Train the trainer
Train the trainer also aims to strengthen your skills as a training facilitator. It will help you to understand the impact of your own style, and support you in improving your delivery. The focus is also on building your confidence as a trainer with techniques for optimising your resource state and managing your fears.
During the seminar you will also learn how to engage your audience, maximising audience participation and involvement and manage those challenging situations and difficult people that you may encounter on your courses.
Programme DAY ONE
1. Introduction
Course aims
Setting individual learning outcomes2. Setting the scene The purpose of training and development
Training vs learning
Roles and responsibilities – the trainer, the organisation and the individual learner
The trainer as a facilitator3. A business focus
The link between business performance and training
Setting outcomes
Evaluating the results from training
Maximising the transfer of learning4. The learning process
How we naturally learn
The learning cycle
Learning styles
Overcoming barriers to learning
Implications for trainers5. Designing training
Focusing on outcomes and an evaluation strategy
Planning the set up and set down
Identifying key learning points
Structuring the event
Designing the flow6. Tools and techniques to enhance learning
Experiential learning
Choosing activities
Keeping it real
Using training aids
Developing a trainer's toolkit7. Review
Group review of the day
Individual reflection
Action planning
Preparation for day twoDAY TWO
8. Characteristics of successful trainers
Identifying characteristics of successful trainers
Identifying individual strengths and development areas9. Delivering with confidence
Your impact as a trainer
The importance of trainer state
Managing your state
Overcoming fears10. Facilitating the event
Setting the scene with a smart start
Building rapport with your audience
Keeping the learner in the spotlight
Encouraging participation
Embedding learning
Memorable endings11. Practical sessions
Delegates have the opportunity to practise their delivery and enhance their own learning through peer and tutor feedback
Consolidation of learning12. Handling challenging situations
Mini sessions on handling challenging situations and ‘difficult people’13. Seminar review
Group review of seminar
Individual reflection and action planningCommments from previous delegates'The course has provided many new approches and ideas that will be invaluable as I develop my role as training manager'
Carmel Lowe, Ortho-Clinical Dianostics
'As a training novice, I gained a tremendous amount of knowledge. I have a lot of tools at my disposal now which I need to put into practice'
Kiana Grogan, Wolters Kluwer
'Excellent, well structured and enjoyable course'
Melanie Daquemin, Trust Manager, Mees-Pierson Reads
