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Train the Trainer

Clarified Concepts’ Train-the-Trainer series includes workshops for three types of trainers:

  • The Exceptional Trainer for trainers looking to hone their skills and expand their repertoire;
  • The Accidental Trainer for those with limited experience; and,
  • The On-the-Spot Trainer for subject matter experts or hands-on trainers.

Each provides a multi-layered approach from understanding the dynamics of adult adaptive learning, to designing compelling and “sticky” content, and mastering core concepts of training delivery.

Exceptional Trainer (3 Days)

Workshop Goals

This workshop is for the employee who delivers training regularly and wants to become an exceptional trainer.  For trainers who have limited experience in course delivery, or experienced trainers wanting to maximize their training delivery and student success.  Learn what it takes to make training stick; practice by designing and delivering a training segment.

Core Workshop Modules:

  1. How Adults Learn
  2. Establishing a Good Climate for Learning
  3. Creating Learning Objectives
  4. Designing and Structuring Content
  5. Developing Useful Training Materials or Presentations
  6. Training Tips and Techniques
  7. Improving Delivery Skills
  8. Promoting Learner Participation and Retention
  9. Trainer Diplomacy and Assertiveness
  10. Evaluating Success – Is Training the Answer?

Outcomes – participants will be able to:

  • Describe how adults learn best.
  • Identify 3 brain-friendly training techniques.
  • Incorporate adult learning principles in module design and delivery.
  • Build an outline for a 1-hour training segment using the lesson plan template that includes: objectives, materials, content, instructional technique, brain-friendly elements and segment timing.
  • Deliver a 5-minute brain-friendly lesson.
  • Facilitate a question & answer session by applying a 4-step process.

Who Should Attend?

A boot-camp for employees who are required to provide training, and trainers who want to improve their students’ success and increase their training confidence.   Ideal for trainers who’ve had no formal training in adult learning theory or instructional techniques, or for trainers who need a refresher.

Accidental Trainer (2 - 3 Days)

Workshop Goals

This workshop is for the employee who delivers training regularly and wants to become an exceptional trainer.  For trainers who have limited experience in course delivery, or experienced trainers wanting to maximize their training delivery and student success.  Learn what it takes to make training stick; practice by designing and delivering a training segment.

Core Workshop Modules:

  1. How Adults Learn
  2. Establishing a Good Climate for Learning
  3. Creating Learning Objectives
  4. Designing and Structuring Content
  5. Developing Useful Training Materials or Presentations
  6. Training Tips and Techniques
  7. Improving Delivery Skills
  8. Promoting Learner Participation and Retention
  9. Trainer Diplomacy and Assertiveness
  10. Evaluating Success – Is Training the Answer?

 

Who Should Attend?

A boot-camp for employees who are required to provide training, and trainers who want to improve their students’ success and increase their training confidence. Ideal for trainers who’ve had no formal training in adult learning theory or instructional techniques, or for trainers who need a refresher. Outcomes – participants will be able to:

  • Describe how adults learn best.
  • Identify 3 brain-friendly training techniques.
  • Incorporate adult learning principles in module design and delivery.
  • Build an outline for a 1-hour training segment using the lesson plan template that includes: objectives, materials, content, instructional technique, brain-friendly elements and segment timing.
  • Deliver a 5-minute brain-friendly lesson.
  • Facilitate a question & answer session by applying a 4-step process.

Who Should Attend?

A boot-camp for employees who are required to provide training, and trainers who want to improve their students’ success and increase their training confidence. Ideal for trainers who’ve had no formal training in adult learning theory or instructional techniques, or for trainers who need a refresher.

On-The-Spot Trainer (1 Day)

Workshop Goals

This workshop is for employees who are subject matter experts, managers called upon for reporting purposes, or employees that are unaccustomed to, or uncomfortable presenting.  These employees may be asked to share their expertise but have had no formal training in instructional or presentation delivery.  In this workshop they will learn about adult learners, effective presentation design and delivery, and diplomacy and assertiveness techniques in dealing with participants.

Core Workshop Modules:

  1. Get it? Got it? Keep It. Use it! How Adults Learn, Retain, and Apply What They’ve Learned
  2. Making Content Count: Designing, Developing, and Structuring Sticky Content
  3. Practice! Pause. Prepare. Present! Improving Delivery Skills
  4. In Command! Assertive Communications:  Dealing with Difficult Participants
  5. When in Doubt, Look it Up!  Does it Need to be Taught or Referenced?

Optional Day 3

Day three includes more practice time creating and delivering training, and:

  1. Designing useful training materials or presentations
  2. Promoting Learner Participation and Retention
  3. Training Tips and Techniques

Outcomes – participants will be able to:

  • Describe how adults learn best.
  • Identify 3 brain-friendly training techniques.
  • Incorporate adult learning principles in your training.
  • Select a topic and develop learning objectives and a training outline to include several adult-learner-friendly exercises or activities
  • Deliver a 5-minute brain-friendly lesson.

Who Should Attend?

A workshop for employees who are beginning trainers, or who are subject matter experts not routinely asked to train others. Ideal for non-trainers or trainers who’ve had no formal training in adult learning theory or instructional techniques.