Train the Trainer

This course will cover essential training psychology and how a trainer can design and effectively deliver the content. This course contains topics like experimental learning cycle, communication skills, closure, and how to start a training session which is very useful for a new trainer.

It Will Allow Delegates To:

• Build the training session.
• Run successful training sessions and great courses.
• Learn the question technique for group training.

This course will help them to sharpen their training skills, learn new and advanced methods of plan, construction and delivery of training.

This course is also beneficial for existing trainers who wish to improve their training skills and learn new and advanced techniques in training design, construction and delivery.

Course Outline:

• How to Start a Training Session?
• Why Should We Spend Time on a “Welcome”?
• The Welcome Meeting
• Typical Welcome Session Outline
• The Facilitator’s Role
• Introduction Methods
• Introductory Ideas
• Expectations
• Training Needs Assessment
• Training Audit
• Course Goals, Objectives, Schedule
• Review Logistics
• Closure
• Experimental Learning Cycle
• Designing Training with the ELC
• Session Objectives
• What do you Know About How Adults Learn?
• The Experiential Learning Cycle – ELC
• ELC The Theory
• Climate Setting
• Goal Clarification
• The Training Outcomes
• What Other Training Activities Have You Experienced?
• The Experience
• Retention
• Processing, Generalising, and Applying
• Closure
• Communication Skills
• Overview of Communication Skills
• Common Methods of Communication
• Process of Sending and Receiving Information
• The Barriers to Understanding/Listening
• How Can We Improve Our Listening Skills?
• The Improvement of Listening and Facilitation Skills as Trainers
• Paraphrasing
• Summarising
• Questioning
• Verbal and Non-verbal Communication
• Groups
• Rationale
• Overview
• Training Participants Groups
• Stages of Group Development
• Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning
• Group Dynamics, Processes, and Functions
• Behaviours Needed for a Group to Function
• Group Task and Maintenance Behaviors
• Strategies for Effective Group Processes
• Working Effectively with Groups
• Designing a Training Session
• Creating a Training Programme
• The Basic Steps
• How Long Does it Take?
• The Needs Assessment
• Writing Instructional Objectives
• Types of Learning Objectives
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Attitude
• Action, Objectives, and Characteristics
• Choosing Instructional Activities
• Visualise the Session
• Selecting an Activity
• Available Training Activities
• Choose your Activity
• Choose your Activity
• Questioning, Processing, Generalisation, and Application
• Closure
• Writing Stage
• Testing and Starting Again
• Closure
• Presentation
• Ending a Training Session
• Things to Do
• Review Content - Summary
• Remaining Questions
• Action Plan
• Evaluation
• Acknowledge Completion
• Closing Remarks
• Active Training Credo