Train the Trainer



Date Venue Price Book
19-20 March 2012 Nottingham £550.00 + VAT FULL

This programme is primarily run as a bespoke in-house provision. So if you have 4 or more participants, we can either schedule this programme at your premises or, alternatively, arrange a suitable venue for you to attend. Please call 0844 800 3295 or e-mail us at contact@businesscoachingfoundation.com to discuss your options.


Introduction

Our Train the Trainer course is a very popular and successful programme that always exceeds expectations. This 2-day provision will guide you through the full training cycle:

  • Identifying - Identifying and analysing needs whilst managing stakeholders
  • Design - How to truly be the architect of masterful training material that will hook your audience
  • Delivery - Covering aspects of anchoring, delivering with humour, clap traps and many, many more
  • Evaluation - How to measure the commercial validity of your training

Participant numbers are limited on this course to 6 to ensure more personal time with each training professional.

Who's it for?
This course provides the essential skills for people that are new to training or simply wanting to refresh their skills.

What will I learn?
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and analyse training needs
  • Explain how people learn (4 learning styles)
  • Design an interactive training course, catering for the different learning styles using a step by step approach
  • Use a range of skills, methods and behaviours to develop learners' knowledge and participation when delivering training
  • Provide effective feedback


Pre-course activity
This is a very practical course, where you will have the opportunity to practice your training skills. Please prepare a 10 - 15 minute training session on a subject of your choice and bring this along with you ready to deliver during the programme.

A laptop with PowerPoint®, a light projector and a flip chart will be available for your use.

What will it cover?
The Train the Trainer course is made up of the following modules:

Module One - Practical Training Session
  • Participants conduct a short pre-prepared training session

Module Two - Training in Context
  • The role of the training function within an organisation
  • Training needs analysis
  • Training strategies and corporate training planning
  • The cycle of training

Module Three - Understanding Learning
  • The difference between education, training and development
  • How people learn
  • The four learning styles
  • Experiential learning
  • Learning curves

Module Four - Planning and Preparing a Training Session
  • Setting training objectives and learning outcomes
  • Designing an interactive training session
  • Different training methods
  • Structuring a training session
  • Building in learner assessments and review time
  • Designing visual aids

Module Five - The Effective Trainer
  • Knowledge, skills and personal attributes of an effective trainer
  • The process of effective communication within a group
  • Questioning
  • Active listening
  • Summarising and reviewing
  • Effective feedback
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Dealing with problem people and challenging situations in the training room

Module Six - Delivering the Training
  • The process of training
  • Use of ice breakers and energisers
  • Use of visual aids
  • Bite-sized chunks
  • Projecting and maintaining a confident and motivational approach
  • Evaluating the training delivery

Module Seven - Practical Training Session
  • Participants deliver a second training session


Course Feedback

I thought the venue was very well presented with a professional layout. The staff members I met were polite and professional, and Jonathan who delivered the programme was very welcoming and delivered the course well. I thoroughly enjoyed the programme and gained a lot of valuable knowledge from it. Highly recommended.

Trainer - S.V.S.



I particularly liked being filmed and getting honest feedback from my peers and from the trainer. It was great to see that on day 2 I had put into practise the things I learnt on day 1. Anyone interested in becoming a trainer, and all existing trainers, would benefit from attending and I will be recommending this course to all the other trainers in my organisation.

Training & Development Manager - Cash Converters (UK) Ltd



Well worth attending.

Corporate Training Manager - Cash Converters (UK) Ltd