JOSHUA SMITH

Learning design portfolio

Designing learning
that changes how
people work.

Senior learning and instructional designer with over 20 years in education, from primary to secondary and higher education at leadership and compliance level, and more than 10 years as an instructional designer. The job is to turn complex, technical content into learning people actually use.

Bachelor of Education TAE50122 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training VET Leadership ARISO Award Finalist 2026

01 / Approach

About my work

I design bespoke corporate learning: workshops, leadership programs, eLearning, facilitator guides, capability frameworks, and the assessment that sits behind them. My background is in education and vocational training, and my niche is technical and regulated work, mining, rail, resources, construction, logistics, transport, and events, alongside courses for online coaches and an online coaching community.

I am currently the senior safety training and compliance manager, on a consulting basis, at a registered training organisation, where I am also the senior learning design consultant. I run SME consultations myself, manage projects end to end, and design for behaviour change first. I work across the major learning authoring tools and LMS platforms, with deep experience in learning and assessment validation and mapping.

02 / Capability

What I design

a

eLearning and digital learning resources

Authoring in Articulate Rise, Storyline, and similar tools, published to SCORM, xAPI, and cmi5 for self-paced and blended delivery.

b

Workshops and leadership programs

Scenario-based, facilitated learning for frontline through to senior leaders.

c

Facilitator guides and participant resources

Complete delivery packs that let any facilitator run the session as designed.

d

Workplace integration tools

Job aids, coaching prompts, and on-the-job tools that move learning into daily practice.

e

Learning roadmaps and capability frameworks

Structured pathways that build capability over months, not single sessions.

f

Video and animation scripts

Story-led scripts that carry technical and behavioural messages clearly.

g

Learning and assessment validation and mapping

Mapping content to outcomes and validating assessment for quality and compliance.

h

Subject-matter depth

WHS, ICAM investigation, and high-risk industry context that makes the learning credible.

03 / Selected work

Projects

Leadership programARISO Finalist 2026

Rail Safety Leadership Program

BHP Rail Academy · Rail / Resources

End-to-end design and delivery of a leadership capability program for rail operations leaders. Rail safety obligations, leadership accountability, and critical risk translated into scenario-based learning aligned to BHP's 8-Step Event Management Process.

Reach350+ leaders over nine months
ScopeCourse architecture, learning outcomes, content, assessment
StatusFinalist, ARISO Safety Excellence Award, 2026 Rail Industry Awards ANZ

“Best practice in training design within the rail and resource sectors.” — BHP Principal Rail Academy

Leadership programScenario-basedAssessment designFacilitation
Online community

BLND3D Coaching Community

BLND3D with Brit + Josh · Skool

A six-month relationship program for couples in blended families, designed and built end to end on Skool. Structured into four phases around the H.O.M.E. framework (Honesty, Ownership, Momentum, Ecosystem), with filmed and edited video lessons, written worksheets, an upload portal, and an auto-generated personalised plan at the end.

CoursesThe BLND3D Blueprint, The Better Half
BuiltCourse structure, video lessons, worksheets, portal
ShowsRecording and editing, course building, adult learning design
Course buildingVideo lessonsWorksheetsAdult learning
Change management program

Horizon Ready change program

Meridian Group (illustrative) · Corporate change

An illustrative corporate change program preparing people to adopt a new core system and the new ways of working that come with it. Designed on the ADKAR model with the human transition curve threaded through the storytelling, so the work targets behaviour and workplace performance, not system steps alone. The suite runs from awareness through to reinforcement across a full set of documents.

BuiltLearning roadmap, capability framework, facilitator guide, participant workbook, manager conversation guide, job aid, animation script
AnchoredADKAR adoption model, with a human transition curve for storytelling
ShowsCorporate, non-vocational change design across a full document suite
Change managementFacilitator guideCapability frameworkWorkplace integrationVideo and animationBehaviour change
Interactive eLearning · SCORM & xAPI

The Boundary System module

BLND3D · The Better Half · Portable SCORM

A self-authored interactive module with chaptered navigation, expandable content, progress tracking, an embedded video lesson, and a completion-based worksheet the learner fills in and takes to their plan. Built for the BLND3D course on Skool and packaged as a portable SCORM 1.2 that runs in any conformant LMS, reporting completion and suspend data back. Also authored to the modern xAPI and cmi5 standards, which record learning as actor, verb, object statements in a Learning Record Store and can track activity beyond the LMS, including mobile, simulations, and on-the-job tasks.

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BuiltInteractive module, embedded video, completion worksheet
PackagedPortable SCORM 1.2, runs in any conformant LMS
StandardsAlso authored to xAPI and cmi5, recorded to a Learning Record Store
SCORMxAPIcmi5Embedded videoCompletion worksheet
Interactive eLearning

Difficult Conversations and De-escalation

Soteria 360 · Field enforcement workforce

A bespoke, non-accredited eLearning module on holding a difficult conversation, defusing conflict, and staying aware of the situation, designed for officers who deal with people face to face. Chaptered navigation, expandable detail, progress tracking, and a scored knowledge check that reports back to the LMS.

BuiltSCORM module, chaptered, scored knowledge check
CoversDifficult conversations, conflict resolution, situational awareness
FormatSelf-paced, about twelve minutes, 75% mastery
Interactive eLearningBehaviour changeSCORM and xAPIScenario-based
Facilitator guide

Difficult Conversations: Facilitator Guide

Soteria 360 · Half-day workshop

The facilitator guide for the workshop version of the program: session overview and outcomes, a timed running sheet, segment-by-segment facilitator notes in a do, say, ask format, a scenario role-play with an observer checklist, and a debrief. Built so any facilitator can run the session as designed.

BuiltRunning sheet, facilitator notes, scenario, debrief
FormatHalf day, six to twelve participants
ShowsFacilitator-ready workshop design
Facilitator guideWorkshop designScenario-basedParticipant resources
Video script

Difficult Conversations: Program Intro Script

Soteria 360 · 90-second animation

A ninety-second animation script that introduces the program, written scene by scene with timecodes, on-screen direction, and voiceover. Plain, declarative narration that sets up the five habits and leads into the module.

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BuiltScene breakdown, on-screen direction, voiceover
LengthAbout ninety seconds, one narrator
ShowsScriptwriting and storytelling for learning
Video scriptAnimationStorytellingScriptwriting
Workplace integration tool

Difficult Conversations Field Cards

Soteria 360 · Job aid and coaching card

A pocket job aid that moves the five-habit method out of the workshop and into daily practice, paired with a coaching card supervisors use to observe and debrief in the field. Designed so the learning is used on the job, not left in the room.

BuiltField job aid, supervisor coaching card
MethodPrepare, Open, Defuse, Read, Close
ShowsWorkplace integration and on-the-job tools
Job aidCoaching cardWorkplace integrationBehaviour change
Mapping & assessment

Clustered WHS Program & Mapping

Schedule 26 · BSBWHS411 / 414 · Nationally recognised

Design of a clustered statutory supervisor program and the assessment behind it: a trainer deck, structured activities, and a knowledge assessment, with every resource and assessment item mapped to units of competency across BSBWHS411 and BSBWHS414.

ClusteredBSBWHS411 and BSBWHS414, mapped together
BuiltTrainer deck, structured activities, knowledge assessment
ShowsMapping to learning resources and assessment design
MappingClustered unitsTrainer deckAssessment design
Learning materials

ICAM Investigation Learning Materials

Training Worx Australia · BSBWHS515 · Nationally recognised

A full learner workbook and a simulated-incident evidence portfolio for an ICAM lead investigation unit: theory, knowledge questions, and structured activities, paired with a branded evidence pack of policies, procedures, scene photographs, and witness statements that students work through to run the investigation.

BuiltLearner workbook, evidence portfolio, mapping
CoversICAM method, PEEPO, evidence analysis
ShowsScenario-based assessment and resource design
Learner workbookScenario-basedAssessment designMapping
Capability framework

WHS Cadet Program

Qube Energy · Energy / Logistics

A 24-month structured WHS cadet program: curriculum design, a mentoring framework, and coaching of internal supervisors to develop cadets on the job.

Duration24-month structured pathway
BuiltCurriculum, mentoring framework, supervisor coaching
Learning roadmapCapability frameworkMentoring
Leadership training

Leadership Qualification Suite

GILMAC · Agribusiness

Leadership training designed and delivered across three nationally recognised qualifications, fully contextualised to client operations across an Australia-wide agribusiness.

ScopeThree qualifications, contextualised end to end
ReachAustralia-wide operation
Leadership programContextualisationFacilitation
Learning platform

Upload and review portal

BLND3D with Brit + Josh · Worksheet review

An online portal where people upload their completed worksheets and receive structured written review and feedback, built around a clear submission, review, and response workflow that keeps each person moving through the program.

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BuiltSubmission, review, and feedback workflow
ShowsLearning platform design and feedback delivery
Learning platformFeedback workflowDigital delivery

04 / Interactive

Digital learning tools

Live, self-scoring assessment tools I have designed and built. The user answers a short set of questions and, from their responses, the tool auto-generates a tailored PDF report and emails it to them to open and download.

Live tool

Psychosocial hazard self-check

Soteria 360 · fifteen questions

A plain-language self-assessment of how an organisation is managing psychosocial risk. From the answers it auto-generates a tailored PDF report, scored across the six areas of duty, and emails it to the user to open and download.

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Self-assessmentAuto-generated PDFEmailed report
Live tool

SITE360 vulnerability self-assessment

Soteria 360 · venue, event, public realm

A guided site vulnerability self-assessment scored by domain, Red, Amber or Green. It auto-generates a PDF report that maps each result to its obligation and sets out the next steps, delivered by email.

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Scored by domainAuto-generated PDFEmailed report
Live tool

Blended Family Reality Check

BLND3D · two-minute self-assessment

Sixteen statements scored out of forty-eight. From the answers it auto-generates a tailored PDF report, a result, the pattern behind it, and ways to start the conversation, emailed to open and download.

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Self-assessmentAuto-generated PDFEmailed report
Live tool

WHS compliance health check

Soteria 360 · built for Gilmac

A plain-language work health and safety self-assessment built for a client, surfacing where obligations may be exposed and where to focus. Responses are reviewed and a tailored follow-up provided.

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Self-assessmentClient buildDesign System v2.0

05 / Design systems

Brand systems

Complete brand and design systems I have built, shown in full. Three very different audiences, one consistent, system-led approach to the look, voice, and structure of an organisation's learning and brand assets.

Brand and design system

BLND3D Design System

BLND3D with Brit + Josh · In-house brand system

The full visual and verbal system for BLND3D: palette, type scale, logo lockups, the H.O.M.E. flywheel, photography direction, voice and tone, components, and the carousel and ad templates the brand publishes from. Built so every learning asset, social piece, and lead magnet stays consistent.

CoversColour, type, logo, components, voice, templates
ShowsBrand-consistent design across learning and marketing assets
Brand systemVisual designVoice and toneTemplates
Brand and design system

Soteria 360 Design System

Soteria 360 · In-house brand system

A dark, declarative design system for a workforce safety brand: a narrow palette, a Bebas and Inter type scale, a corner-bracket frame, and a component kit for capability statements, documents, and the web. Applied across covers, social tiles, lead magnets, and capability collateral.

CoversPalette, type, frame system, components, applied surfaces
ShowsA disciplined system carried across every surface
Brand systemDesign tokensDocument designWeb
Brand and design system

Training Worx Design System

Training Worx Australia · Designed for client

A complete brand and visual system for a registered training organisation: logo lockups and usage, a structured colour and tint system, a Barlow Condensed and Inter type scale, components, and a voice and tone guide, for use across the training capability ecosystem.

CoversLogo, colour, type, components, voice and tone
ShowsAdapting design and voice to a client brand
Brand systemClient workType systemVoice and tone

Get in touch

Let's design
something memorable.

Email
jesmith8@hotmail.com
Phone
0439 299 923
Based in
Western Australia
Available for
Freelance & contract learning design
Joshua Smith — Learning Design Portfolio · 2026