# 40 Claude Skills for L&D, Stage by Stage: From the Training Request to the Report to Executives

> 40 Claude skills for the whole L&D job in eight stages, from questioning the training request to the pilot, the follow-up at work and the one-page report to executives.

40 free Claude Skills (Agent Skills) by Pauline Bertry, Polar Bear. For Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop.

- Page: https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/complete-guide-ld-pack
- Download: https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/complete-guide-ld-pack.zip
- Source: https://github.com/polar-bear-org/claude-skills/tree/main/packs/complete-guide-ld-pack
- License: Free to use inside your company, not for resale.
- For: L&D managers and specialists, instructional designers, trainers and facilitators, L&D leaders

## Install

**Claude Code** — two lines, every skill in the pack at once:

```
/plugin marketplace add polar-bear-org/claude-skills
/plugin install complete-guide-ld-pack@polar-bear-skills
```

**Claude.ai / Claude Desktop** — download https://meet-polar-bear.com/skills/complete-guide-ld-pack.zip and upload each skill from its `install/` folder under Settings → Customize → Skills.

**Manually** — copy `packs/complete-guide-ld-pack/skills/*` from https://github.com/polar-bear-org/claude-skills into `~/.claude/skills/` or a project's `.claude/skills/`.

## The 40 skills

### 1. Ldg question the request (`ldg-question-the-request`)

Intake questions, the business problem in one line, an "is it training?" triage, a reply with a next step and a date

Say: "run ldg-question-the-request", "training request", "training intake form", "we need a training", "is training the answer", "manager wants a course", "reply to a training request", "question a training request"

### 2. Ldg diagnose the gap (`ldg-diagnose-the-gap`)

Desired versus actual by task, a cause table, an option per cause, a recommendation that can say "no training"

Say: "run ldg-diagnose-the-gap", "performance gap analysis", "performance consulting", "is it a training problem", "root cause of a performance problem", "cause analysis", "why are people not doing it", "training did not fix it"

### 3. Ldg prepare the sponsor conversation (`ldg-prepare-the-sponsor-conversation`)

One page for the meeting: findings with evidence, the interest behind the request, options, likely objections, shared criteria, the agreement record

Say: "run ldg-prepare-the-sponsor-conversation", "is it a training problem", "stakeholder meeting", "tell the sponsor it is not training", "push back on a training request", "say no to a course", "order taker", "prepare a sponsor meeting"

### 4. Ldg assess the training needs (`ldg-assess-the-training-needs`)

Needs by role and task with evidence, a priority table on your criteria, a "training cannot fix" list

Say: "run ldg-assess-the-training-needs", "training needs assessment", "training needs analysis", "learning needs analysis", "TNA", "what training does my team need", "skills gap by role", "stop the training wish list"

### 5. Ldg map the actions (`ldg-map-the-actions`)

One measurable goal, observable actions, why they are not happening, practice per action, minimum information, a cut list for the expert's material

Say: "run ldg-map-the-actions", "action mapping", "action map", "from know to do", "cut this content down", "the SME sent a huge slide deck", "need to know versus nice to know", "content bloat"

### 6. Ldg interview the expert (`ldg-interview-the-expert`)

Incident questions in three passes, decision points with the cue the expert noticed, common mistakes, exceptions, scenario seeds

Say: "run ldg-interview-the-expert", "SME interview", "SME interview questions", "subject matter expert interview", "get the know-how out of the expert", "what questions do I ask the SME", "the expert only gives me the standard process", "structure my expert interview notes"

### 7. Ldg break down the task (`ldg-break-down-the-task`)

Task list for one role, steps, decisions and standard per task, a difficulty, importance and frequency table, a call per task

Say: "run ldg-break-down-the-task", "task analysis", "job task analysis", "task list for a role", "what should be in the course", "difficulty importance frequency", "DIF analysis", "the outline follows the manual"

### 8. Ldg plan the reviews (`ldg-plan-the-reviews`)

Who reviews what at each gate, one named decider, rounds and dates, a feedback log, a change rule for late requests

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-reviews", "SME review process", "the revisions never end", "too many reviewers", "conflicting feedback", "review and sign-off plan", "scope creep on the course", "who signs off the course"

### 9. Ldg write the objectives (`ldg-write-the-objectives`)

Objectives with an observable verb at the level the job needs, a condition and a criterion, rewrites of "awareness only" goals

Say: "run ldg-write-the-objectives", "learning objectives", "write learning objectives", "bloom's taxonomy verbs", "make objectives measurable", "awareness only training", "the objective just says understand the topic", "rewrite these objectives"

### 10. Ldg plan the evaluation (`ldg-plan-the-evaluation`)

The result in the sponsor's words, leading indicators, behaviours with drivers and owners, learning and reaction checks, a source, owner and date per measure

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-evaluation", "kirkpatrick model", "kirkpatrick model of evaluation", "evaluation plan", "how will we know the training worked", "measure training impact", "leading indicators for training", "agree the measures before we build"

### 11. Ldg write the design document (`ldg-write-the-design-document`)

Audience by role, strategy, practice and check per objective, every design decision with its rationale, what was left out, a sign-off block

Say: "run ldg-write-the-design-document", "instructional design document", "instructional design", "design document for this course", "ADDIE design phase", "backward design", "get sign-off before we build", "show the design decisions"

### 12. Ldg map the curriculum (`ldg-map-the-curriculum`)

Modules by objective, practice, check and format, orphan modules and objectives, a simple-to-hard sequence, the learning path

Say: "run ldg-map-the-curriculum", "curriculum map", "curriculum mapping", "learning path", "map the modules to objectives", "programme structure", "our modules do not connect", "sequence these modules"

### 13. Ldg write the scenarios (`ldg-write-the-scenarios`)

Decision scenarios built from real mistakes, options that tempt, a consequence and feedback per choice, a path map, facts listed for the expert

Say: "run ldg-write-the-scenarios", "scenario based learning", "branching scenario", "write a scenario", "decision scenario", "practice not content", "turn the expert's incidents into practice", "they passed the course and still cannot make the call"

### 14. Ldg storyboard the elearning (`ldg-storyboard-the-elearning`)

Screen-by-screen text, visual, narration and interaction, the objective per screen, accessibility notes, a cut list, a build brief for your authoring tool

Say: "run ldg-storyboard-the-elearning", "elearning storyboard template", "e-learning storyboard", "storyboard this course", "screen by screen script", "narration script", "turn these slides into e-learning", "brief for the person building the course"

### 15. Ldg write the knowledge check (`ldg-write-the-knowledge-check`)

Scenario questions per objective, distractors from real mistakes, feedback for every option, low-stakes retake rules, reporting by item only

Say: "run ldg-write-the-knowledge-check", "knowledge check", "quiz questions", "write quiz questions", "multiple choice questions", "assessment questions for training", "our quiz proves nothing", "better distractors"

### 16. Ldg build the role play (`ldg-build-the-role-play`)

Learning points, role cards, a good and a poor model, observer notes that go only to the learner, debrief questions, each learner's own goal

Say: "run ldg-build-the-role-play", "role play training", "role play scenarios", "role play exercise", "practise a difficult conversation", "sales role play", "observer notes for role play", "debrief questions after role play"

### 17. Ldg check the AI draft (`ldg-check-the-ai-draft`)

Every claim traced to an approved source or flagged, alignment row by row, five accessibility checks, a myth and bias scan, the expert sign-off record

Say: "run ldg-check-the-ai-draft", "check AI generated training content", "AI content review", "fact check this course", "quality check before release", "QA checklist for e-learning", "the course looks right but teaches nothing", "SME sign-off record"

### 18. Ldg run the learner walkthrough (`ldg-run-the-learner-walkthrough`)

A plan for a handful of volunteers, tasks, think-aloud prompts, an observation sheet about the draft, a ranked issue list, the fix list and the release call

Say: "run ldg-run-the-learner-walkthrough", "course pilot test", "usability testing", "test the course with learners", "learner run-through", "think aloud test", "user test my e-learning", "where do learners get lost"

### 19. Ldg plan the session (`ldg-plan-the-session`)

A timed flow (open, recall, show, practise, apply), activities per block, a first five minutes on a real problem, slack shown, a transfer close

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-session", "session plan", "training session plan", "workshop agenda", "virtual training session", "lesson plan for adults", "plan my workshop with timings", "how do I open a training session", "keep a virtual session engaging"

### 20. Ldg plan the group work (`ldg-plan-the-group-work`)

One activity card per practice block, an opener built on the work, a virtual variant, a fallback for a quiet room

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-group-work", "group activities for training", "icebreakers for training", "breakout room activities", "workshop activities", "1-2-4-All", "engage a quiet group", "group discussion that works"

### 21. Ldg build the training slides (`ldg-build-the-training-slides`)

A slide-by-slide outline tied to the session blocks, one idea per slide, practice slides, what moves to a handout, speaker notes as prompts, a cut list

Say: "run ldg-build-the-training-slides", "training presentation", "training slides", "training deck", "slides for a workshop", "turn this SOP into slides", "death by PowerPoint", "fix my training deck"

### 22. Ldg write the facilitator guide (`ldg-write-the-facilitator-guide`)

Purpose, cue and key points per segment, questions with what a good answer sounds like, activity set-ups, timing flex, four what-if notes

Say: "run ldg-write-the-facilitator-guide", "facilitator guide", "trainer guide", "leader guide", "facilitator notes", "another trainer will deliver my session", "instructor guide template", "what if the room goes silent"

### 23. Ldg plan the pilot (`ldg-plan-the-pilot`)

The questions the pilot must answer, a pass line written in advance, the pilot group, what is observed, the debrief, a change list, a launch, fix or stop call

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-pilot", "training pilot", "pilot program", "pilot test a training", "pilot session", "test run before rollout", "beta test the course", "what should a pilot measure"

### 24. Ldg train the trainers (`ldg-train-the-trainers`)

Delivery learning points, a model run, a teach-back plan, practice rounds that rise in difficulty, delivery notes, a readiness conversation with no score

Say: "run ldg-train-the-trainers", "train the trainer", "train-the-trainer program", "prepare facilitators", "teach-back", "trainer readiness", "roll out a workshop to new trainers", "get facilitators ready to deliver"

### 25. Ldg build the job aid (`ldg-build-the-job-aid`)

A checklist, decision table or one-page flow chosen by task shape, where it lives in the workflow, the owner, the review date

Say: "run ldg-build-the-job-aid", "job aid", "job aid template", "quick reference guide", "checklist for this task", "cheat sheet", "performance support", "a checklist instead of a course", "people need the answer mid-task"

### 26. Ldg build the 70 20 10 plan (`ldg-build-the-70-20-10-plan`)

Real assignments per capability, coaching and peer learning tied to them, only the formal pieces they need, owners and check-in dates

Say: "run ldg-build-the-70-20-10-plan", "70 20 10 model", "70-20-10 learning", "learning in the flow of work", "on-the-job learning plan", "development plan for a role", "stretch assignments for a role", "nothing happens after the course"

### 27. Ldg space the practice (`ldg-space-the-practice`)

Retrieval prompts built on real mistakes, 5-minute micro-units, widening gaps you set, the schedule and channel, results read by item only

Say: "run ldg-space-the-practice", "spaced repetition", "retrieval practice", "spaced practice", "reinforcement after training", "microlearning follow-up", "people forget the training", "follow-up prompts after a course"

### 28. Ldg brief the managers (`ldg-brief-the-managers`)

A before and an after conversation guide, the first on-the-job task, check-in dates in existing meetings, a barrier log about conditions

Say: "run ldg-brief-the-managers", "manager follow-up after training", "training transfer", "transfer of training", "manager support for learning", "what should managers do after training", "manager conversation guide", "barriers to applying training"

### 29. Ldg plan the onboarding (`ldg-plan-the-onboarding`)

A week-by-week path built on the real tasks, practice before each live task, buddy sessions, sign-off by doing the task with a person

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-onboarding", "onboarding training", "training plan for new employee", "new hire training plan", "30 60 90 day plan", "onboarding program", "new hires are not ready", "onboarding buddy sessions"

### 30. Ldg write the feedback form (`ldg-write-the-feedback-form`)

Four to six items with concrete answer options, open prompts on barriers, an aggregate summary template that rates the programme

Say: "run ldg-write-the-feedback-form", "training evaluation form", "training feedback survey", "post-training survey questions", "smile sheet", "course evaluation questions", "end of course survey", "everyone loved it and we learned nothing"

### 31. Ldg check use on the job (`ldg-check-use-on-the-job`)

A short anonymous follow-up, the group-level work measures to read beside it, a guide for volunteer conversations, a barrier list, the limits of the evidence

Say: "run ldg-check-use-on-the-job", "training follow-up survey", "level 3 evaluation", "behaviour change after training", "did the training work", "30 day follow-up", "training transfer survey", "did anyone actually use it"

### 32. Ldg estimate the training roi (`ldg-estimate-the-training-roi`)

The chain from application to impact, how the effect was isolated, money conversion with sources, full costs, a low and a high case

Say: "run ldg-estimate-the-training-roi", "training roi", "roi of training", "calculate training roi", "phillips roi model", "return on investment for training", "cost benefit of training", "what did the programme return"

### 33. Ldg report what changed (`ldg-report-what-changed`)

One page for executives, bottom line first: what changed and how sure we are, the chain of evidence, what we cannot claim, the decision asked

Say: "run ldg-report-what-changed", "training impact report", "l&d report", "report to executives", "training report for leadership", "training effectiveness report", "one page impact summary", "did the training improve anything"

### 34. Ldg review the programme (`ldg-review-the-programme`)

Intended versus actual, why, what to keep and change, a keep, fix or retire call, the items for next year's plan

Say: "run ldg-review-the-programme", "after action review", "program review", "training programme review", "lessons learned", "retire a course", "course audit", "should we keep running this course"

### 35. Ldg plan the year (`ldg-plan-the-year`)

Programmes ranked against business goals, a capacity and budget line from your own days, a quarterly calendar, a visible not-this-year list

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-year", "training plan", "annual training plan", "l&d strategy", "training calendar", "learning and development plan", "prioritise training requests", "what we will not build this year"

### 36. Ldg make the business case (`ldg-make-the-business-case`)

One page in five parts, an assumptions table with low and high values and owners, what would change the answer

Say: "run ldg-make-the-business-case", "business case for training", "training budget request", "justify training budget", "build or buy training", "funding for a learning programme", "the numbers are guesses"

### 37. Ldg brief the vendor (`ldg-brief-the-vendor`)

A requirements brief, must-haves against nice-to-haves, a demo script on your own content, weighted selection criteria, the decision record

Say: "run ldg-brief-the-vendor", "training rfp", "lms rfp", "vendor selection for training", "choose a training provider", "request for proposal training", "compare learning tools", "demo script for a vendor"

### 38. Ldg plan the build (`ldg-plan-the-build`)

Phases with a deliverable, an owner and a closing decision, review gates, durations from your own projects, a scope line, the risks to the date

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-build", "addie model", "instructional design project plan", "course development timeline", "training project plan", "how long to build a course", "course due Monday"

### 39. Ldg plan the compliance training (`ldg-plan-the-compliance-training`)

The few decisions each rule turns on, a scenario check per decision, a spaced refresh, a record-use statement, points for a qualified adviser

Say: "run ldg-plan-the-compliance-training", "compliance training", "mandatory training", "annual compliance training", "make compliance training engaging", "compliance refresher", "compliance quiz records"

### 40. Ldg set the team AI rules (`ldg-set-the-team-ai-rules`)

A use map by task, a never-put-in list, the check a person runs before anything ships, whose name is on the work, a disclosure line per output

Say: "run ldg-set-the-team-ai-rules", "ai policy for l&d", "ai usage guidelines", "team rules for using AI", "AI working agreement", "disclose AI use in training", "what can we put into AI tools"