Train the Software Trainer, Thales Training Consultancy

TRAIN THE SOFTWARE TRAINER

Duration:

2 days

Price:

£720.00

Locations Available:

Crawley
16-17 Jul 08
18-19 Nov 08

Suitable For

This course is designed for software trainers who run classroom or face to face training courses; it focuses on the specific training methods & delivery styles suited to software training. It also looks at how to incorporate all the learning styles and keep sessions interactive and engaging.

This workshop provides a safe environment for practice and feedback. The number of participants is deliberately kept to a maximum of 6 for this purpose. As part of the training participants will deliver one training session to those attending the course.

Details of this pre-course work will be included in your course joining instructions.

Related courses in our open range include:·

Train the Trainer·
Presentation Skills

Objectives

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:·

apply the training cycle to computer based training ·
identify the key principles for setting clear and measurable learning objectives·
identify and apply the principles of how people learn·
review best practice techniques for designing well structured training sessions·
have strategies to manage more challenging participants
produce a self development plan for the future

Workshop content

The trainers roles and responsibilities

The training cycle and its application

Identifying training needs· The Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Process and its application ·
Key questions to identify training requirements

Writing course objectives·

Ensuring the focus of the course is established and is clearly measurable

Appreciating how people learn·

Honey and Mumford’s Learning Style Questionnaire·
The link between learning styles and training course design·
Designing learning to accommodate all styles

Designing a course·

Building manageable learning units·
How to put together a well structured training package

Reviewing various training methods and knowing when to use them·

Key principles for software training ·
Using and producing effective visual aids

Enhancing your delivery style·

Knowing the key skills of effective communication and their impact·
How to engage with your audience through questions

Managing more challenging situations·

What to do when you don’t know the answer·
Dealing confidently with more challenging participants·
Dealing with mixed ability participants

Monitoring and evaluating the training event·

Methods to measure and assess if ‘learning’ has taken place

Setting Personal Improvement Plans