What is fractional L&D?
Fractional L&D (learning and development) means hiring an experienced L&D team on a part-time or project basis,rather than building a full internal department. You get the same strategic capability, curriculum design expertise, and program execution as an in-house team, at a fraction of the cost and without the long-term hiring commitment. DreamTech Connect acts as your outsourced L&D partner, embedded in your business to build and run the programs your team needs.
How is DreamTech Connect different from hiring a full-time L&D team?
A full-time L&D hire takes months to recruit, costs $100K+ annually in salary and benefits, and typically covers a narrow specialization. DreamTech Connect gives you a full team of learning and development consultants,covering training strategy, instructional design, curriculum development, LMS implementation, and program delivery,available immediately and scalable to your needs. You only pay for what you use, and you can scale up or down as your company evolves.
Do you build onboarding and training programs for startups?
Yes,this is one of our most common engagements. We specialize in designing employee onboarding programs for startups, including 30-60-90 day plans, role-based onboarding tracks, manager certification checklists, and the LMS infrastructure to deliver and track it all. Most of our onboarding builds are complete and running within 2–4 weeks.
What size companies do you typically work with?
We work best with companies between 10 and 500 employees,typically at the Series A, Series B, or post-funding growth stage. These are teams that are scaling fast enough to feel the pain of inconsistent training, but not yet large enough to justify a full internal L&D department. That said, we've also partnered with pre-Series A teams building their first onboarding program and larger organizations that need outsourced L&D support for a specific initiative.
How quickly can we get started?
After an initial discovery call, most engagements kick off within 1–2 weeks. We begin with a discovery and audit phase to understand your team and training gaps, then move quickly into design and delivery. For urgent needs,like an onboarding program for a large hiring wave,we can expedite the process. Book a fractional L&D call to discuss your timeline.
Do you work on a retainer or project basis?
Both. Project-based engagements work well for defined deliverables like an onboarding program build, LMS implementation, or a specific leadership training initiative. Retainer-based partnerships work well for companies that want ongoing fractional L&D support,training strategy, program management, content updates, and learning analytics on a monthly basis. We'll recommend the right model based on your needs during the discovery call.
Can you help us select and implement an LMS?
Yes. LMS implementation is one of our core services. We help you evaluate platforms, define your learning architecture, migrate or build content, configure role-based learning paths, set up reporting dashboards, and train your admins. We're platform-agnostic,we recommend the LMS that fits your size, budget, and use case, not the one we have a referral deal with.
What exactly is "outsourced L&D" and is it right for us?
Outsourced L&D means partnering with an external team to handle your learning and development function,strategy, design, delivery, and systems,instead of building it in-house. It's right for you if: (1) you're growing fast and training is informal or inconsistent, (2) you know you need L&D infrastructure but can't justify a full-time hire yet, or (3) you have some training in place but need a more experienced team to redesign and scale it. If any of these sound familiar, we should talk.
