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Few children decide they want to grow up to be trainers. Even fewer know what a trainer is. And most people who call themselves trainers today probably didn’t start out to be trainers. Trainers evolve. They are usually recruits from other professions or positions, like teaching, writing, researching, or managing. One thing is clear: more and more people are becoming trainers, either by choice or because their other job demands it. Often they are thrust into a difficult situation without much understanding of what training is or how to do it well.

This three-day workshop will help you teach participants how to:
- Recognize the importance of considering the participants and their training needs, including different learning styles and adult learning principles
- Write objectives and evaluate whether these objectives have been met at the end of a training session
- Develop an effective training style using appropriate training aids and techniques

Participants will also have the opportunity to conduct a short group training session that incorporates these training concepts.

Learn more... Course Outline 

 

Target Audience

Our courseware is primarily purchased by five types of trainer; HR managers, corporate trainers, private training firms, educational institutions, or private consultants. The target audience varies on the instructor and the type of training required by a particular organization.

The students for this course are usually training staff or managers involved in training.

Prerequisites

No previous experience or training in practical training is required, though students should possess basic numeracy and literacy and ideally have a basic understanding of using computers and software applications, such as Microsoft Word.

 

What You Actually Receive

  • Student manual Fully customisable. May be opened in any wordprocessor and changed to meet your exact needs. 1
  • Trainer manual Fully customisable with additional information for trainers. 2
  • Ice breakers and class activities Fully customisable. Delivered as a folder full of activities for your students. 3
  • PCQ - Pre-Course Questionnaires Fully customisable. Ensures you can get a fully understanding of your delegates expectations, requirements and current skill levels before they attend the course. 4
  • Content overview Fully customisable. Comprehensive course overview to help you market your course to your customers. 5
  • Presentations Fully customisable. Complete set of PowerPoint slides for use by the trainer. 6
  • Additional reading... Fully customisable. Give your students some recommended further reading materials for this course. 7
  • Sales information sheets Fully customisable. Information sheets to help you sell your course to your employees or external customers. 8

The Courseware Company (established in the early 1990s and part of gtslearning) is the only European authorised reseller of Velsoft courseware materials and print licences. Velsoft offers fully customisable training materials, delivered online and fully supported with instructor resources and student study tools.

To get started, just open this training courseware in your favourite word processor. You can fully customise the materials to suit your exact learning needs and include your own branding. Your own tailor-made course, delivered 'off-the-peg' and saving you thousands of pounds in development time and man-hours. Just press print and the perfect learning experience is yours to deliver.

You Also Receive

  • Fully customisable Sold on a site licence basis, you can tailor the courseware to meet specific learning or corporate requirements. 1
  • Instant download Content is available to download immediately after purchase. Backup CDs are also available. 2
  • Proven Our course materials are used in hundreds of training centres around the world. Every course is fully beta tested and validated in the classroom before undergoing a full production release. 3
  • Simple... No need to invest in expensive DTP applications - all files are easily editable in any word processor. 4
  • Print on demand You only need to print exactly what you need, when you need it. 5
  • Totally flexible Courses can be modified to meet specific requirements. Sections can be removed. New content added. One or more titles can be combined. Whatever your training requirements, our courseware can help you meet that need. 6
  • Unlimited users Content is sold on a site licence basis. You can train as many staff or employees at that location as you like. Forever! 7
  • Buy once. Use forever! You’re buying a perpetual licence. One payment gives you an unlimited site licence for use as long as you need it. 8
  • No limits! Unlike some content providers, our licence enables you to reprint the courseware as many times as you like. 1 student or 100,000, it doesn’t matter... 9

The Practical Trainer Training Outline

Introduction and Course Overview You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.

Defining a Successful Training Program To start the day, participants will be asked to think about what successful training looks like. This will segue into a discussion of different audiences and their expectations. Participants will also look at some situations that could identify a need for training, and some of the benefits that training can bring.

Defining a Successful Trainer Next, participants will discuss the characteristics of a successful trainer, including how to stimulate a readiness to learn. Participants will also look at common mistakes made by new trainers, and they will brainstorm some ways to avoid or resolve those issues

A Word about Adult Learning During this session, participants will explore the differences between adult and child learners in small groups.

The Learning Process The adult learning process has four distinct steps. Participants will look at each step and discuss how they can use this model to help our trainees learn.

Principles of Adult Learning This session will explore the key principles of adult learning through an exercise and small group work.

The Learning Cycle For every learning point we make, there should be a learning cycle to be certain all trainees have "got it." This session will examine that cycle. Participants will also explore some ways to cover all points of the cycle in a training program.

Types of Trainers During this session, we will look at four main types of trainers, and how these types can help participants become better trainers.

The Training Process This session will introduce participants to the six-step training process.

Performing a Needs Analysis Next, participants will learn about the first step: performing a needs analysis. During this session, participants will look at some sample situations and develop possible training ideas.

Planning Training The next two steps in the training process are to develop the training and prepare employees. We will examine these steps through a lecture and group work.

Training Methods The fourth step of the training process is to conduct the training. During this session, we will begin looking at some key parts of this step, including training methods and environmental concerns.

Designing a Learning Sequence This session will introduce participants to the four parts of an effective learning sequence. Then, participants will practice creating a few sequences of their own.

Using Humor and Adding Games Continuing with the fourth step, participants will learn how to use humor appropriately and how to choose games to add to their training

Are You Ready For Anything? Participants will work in groups to discuss how preparation can affect the training session and what sort of things a trainer should prepare for.

Setting the Climate This session will discuss some of the key factors that set the training climate.

Presentation Skills During this session, participants will explore some different ways to communicate with the audience, including telling, showing, non-verbal communication, and using notes. Participants will also examine some different types of visual aids that they can use and how best to use them.

Dealing with Difficult Trainees Participants will complete a brainstorming exercise to identify types of difficult trainees and ways to deal with them.

On-the-Job Training Job instruction training (or on-the-job training) is becoming more and more prevalent. This session will discuss a four-step plan to make job training a success.

Training Presentations We have set aside this time for participants to present their short training program.

Evaluations It's now time to go back to the fifth step of the training process: evaluations. We will examine several methods that participants can use to evaluate the success of their program. (For information on the sixth step, see our Coaching course.)

Workshop Wrap-Up At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

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