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.

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Course 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.

Advantages of Workplace Training
Sometimes it’s difficult to get companies to buy into training. During this session, participants will look at some situations that could identify a need for training, and some of the benefits that training can bring.

A Word about Adult Learning
Participants will explore the differences between adult and child learners in small groups.

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

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

Your Approach to Learning as a Trainer
Participants will complete the learning style inventory to examine what steps and skills in the learning process they use, and what other skills they need to develop.

Your Training Style
Participants will complete the Trainer Type Inventory to identify their training style. Then, participants will work in small groups to identify their strengths and weaknesses.

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.

When is Training Necessary?
Sometimes, trainers may be asked to perform a needs analysis to determine what type of training is best for a particular situation. During this session, participants will look at some sample situations and develop possible training ideas.

The Training Process
The training process has six key steps. In this session, we will begin with the first step: defining training needs.

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 is to conduct the training. During this session, we will look at some key parts of this step: training methods, environmental concerns, and planning a learning sequence.

Types of Trainers
During this session, we will look at four main training methods. Participants will explore how to apply these methods to their sample presentation that they will give at the end of the workshop.

Setting the Climate
This session will begin with a discussion on some of the key factors that set the training climate. Then, participants will work in groups to discuss how preparation can affect the training session and what sort of things a trainer should prepare for.

Common Errors in Training
Participants will have a chance to review and discuss some of the common mistakes that trainers make and how to avoid making the same errors.

The Four Step PlanJob instruction training (also called on-the-job training) is becoming more and more prevalent. This session will discuss a four-step plan to make job training a success.

Characteristics of an Effective Trainer To help participants’ personal development as a trainer, we will discuss some of the key characteristics a trainer must have to be effective and successful.

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

Visual Aids This session will examine some different types of visual aids that you can use and how best to use them.

Presentation Skills
We will explore some different ways to communicate with the audience, including telling, showing, non-verbal communication, and using notes.

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.

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