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title: Course development - Proposal in 48hrs, start in 3 business days
description: Oppida partners with you to develop high-quality online courses, enhancing learning experiences and establishing your authority as a leader in education.
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# Course development
Oppida partners with you to build online courses that unlock human capability and strengthen your authority as a trusted leader of learning.
Together, we design programs that set the benchmark in your field: rigorous, future-ready and built to elevate both your impact and the people you serve.
## We're your course development experts
Our [team](https://blog.oppida.co/building-an-online-course-development-a-team?hsLang=en) brings deep cross-functional expertise across the four phases of online course development:
Whether you require an end-to-end partner or targeted expertise at a pivotal stage, we integrate where it matters most.
[ GET A QUOTE ](https://oppida.co/course-development#top)
## A strong course development process involves:
Strategic program design
Course development
Deliver & iterate
See Strategic program design for more information.
**Design:**
- Understanding the learners through persona development
- Developing a comprehensive program overview
- Planning multimedia production to align with budgets
**Develop:**
- Learning design
- Graphic design
- Media production
**Publish:**
- User Experience (UX)
- Platform setups & style sheets
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Focus groups
- Analysis of survey data
## Oppida’s 4x commitment
A dedicated team with deep experience across leading learning platforms.
A course grounded in design thinking and [constructive alignment](https://blog.oppida.co/constructive-alignment-in-instructional-design?hsLang=en).
A detailed, considered proposal delivered within 48 hours, because momentum matters.
Project initiation within three business days of deposit.
[ GET A QUOTE ](https://oppida.co/course-development#top)
## Testimonials
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Oppida was instrumental in ANZSOG’s successful pivot to online learning, necessitated by the global pandemic in 2019. Through Oppida’s partnership with ANZSOG, we have been able to redesign every subject to ensure a highly interactive, engaging and contemporary experience for learners. We have particularly valued the responsiveness and support that Oppida has provided our organisation. Through their partnership, our staff have been empowered to grow in capability and understanding of blended and online learning, to the point where we are confident operators in this space.
###### Jude Barling
Director, Foundation Programs
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Oppida were a game changer for our organisation. They guided us through change and delivered us to a new outlook, one which places EEV in a position we’ve never been in before: to have the ability to deliver online resources. This has made us, for the first time in our 40-year history, truly connected to our members across all parts of Victoria. Oppida made this happen because they have talented people, a “change is achievable” mindset and the ability to take people on the journey.
###### Grant Fenton
Executive Officer
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Through our experiences with using Canvas as an LMS to support our face-to-face training, we sought feedback from students and trainers to identify opportunities for improvement in the products that we had created. We engaged Oppida to help us with this project and they were able to accurately interpret this feedback in order to address some challenges our stakeholders were experiencing. They did this in a timely manner and the end result has been a much improved learning experience for both learners and trainers.
###### Tim Ferrari
General Manager
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Oppida’s team of specialists helped Climate for Change develop an online learning platform for our Facilitator training program, which equips more than 150 volunteers each year with the skills and resources they need to facilitate hundreds of Climate Conversations throughout Australia. The end result is a comprehensive training program that allows new volunteers to dive in straight away and frees our staff up to support their learning journey in more meaningful ways. We’re very grateful for the generosity of spirit and depth of expertise shown by the Oppida team in this project.
###### Lisa Whiston
Assistant Program Manager
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We really appreciated how open and responsive the Oppida team were to working with our brief!
###### Jeffery Soong
Regional Manager Asia
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We engaged Oppida to help us with the style guide design and set up. Oppida assisted us in every step of the way including staff consultation and post implementation support. One thing that stood out about Oppida is their attention to detail and creative approach
###### Prasad Pinnamaneni
Project and Business Analyst
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We chose Oppida due to their demonstrated experiences and capacities in delivering well-designed high-quality e-learning content. Also, their flexibility to integrate seamlessly with our existing work streams and deadlines, while also taking the time to understand our needs and fine-tune their recommendations accordingly were key selection criteria in the tender process. We now look back at several months of hard work and are proud of the product we co-created in such a short time. Thanks again for supporting us on the amazing learning journey!
###### Nils Reubke
JIPS
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We are extremely pleased that we chose to partner with Oppida for the development and redevelopment of our courses. Oppida have a deep understanding of the e-learning space and produce industry leading courses. Their ability to successfully project manage the entire process, from the initial specification stage to the final build, has been eye-opening and something we have learned a great deal from. We will not hesitate to partner with Oppida on future projects.
###### Rhyan O'Sullivan
Managing Director, TTA
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I can say that we have achieved so much more than what I thought we would in the budget that we had and this is thanks to project management and the Oppida team super skills!
###### Kylie Holmes
RFCS
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Oppida has been an outstanding partner in the development of ANZSOG's EMPA program online. Their team consistently demonstrated deep expertise in educational content creation, ensuring that every module was thoughtfully crafted to meet our high standards. They were highly reliable, delivering each phase on time and often exceeding our expectations. Their responsiveness and willingness to adapt to feedback made collaboration seamless and enjoyable. Oppida’s professionalism and commitment to quality have contributed greatly to the success of the program, and working with them has been a truly positive and rewarding experience.
###### Magda Tebbutt
Deputy Director Education Programs, Executive Education
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It seemed pretty clear that you guys were really coming in as partners, as opposed to us just contracting you in that sort of way. So very much appreciative of that. And just looking over the product the other week. It looks really nice. It looks very accessible. It looks very professional.
###### Jesse Gould
Founder and President
## Client reflections: What it was like working with Oppida
[ GET A QUOTE ](https://oppida.co/course-development#top)
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