Description

Train the Trainer

Train the Trainer course, you will gain a practical, how-to overview of the entire training function. Through modeling of the best practices and latest techniques in training delivery, discover the 4Ps of training: Purpose & Assessment, Planning & Preparation, Presentation & Facilitation, and Performance & Evaluation. New trainers will gain a strong foundation in critical training skills and seasoned trainers will be introduced to new approaches for delivering powerful training.

The Train the Trainer course is practical, as participants experience new training techniques and then practice them. At the end of the course, participants deliver a short training session using their own materials, and receive detailed feedback.

COURSE OUTLINE

Assessing Needs

• Understanding Needs Assessment
• Needs-Assessment Process
• How to Conduct a Needs Assessment
• Developing an Action Plan
• Assessing Participants’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills

Understanding Adult Learners

• Andragogical versus Pedagogical Model
• How and Why People Learn
• Learning Styles
• Application of Learning Principles

Training Styles

• Trainer Characteristics and Competencies
• Training Style
• Learner-Centered versus Information-Centered
• Key Elements of a Trainer’s Style

Understanding Today’s Learner

• The Changing Training
• Environment Self-Awareness
• Diversity Issues

Writing Instructional Objectives

• What Are Learning Objectives?
• Writing Learning Objectives

Writing an Instructional Plan

• Instructional Plan Overview
• Time Needed to Develop a Training Program
• Cost Considerations
• Major Components of Design
• Creating a Design Matrix
• Creating a Detailed Instructional Plan
• Components of an Instructional Plan
• Instructional Methods
• Developing Materials

Selecting, Designing, and Developing Active-Training Methods

• The Case for Active Training
• Cooperative Learning
• Creating an Active-Learning Environment
• Designing Active-Training Activities
• Common Methods and Materials
• Experiential Learning Activities

Delivering Training

• Creating a Positive Learning Environment
• Experiential Learning Cycle
• Tips for Using Specific Methods
• Improving Platform Presence

Using Visual Aids

• Retention Rate in Visual Learning
• Reasons to Use Visual Aids
• Guidelines for Using Slides
• Using Flip Charts
• Using Videos and Video Clips

Working with Groups

• The Trainer as Facilitator
• Ways to Encourage Participation
• The Art of Asking Questions
• Responding to Questions
• Scaling the Wall of Resistance
• Problem Situations

Using Creativity

• Creativity with Small Groups
• Props and Other Theatrical Techniques
• Using Games
• Creative Closings

Evaluating Training

• Evaluation Basics
• Four-Level Model for Training Evaluation
• Participant Evaluation and Accountability for e-Learning
• Accountability for Training
• Significance of the Evaluation Process