Who will benefit from the Train the Trainer?

Anyone who needs to train staff members to perform competently and confidently. Past delegates include:

• Sales Staff
• Trainers
• Training Managers
• Human Resource and Personnel Managers
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Executives

Program Overview

keeping information fresh and reinforcing new learning is a constant challenge to the adult trainer. How do you choose activities that are fun but meaningful? How do you assess the level of knowledge already in the room? Is there a formula for creating a successful training session? Find out during an active session of training the trainer.
 

To reach this stage as an adult trainer isn’t always easy, but success isn’t just for the naturally gifted. It is possible for all of us who put effort into our personal growth and development, because we want the enormous satisfaction that comes from working with others to help them reach their potential as human beings.

You will learn during this course to:

• Recognize the importance of considering the participants and their training needs, including the different learning styles and adult learning principles.
• Know how to 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.
• Understand the importance of an instruction guide to help a trainer prepare and deliver effectively and consistently.
• Conduct a short group training session that incorporates these training concepts.
• Enhance your understanding of learning styles and how to accommodate them in the classroom
• Understand the key principles of effective communication in a workshop setting
• Identify strategies to create a no-risk environment
• Use a variety of training techniques to stimulate participation
• Develop a plan and prepare for an effective training session
• Practice thinking on your feet in a safe environment
• Identify advanced interventions for difficult situations
• Practice the skills needed for a team presentation 

Part I: Becoming a Professional Trainer

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  Defining a Successful Training Program
  What Training Can Do
  What Training Cannot Do
  Advantages of Workplace Training
  A Word about Adult Learning
  Principles of Adult Learning
  Motivating the Adult Learner
  The Learning Process: the four basic steps
  Your Approach to Learning as a Trainer
  Your Learning Style
  My Training Style
  The Trainer Type Inventory
  The Learning Cycle
  The Training Process
  Defining Training Needs
  A Participative Approach
  Planning Training
  Designing the Program
  Training Methods
  Types of Trainers
  Setting the Climate - Icebreakers
  Common Errors in Training
  The Four Step Plan to train new staff
  Characteristics of an Effective Trainer
  Dealing with Difficult Trainees
  Visual Aids
  Types of Visual Aids
  Presentation Skills
  Overcoming Nervousness
  Using Non-Verbal Communication
  Managing the Question and Answer Period

Part II: Advanced Skills for the Practical Trainer

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  The Art of Facilitation
  Left Brain/Right Brain
  Planning a Workshop
  Application
  Your Role as an Effective Communicator
  More Training Tools and Techniques
  Training Evaluations
  Difficult Situations when delivering training
  End of Training Conclusions