Essential Skills in Adult Training

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• 4 day, highly impactful training program

• Provides new trainers a solid base in developing and presenting quality training programs

• An effective refresher for the more experienced trainer

• Enables participants to thoroughly prepare for and deliver an effective training program

COURSE OVERVIEW

This 4 day program is designed to provide new trainers a solid base in developing and presenting quality training programs. It is also designed as an effective refresher for the more experienced trainer. At course completion, participants will be able to thoroughly prepare for and deliver an effective training program according to training principles discussed and practiced during the session.

COURSE BENEFITS

This Train the Trainer Program helps NEW trainers in your organization:

• Enhance their personal training skills
• Learn their own learning styles and how to adapt to the learning styles of students
• Overcome communication barriers and reduce conflict
• Understand and apply Adult Learning Theory
• Quantitatively recognize and define the changes that should occur when employee training is conducted properly
• Learn the roles, characteristics, skills and actions required to become an effective trainers
• Learn and employ the techniques required to create and maintain a positive learning environment

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this presentation of Essential Skills in Adult Training, participants will:

• Be able to list the three Components of the Training Process.
• Be able to list, define and discuss the four Levels of Learning.
• Be able to list, define and discuss Adult Learning Styles.
• Be able to list and describe the roles, skills, actions and characteristics required to become effective trainers.
• Be able to list and describe the techniques to create and maintain a positive learning environment.
• Be able to list and discuss training methods that would be most appropriate for their audiences.
• Be able to distinguish between Active and Passive Learning methods.
• Be able to prepare an initial Training Modification Planning Sheet to improve their training.

COURSE LENGTH AND LOCATION

This program is done in a 4 day format. We can do the course at your location or at an off site conference facility.

PROGRAM TOPICS

SECTION 1 - Basic Principles of Training

• Training Practices Most Widely Used
  
• Basic Training of Training Basics
  
• Training Defined and Examined

SECTION 2 - Adult Learning Theory

• The Training Process
  
• Four Levels of Learning
  
• Learning Styles
  
• Information Processing
  
• The Trainer
  
• The Positive Learning Environment
  
• Methods of Training

SECTION 3 - Facilitation Skills For Interactive Learning

• Definition of Facilitation Terms
  
• Key Facilitation Skills
  
• Eight Methods of Facilitation
  

SECTION 4 - The ISD Model of Training

• The Analysis Phase
  
• The Design Phase
  
• The Development Phase
  
• The Implementation Phase
  
• The Evaluation Phase
  
• The ISD Checklist

SECTION 5 - Effective Training Delivery

• The Three Segments of a Training Session
  
• Communication and Presentation Skills (Verbal & Non-verbal)
  
• Listening Skills
  
• Essential Delivery Skills
  
• Tips for the Classroom Trainer