Train the Trainer

One Day • Instructor-led

This course is designed for those who train others via on-the-job training, workshops, or one-on-one coaching sessions, as well as for trainers looking to improve their skills. 

Learning Objectives

  • Examine learning preferences and styles 
  • Explore different training methods 
  • Determine how to measure and assess training impacts 
  • Learn a framework for training and learning processes 
  • Build your own training outline 
  • Strategize ways to deal with training challenges 

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Developing a Successful Training Program 

  • Presenting vs. training 
  • Building a train-the-trainer program 
  • Advantages of training workers 

 

Lesson 2: Learning Preferences/ Learning Styles 

  • Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic styles 
  • Experience, observe, conceptualize, experiment 
  • Kinds of engagement: Bloom’s Taxonomy 

 

Lesson 3: Principles of Adult Learning 

  • 6 core considerations 
  • Introvert-friendly training 

 

Lesson 4: The Learning Process 

  • The four basic steps of learning 

 

Lesson 5: Developing Learning Objectives/Outcomes  

  • Writing Learning Outcomes 
  • Defining success 

 

Lesson 6: When is Training Necessary 

 

Lesson 7: Steps in Planning a Training 

  • Assessing needs 
  • The planning process 

 

Lesson 8: Training Methods 

  • Comparing training methods 
  • Setting the climate 

 

Lesson 9: Design Your Own Training 

  • Know your audience 
  • Know your goals 
  • Build your training 

 

Lesson 10: Common Challenges in Teaching Employees 

  • On-the-job training 
  • Addressing errors 
  • The four-step plan 

 

Lesson 11: Problem Participants 

  • Case Study 

 

Lesson 12: Creating Training Materials  

  • Using visual aids 
  • Training techniques 
  • Reference Materials 

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