Course Description
Training of Trainers (TOT) program provides you with deep insights into the art of training and facilitation of educational techniques as well as the know-how of developing an interactive course curriculum. Our TOT course will transform skill set, refining them to make a confident and competent professional trainer. Attendees will explore the psychology behind the learning mechanism of adults/mature learners and take a systematic approach to delivering training sessions that meet participants' needs.
Course Objectives
- Identifying the characteristics of an exceptional trainer
- Conducting short group training sessions that incorporate key training concepts
- Developing an effective training style, using appropriate training aids and techniques
- Understanding the key principles of effective communication
- Explaining various methods for making lecture-based programs active
- Describing a needs analysis and why it is a necessary step in any training program
- Knowing how to write training objectives and evaluate it
- Developing a training program structure
- Presenting information in a clear, concise, engaging manner
Who Should Attend?
- Trainers
- Managers
- Executives
- Anyone who needs to sharpen his knowledge and skills in Train the Trainer
Course Details/Schedule
- Stages of interpersonal communication
- The training steps & stages
- Overhead projector demonstration
- Essentials of effective training
- Components of learning
- Nurturing motivation and the incentive to learn
- Principles of adult learning
- Learning methods
- The learning cycle
- The learning process
- The trainer's role
- Putting self in the position of the learner
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Motivation and creating positive attitudes to learning
- Dealing with the difficult sitiuations
- Identifying audience
- Performing a needs analysis
- Writing objectives
- Outlining the program
- Differences between training and presenting
- Training vs. showing the user
- Researching and writing the program
- Testing the program & managing questions and answers
- Questioning techniques
- Clues and tips in questions
- Types of activities
- Sensory systems
- Identifying the learner's preferred sensory system
- Psychology of adult learners and their learning mechanism
- Facilitating effective "uptake" and recall strategies in learning
- Getting buy-in
- Using humor
- Quick and easy games
- Troubleshooting games & Visual aids and presentation tips
