Distance-Learning Certificate Course on How to be a Successful Trainer

Overview

A successful trainer does not only have to know his subject well, but has to communicate effectively through a variety of communication skills. He has to be perceived as being professional. He has to help participants learn. He has to know the needs of his course participants and apply his skills accordingly. This course will cover both the conceptual and practical aspects of training, ranging from classroom skills, through effective planning of sessions to the identification of training needs and training evaluation. It will help you build up a foundation upon which your subsequent career in training will be solidly grounded.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this course, participants will be able to-- acquire the skills required of an eff ective trainer
- use a variety of training skills for instruction, presentation and leading eff ective discussions
- identify the training needs of his course participants
- design effective training programmes and evaluate the eff ectiveness

Content :

1. The Skills Required of a Successful Trainer

• - Subject competence
• - Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills
• - Influencing and Persuasion Skills
• - Understanding the Audience
• - Strong Presence

2. The Trainer as a Communicator - for IndividualLearners

• - Basic Communication Skills, Presentation Skills
• - Instruction and Demonstration Skills

3. The Trainer as a Communicator - for Groups

• - Why Discussions are Used
• - Skills in Leading Discussions

4. The Trainer as a Communicator - Persuasion through Case Analysis

• - Introducing a Case
• - Briefi ng on Case Analysis
• - Handling Plenary Studies

5. Popular Training Methods

• - On the Job Training, Games and Role Play, Action Maze, In-basket Exercise, etc.

6. Choosing Among the Various Training Methodologies

• - Comparing the Various Methods
• - Criteria for Choice

7. Psychology of Adult Learning - Enhancing the Memory Process

• - Principles of Mastering Memory
• - How to Enhance the Memorising of Learning Material
• - Organizing
• - Injecting Meaningfulness into Teaching Material
• - Making Effective Use of Trainees’ other Sensory Modalities
• - Increasing Association

8. Psychology of Adult Learning - the Learning Cycle

• - Different Kinds of Learners

9. Psychology of Adult Learning - Motivation in Learning

• - Maslow’s Theory and Application
• - Herzberg’s Theory and Application

10. Psychology of Adult Learning - The Learning Process

• - Pavlov’s Theory and Application
• - Skinner’s Theory and Application

11. Using Visual Aids

• - Kinds of Visual Aids
• - Choosing the Suitable Visual Aid
• - Criteria for an Eff ective Visual Aid

12. How to Prepare for Instruction Sessions

• - Knowing your Objectives
• - Identifying Components of the Subject
• - Developing Teaching Sequence
• - Selecting Method and Other Aids
• - Using the Horizontal Plan

13. How to Design and Prepare an Effective Training Course

• - Identifying Objectives
• - Analysing the Audience
• - Breaking down Learning Components
• - Course Structuring

14. Identifying Training Needs

• - Tools for Identifying Training Needs
• - How to Select among your Tools
• - Designing your own Tools for Identifying Needs

15. Training Evaluation

• - Tools and Methods for Evaluation
• - Comparing Different Evaluation Tools

16. The Systems Approach to Training

• - How Training relates to other Personnel Functions
• - Using an Integrated Approach