# learning development plan
## Metadata

- Canonical URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/learning-development-plan/
- Markdown URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/learning-development-plan/index.md
- Product: skills
- Category: collaboration
- Tags: curated, google-workspace, hr, onboarding, engagement, surveys
- Updated: 2026-07-14T03:00:00.357428+00:00
## Summary
Build a personalised day-by-day learning & development plan for a new hire on a specific topic using Gemini in Drive.
## Content
> **Attribution:** Prepared by 6DuckLearn. Inspired by [Google Workspace with Gemini Prompting Guide 101 (2025)](https://workspace.google.com).

## When to use this

You're a manager or HR partner who needs to get a new hire (or any employee) up to speed on a specific topic — whether that's a product, a process, a tool, or a technical skill — and you want a structured day-by-day learning path, not just a pile of links.

## What you'll get

A day-by-day learning and development plan organised for the first 1–2 weeks, with suggested activities, reading, practice exercises, and relevant file recommendations pulled from your Google Drive.

## Prompt template

Use this in **Gemini in Drive**:

```
Create a personalised learning and development plan for a new hire who needs to learn about [topic]. Organise it by day across [number] days and suggest relevant files from my Drive that support each learning objective.
```

**Fill in the variables:**
- `[topic]` — be specific: e.g. "our enterprise sales process", "Google Analytics 4", "our brand identity guidelines", "Agile sprint ceremonies"
- `[number]` — how many days the plan should span (5, 10, 14 are common choices)

## Customisation tips

- Add the hire's prior knowledge level: *"They have no prior experience with [topic]"* or *"They're an expert in X but new to Y"*
- Specify learning formats: *"Include a mix of reading, shadowing sessions, and hands-on practice"*
- Tie it to a milestone: *"By the end of this plan they should be able to [outcome]"*
- Ask Gemini to flag gaps: *"Note any topics where Drive files are missing so I can fill them in"*

## Iteration suggestions

After Gemini generates the plan:
1. **Build the schedule** → slot these learning blocks into the first-week plan using `new-hire-first-week-schedule`
2. **Track progress in Sheets** → ask Gemini in Sheets to convert the plan into a tracker with completion checkboxes

## Related skills in this workflow

| Step | Skill | What it does |
|------|-------|--------------|
| 1 | `onboarding-presentation-script` | Draft the welcome presentation script |
| 2 | `new-hire-first-week-schedule` | Build the first-week schedule table |
| 3 | `new-hire-team-bonding-activity` | Design a team bonding activity |
| 4 → You are here | `learning-development-plan` | Build a personalised L&D plan |

## Related Skills

- [anonymous satisfaction survey](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/anonymous-satisfaction-survey/index.md): Draft a complete anonymous employee satisfaction survey with answer options covering workload, WLB, compensation and career growth in Gemini in Docs.
- [employee engagement survey](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/employee-engagement-survey/index.md): Generate enterprise-wide employee engagement and satisfaction survey questions using the Gemini app.
- [new hire first week schedule](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/new-hire-first-week-schedule/index.md): Create a first-week schedule table for a new hire in Gemini in Sheets, with meetings, training, key contacts, and priority levels.
- [new hire team bonding activity](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/new-hire-team-bonding-activity/index.md): Design a collaborative team-bonding activity (e.g. scavenger hunt) for a new hire's first team meeting in Gemini in Docs.
- [onboarding presentation script](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/onboarding-presentation-script/index.md): Draft talking points/script for new hire onboarding presentation using company mission & values doc as context in Gemini in Docs.
- [survey data cleanup](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/survey-data-cleanup/index.md): Clean and standardise an employee survey spreadsheet (fill blanks, normalise labels, remove empty rows) by uploading to the Gemini app.