programs are missing the mark and which changes will drive the fastest performance gains.

Learning & Development Consulting FAQs

Learning & Development consulting helps organizations build the strategy, programs, and systems that develop workforce capability and drive measurable performance improvement. It goes beyond content creation to align learning with business goals, real job roles, and the processes people rely on every day.

An L&D consultant assesses workforce performance gaps, defines a learning strategy tied to business outcomes, and designs role-based training content for delivery. At RTG, our consultants also align content to your SOPs and workflows, build SCORM and xAPI-ready modules, and support LMS implementation so the full learning ecosystem works together.

L&D consulting is the broader strategy. It defines what capabilities the business needs to build and how results will be measured. Instructional design is the execution layer. RTG provides both. Strategy without content leaves you with a plan. Content without strategy leaves you with programs that don’t move performance.

L&D consulting serves any organization where structured capability development drives business performance. Common industries include manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, logistics, retail, and professional services. The approach adapts based on audience, delivery format, and operational context.

We start by understanding the outcomes leadership is trying to drive, not the training requests already on the backlog. From there we identify the performance gaps limiting those outcomes, map them to specific roles and workflows, and build learning objectives that trace directly to business results.

RTG builds eLearning content using Articulate 360, specifically Rise and Storyline, with all modules developed to SCORM and xAPI standards for LMS compatibility. Tool selection is always driven by learner experience and delivery requirements, not preference. Corporate training delivery formats are matched to your audience and infrastructure.

Most engagements run 8 to 14 weeks depending on scope, number of programs, and stakeholder availability. Strategy-only engagements move faster. Comprehensive builds involving curriculum development, eLearning production, and LMS implementation run longer. RTG establishes a realistic timeline during Discovery before any development begins.

We establish measurable learning objectives tied to business outcomes before a single program gets built. After deployment, we track adoption signals, performance data, and manager feedback against the baselines set at the start. Completion rates tell you who finished. Our metrics tell you whether performance actually changed.

Yes. RTG designs and deploys content into your existing LMS without requiring a platform change. If your organization is also evaluating a new system, we provide full LMS implementation consulting as a separate or combined engagement.

Why RTG Solutions Group for Learning & Development Consulting?

Operators first. Consultants second. We don’t build programs and hand them off. RTG embeds learning into your workflows, aligns every initiative to your business goals, and partners with HR, operations, and leadership from strategy through adoption. The result is an L&D function that develops real capability, drives measurable performance, and scales with your organization.

Content reviewed by:

Elizabeth Malatino

Elizabeth Malatino, VP Learning & Development, RTG Solutions Group

Elizabeth Malatino brings 15+ years of expertise in instructional design, training development, and change adoption. Her background spans SOP and user guide development, end-user training, and digital transformation initiatives, supporting organizations in building learning programs that drive measurable performance and long-term results.