Considering a career as a trainer? Want to refine your training skills and learn more about the trade?

This course, taught by instructor Cornell Wallace, is ideal for new or experienced trainers who have not a formal training education. You will gain a practical, how-to overview of the entire training function. Through modeling the best practices and latest techniques in training delivery, you will discover the 4 P's of training: Purpose & Assessment, Planning & Preparation, Presentation & Facilitation, and Performance & Evaluation. New trainers will gain a strong foundation in critical thinking skills and seasoned trainers will be introduced to new approaches for delivering powerful training.

Learning objectives:

• Describe the training cycle
• Identify and determine the need for training — what, who, and how
• Write effective learning objectives
• Design participant-oriented learning materials and exercises
• Apply adult learning concepts, develop supportive climates, and customize off-the-shelf materials
• Use training activities and alternatives to lecture, strategize for different learning needs, and create effective questioning techniques
• Prepare properly for a training session and prepare participants to foster learning
• Manage and encourage participants of all backgrounds and learning styles
• Address challenging participants and behaviors
• Present and facilitate a training program, including use of audio visuals and handouts
• Evaluate program impact at different levels using a variety of methods
• Identify the five levels of evaluation

Course outline:

• Introduction
• Purpose & Assessment
• Planning & Preparation
• Presentation & Facilitation
• Performance

Course delivery:

Using a competency-based approach, the course is designed to ensure that participants demonstrate knowledge and skills about all relevant steps, documentation, requirements, and standards used in class, self-study, and group exercises.