Train the Trainer: Making Training Dynamic and Effective

Objectives

Upon completing the Train the Trainer course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the training cycle.
• Identify and determine the need for training—what, who, and how.
• Write effective learning objectives.
• Design participant-oriented learning materials and exercises.
• Apply adult learning concepts, develop supportive climates, and customize off-the-shelf materials.
• Use training activities and alternatives to lecture, strategize for different learning needs, and create effective questioning techniques.
• Prepare properly for a training session, and prepare participants to foster learning.
• Manage and encourage participants of all backgrounds and learning styles
• Address challenging participants and behaviors.
• Present and facilitate a training program, including use of audio visuals and handouts.
• Evaluate program impact at different levels using a variety of methods.
• Identify the five levels of evaluation.

Course Modules

Being a trainer

• How to grab attention quickly and hold on to it
• The training cycle and process

What do we train?

• Needs assessment and analysis
• How to collect reliable data
• Creating learning objectives from the results and setting appropriate levels of learning

Planning and preparing for training

• Adults learn different from children
• Designing your course
• Designing everything else
• The steps to effective training

Ending the training loop

• It never ends
• Evaluation
• Assessment

Training Methodology

• Instruction by an expert facilitator
• Practical illustrations
• Interactive classes
• Group discussions
• Workshops
• Simulations
• Case studies