Trainer Development Workshop

Module 1:  How Adults Learn

• The six factors that influence adult learning and how they can be used

Module 2:  Assessing Needs and Designing Training

• How to process a request for training to determine whether training is the best solution.
• The two vital principles that trainers must keep in mind at all times
• The 4 Cs approach to designing effective training quickly.
• Designing for virtual delivery and typical virtual tools

Module 3:  What Works in Training

• Research-proven techniques that make training work
• Popular learning myths that are not backed up by research

Module 4:  Trainer Best Practices

• 14 best practices for delivering effective training, including things to do before and after the training session.
• Preparing for and delivering virtual training

Module 5:  Engaging the Elephant

• Techniques the trainer and designer can incorporate into training to make it easier for participants to be engaged and pay attention to the material.
• Using story-telling, visuals, surprise, curiosity, and social tendencies to make training more effective.

Module 6:  Classroom Management

• The skills involved in effective classroom management
• Approaches that help with classroom environment
• How to read the audience
• Strategies for handling mild disruptions
• Strategies for handling persistent disruptions
• Virtual classroom management
• Trainer behaviors that cause issues

Module 7:  Evaluating Training

• Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of training evaluation
• Performance-focused smile sheets
• A plan and recommendations for evaluating training

Module 8:   Linking Training to Performance

• Key leverage points in training to performance
• A plan for transitioning from training to production

• New or experienced Trainers
• Supervisors with training responsibilities
• Training Managers

• The basic principles of how adults learn
• A process for determining if training is the best solution
• A simple design model for creating training or modifying existing materials
• What really works in training and has been proven by research  versus many popular learning myths
• Best practices for before, during, and after delivering training
• Techniques for engaging participants, making them better able to absorb and remember the material.  
• Tactics and tips for managing classroom behavior
• How to evaluate the effectiveness of your training
• A strategy for linking training to workplace performance
• Many, many activities to easily incorporate into your own training and make it more effective

List Price: Varies

Course Duration: 2 Days

This is a 2 day instructor-led course delivered by ICMI Certified Associates. If you have questions about which course is right for you, an ICMI Account Manager is available to help. Complete the Request Information form to speak with your Account Manager.