How DLI Helped Me Thrive as an Instructional Designer at LinkedIn

After years of honing his design skills at Sky Ireland, where he developed training programs for projects like Sky Glass, Kevin wanted to broaden his expertise and dive deeper into the world of instructional design. Now, as an Instructional Designer at LinkedIn, he credits the Digital Learning Institute’s Professional Diploma in Digital Learning Design for giving him the confidence and skills to design impactful eLearning courses and facilitator guides for global teams. Discover how this course helped him take his career to the next level.

I’m an Instructional Designer at LinkedIn, having recently joined after working in the same role at Sky Ireland. At LinkedIn, I design eLearning courses and facilitator guides for global customer support teams. Before that, I worked in varied roles, including at Dublin Bus, where I designed public information like timetabling maps.

The main reason I pursued the Digital Learning Institute’s Professional Diploma was to broaden my skill set. I was confident in design but wanted to deepen my knowledge in authoring tools, curriculum design, and learning platforms. The course offered the perfect blend of theory and practical skills to round out my expertise.

The course gave me a solid understanding of curriculum design and modular frameworks, and the templates provided were invaluable. It also boosted my confidence, allowing me to proudly identify as an instructional designer. This qualification helped me land my current role at LinkedIn, as I received numerous inquiries after adding the certification to my profile.

The course has had a huge impact on my career. It helped me refine both the creative and instructional aspects of my work, providing a solid foundation for everything from designing training programs to managing learning systems. It’s a resource I continue to reference, and it’s been key to my professional growth.

I’d highly recommend the DLI to anyone interested in digital learning. Whether you're building on design skills or strengthening your curriculum development knowledge, the course gives you the tools you need to excel in instructional design.