— Bespoke Training Design & Delivery — Since 2006
Bespoke training, built around your business
Your L&D team is good at what it does. The challenge is capacity, not capability. We design training programmes in close collaboration with you, grounded in learning science, built to transfer to the workplace, and yours to keep.
We don't do off-the-shelf. We don't do elearning. We design live training — face-to-face and virtual — that fits your organisation and actually changes behaviour.
BESPOKE TRAINING DESIGN & DELIVERY
30+
Years in L&D design & delivery
3
Engagement models to suit your need
12+
Sectors including manufacturing & finance
How we work together
The right model depending on
what you need
Service 01
Design & Handover
You want a bespoke programme your own team can deliver. We design it, you own it. We come in as a temporary extension of your team, clear brief, clear endpoint, full control stays with you throughout.
Bespoke design Full ownership Facilitator guides
Service 02
Design & Delivery
You need temporary external resource for a rollout or to complement your team. We design the programme and deliver it, alone or alongside your internal facilitators, then hand over cleanly when you're ready.
Large rollouts Blended programmes Clean handover
Service 03
Expert to Enabler
Your subject-matter experts have knowledge the business needs, but struggle to share in a meaningful way. We turn it into interactive training they can deliver, combining their expertise with our understanding of how adults actually learn.
SME-led training Facilitation skills Learning science
Why Keystone development and training ltd?
We work differently.
Deliberately.
The alternatives are rarely satisfying. Off-the-shelf often limits transfer and application. Using large consultancies means handing over control of something that should be yours, with costs that quickly escalate.
We come in as a temporary extension of your team. Clear brief, clear endpoint. The solution is driven and owned by you, but designed by us.
Grounded in learning science
Everything we produce is built on established principles of how adults learn and how that learning transfers back to the workplace.
Everything yours to keep
No lock-in. When we hand over, it's fully designed, ready to deliver, and editable, with everything your facilitators need. Then we step back.
Behaviour change, not box-ticking
We're interested in whether what happens in the room follows people back to their desks. That changes everything about how we design.
Face-to-face and virtual
Live or blended training only, designed to fit your context, your culture and your people. We don't do elearning.
What clients say
Results that speak for themselves
"
Sheridan is a real breath of fresh air when it comes to training design and delivery. Interactive, thoughtful and really engaging training delivered with enthusiasm and skill. We have loved working with Sheridan — as have all the delegates on our talent development programme, which won a prestigious training award.
Michela Deegan
Group L&D Manager, Johnson's Workwear
"
Costain have been working with Keystone's design and delivery team for over 10 years. Sheridan has taken our brief and helped us design engaging and contextually relevant management fundamentals, and people development programmes. They have received excellent reviews from senior stakeholders and delegates alike.
Tim Stone
Group L&D Manager, Costain Ltd
Trusted by organisations across the UK
Johnson's Workwear
Costain
Kellogg's
Warburtons
The Ardonagh Group
Aldermore
Horwich Farrelly
Brook
Monsoon Accessorize
Gymshark
Vodafone
KeolisAmey Metrolink
Not sure which model fits your situation?
A 30-minute conversation is usually enough to work it out. Tell us what you're trying to achieve and we'll give you an honest view of what's possible, no commitment required.
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Community
The Training Designers' Club
A supportive community for L&D professionals, offering virtual weekly drop-ins, monthly CPD sessions and an active online community. Limited to 100 members - the perfect place to get little and often 'on-demand' practical support.
Resources
Power Hour Training
A library of over 50 ready-to-use, training materials to allow you to run bite-size live workshops. Useful if you need something quickly or want to test a format before commissioning bespoke work.
