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Constructive Alignment is a principle devised by Professor John B. Biggs, used for devising teaching and learning activities, and assessment tasks, that directly address the intended learning outcomes. It represents a marriage between a constructivist understanding of the nature of learning, and an aligned design for outcomes-based teaching education, adapting to the current requirements for programme specification, declarations of learning outcomes and assessment criteria, and the use of criterion based assessment. There are two basic concepts. First, learners construct meaning from what they do to learn. This concept derives from cognitive psychology and constructivist theory, and recognizes the importance of linking new material to concepts and experiences in the learner’s memory, and extrapolation to possible future scenarios via the abstraction of basic principles through reflection. Second, the teacher makes a deliberate alignment between the planned learning activities and the learning outcomes. This is a conscious effort to provide the learner with a clearly specified goal, a well designed learning activity or activities that are appropriate for the task, and well designed assessment criteria for giving feedback to the learner. This article discusses about building a VSL lesson with Constructive Alignment to meet the consistency of training outcomes and improve the quality of teaching and learning as well as strengthen the quality and reputation of the training programs.