Train the Trainer

Introduction:

Using existing staff to train others is a valuable development opportunity and ensures skills and knowledge is passed on to others and shared throughout your organization. Internal trainers may be challenged by the nature of the knowledge they need to impart, especially in the case of transferring technical knowledge.

‘Train the Trainer’ equips future trainers with skills and knowledge to plan and present effective and interactive training sessions across the organizations, using creative tools to ensure learning efficiency. Take a journey through assessing, designing, delivering, and evaluating a tailored workshop using the language of your company and real-life examples from your own work environment.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the difference between training and presenting information
• Promote learner participation and involvement using effective questioning techniques in a training session
• Learn how to evaluate personal training strengths and areas to work on
• Explore the factors that promote learning
• Understand how to apply the concepts of Accelerated Learning in training
• Learn the new tools of using and designing experiential learning techniques
• Familiarity with recognized success measures to assess effective learning
• Define effective feedback

What will you Gain?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the training cycle, the aims of training and how to create an effective training environment.
• Learn the skills and attributes of an effective trainer
• Define objectives that meet both business and learner needs
• Describe how and why people learn and how to adapt design and delivery style and use group dynamics to maximize the learning experience
• Design training events that challenge and inspire
• Recognize and react positively to audience dynamics
• Structure and deliver a training session with a range of training methods tailored to suit the course content and desired learning outcome
• Measure the effectiveness of delivered training
• Handle different delegate types and challenging situations

Course Outline:

Training as a Process

• Training – Coaching – Facilitating
• Kolb’s Learning Cycle
• The Steps of Learning
• Learning Cycle vs. Learning Styles
• Behavioral Styles

Training Design: The 4-Mat Design

• Making things memorable
• Unpacking
• Handling Questions
• Icebreakers and Energizers

Training Design:  Where is your spotlight?

• The P.O.S.E Model
• R.A.M.E your Training
• Perceptual Styles
• Training Delivery:  Diversify Your Delivery
• Brain Storming
• Interactive Talk
• Illustrative Talk
• Group Discussion
• Panel Discussion
• Role Play
• Workshop Method
• Classroom Practical

Techniques and Aids

• Group Training Techniques
• Activity-Based Learning
• The Value of Experiential Learning In Achieving Learning Outcomes
• Using Visual Aids to Enhance Training Sessions

Training Evaluation

• How Effective Is Your Training
• Four Levels of Evaluation
• Transfer of Training To The Workplace

This course will include a video of the CEO presenting on flipchart the key learning points of Train The Trainer, and key actions to develop in your role and your career. The aim is to greatly increase the learning outcomes.

Measurement of Progress

Each team member completing this course will complete a post questionnaire or test to measure level of understanding. Once a 75% and above success is achieved a successful completion certificate will be generated. Post training reviews will be provided either by a Video Conference or a report depending on the requirements set by the customer, which will monitor progress, and reflect on the learning, and positive feedback.