Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

• 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.
• Conduct a short group training session that incorporates these training concepts.

What Topics are Covered?

• Defining a successful training program/trainer
• Adult learning and the learning process
• Principles of adult learning
• Style assessment, including introvert/extrovert analysis
• Applying the learning cycle
• The training process (planning training, choosing methods, designing learning sequences)
• Adding games
• Setting the climate
• Presentation skills
• Dealing with difficult trainees
• On-the-job training
• Evaluation techniques
• Mock training presentations for peer review