CIEH Professional Trainer Certificate

Syllabus

This qualification extends the content of basic training techniques by encouraging a dynamic and flexible approach to training delivery, taking into account some of the recent advances in accelerated learning and Neurolinguistic Programming (NPL). However, it is still founded on a short-course training programme that can typically be delivered in three days, with an assessment based on delivery of a short training session at the conclusion of the programme.

The qualification provides an opportunity to understand and practice a professional approach to training design and delivery, with a structured syllabus and assessment opportunity.

The programme will involve a significant amount of hands-on activity with additional work outside the sessions to develop the content and materials for assessment on the final day. The programme is quite demanding because it results in the acquisition of new skills and techniques over a short period.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the programme the expected outcomes are that the student will:

1. Training Needs and Objectives

• Be able to match training sessions to the ability and needs of the students.
• Understand how to get SMART training objectives and how to secure learners' commitment to achieving them

2. Learning Styles and Preferences

• Be aware of the factors that influence learning and use a simple but effective structure for recognising and accommodating different learning preferences in any training session
• To understand how students have preferences for receiving and assimilating information

3. Training Skills

• Be able to select different and diverse training methods appropriately to meet different needs

4. Training Structure and Design

• Be able to design training sessions by carrying out effective planning and preparation

5. Training Styles and Communication

• Be able to use a variety of different ways of communicating information and making training more accessible and interesting to students.
• Be able to use feedback and evaluation to ensure a process of continuous improvement

6. Training Assessment

• Understand a variety of different ways of assessing the effectiveness of training and measuring results.
• Be able to use feedback and evaluation to ensure a process of continuous improvement

The programme is designed to be delivered in three to four days and candidates are assessed on their design and delivery of a short training session which they are required to deliver to other members of the group.

Trainers or potential trainers from any discipline will benefit from the programme, as the qualification concentrates on the training process, rather than training content. Delegates will also gain greater enthusiasm and confidence for training delivery, as well as ideas for creativity and further development.