Training for Trainers T4T

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Training for Trainers (T4T)

• A crash course in Training so your Trainings
  dont

CRASH!
Developed by Jon Barrows, SSC Trainings Director
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Objectives--by the end of this training,
participants will

• Know how to design an effective training (S)
• Be introduced to Training theory (K)
• Learn tips for training success (K)
• Increase participants confidence with training
  (A)
• Recognize that training on a skill is different
  than just knowing that skill (A)
• Prepare for Training at Powershift (S)

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Spot Assessment

• How many of you have ever led a training?
• What was it on?
• How did it go?
• How many of you have never lead a training
  before?
• What are your concerns?

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Best Training Session Ever

• I want you to think about the best training
  youve ever been to.
• What made it so great?
• Let that guide how you develop your own trainings!

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The Two Faces of Training

• 4 Principles of Training
• Know Where They Are Coming From and Where You
  Want Them to Go.
• Create Bridges to Experience
• Learning is Dynamic, Your Training Should Be Too!
• Facilitate Reflection to Crystallize Lessons
  Learned.

• Design
• Delivery

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Training Design
This is where we plant the seed of learning.
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Training Delivery
This is where we reap the learning rewards of our
hard work.
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Principles of Training Design

• I. Know where they are coming from and where you
  want them to go.
• ? Start with Needs Assessment
• ? Training is Incremental.
• ? Prioritize

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Principles of Training

• II. Create Bridges to Experience
• Draw upon past experiences, your own and theirs.
  
• Use Story and Anecdotes to illustrate points and
  key concepts.
• Learning happens at the edge of your comfort
  zone.
• Create Learning Moments.
• Model your own experience.

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Principles of Training

• III. Learning is Dynamic, your Training should be
  too!
• Engage yourself, engage your audience.
• Train on multiple levelsPrinciples, Methods,
  Tips.
• Increase Conceptual Practical Understanding of
  Skills.
• Provide opportunities for participants to
  demonstration learning/mastery of
  skills/concepts.

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Principles of Training

• IV. Facilitate reflection to crystallize lessons
  learned.
• Debrief Pose questions or present tasks that
  ask the participant to think about the what they
  learned and how they will apply it.
• Evaluate Training.
• Reflection requires space and time.

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MethodsTraining Design

• Know the logisticstime available for training,
  number of participants, resources (flipchart,
  projector, handouts, AV equip, etc.)
• Start with your Learning Objectives
• What do you want participants to come away with?
• Think in terms of skills, knowledge, and
  attitudes
• Establish Credibilityintroduce yourself and
  establish why you have the expertise to be
  leading the workshop (tell a little of your story)

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Determine delivery method

• Figure out what strategy makes the most sense
• Based on your objectives
• Based on the skills youre training on
• Based on your audience and their experience level
• LETS BRAINSTORM SOME EXAMPLES!

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Examples of Methods

• Role-plays
• Simulations
• Go-around
• Brainstorm
• Small group task/discussion
• Mini-lecture

• Facilitated QA
• Fishbowl
• Story telling
• Case study
• Gallery Walk

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Pros Cons

• Each method has pros and cons. Its important to
  understand these when choosing which to use
• Think about size of audience, time, objectives
  etc..
• When should they be used?
• When shouldnt they?
• What are some best practices for using this
  method?

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The Debrief! Time to take your pants off ?

• What does it mean to Debrief?
• There are two main reasons to debrief a training
• get feedback on the training itself, especially
  important if the training is newly developed, you
  want to know how well it met the objectives
• provide an opportunity for participants to
  reflect upon what they learned and how it will be
  applicable in the future (i.e. whatd you learn
  and what will you do with it?)
• General rule of thumb for debriefing activities
  you should spend half as long debriefing an
  activity as you spent doing the activity.

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Training Tips

• Provide visuals in addition to talking
• Blackboard, flip chart, powerpoint, etc.
• Prepare as much as possible ahead of time
• Flipchartalternate colors when listing items
• Hold handouts until the end unless theyre needed
  for an activity
• Speak clearly and project
• Train in pairs

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Considerations for Powershift

• Audience size (unknown)
• Quickly handle introductions
• Adapt existing templates--audience
• Your Needs? (Flip charts, projector, etc.)
• Include SSC rap promotional brochures

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Q A

• What remaining questions do you have?

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Now its time to Debrief this Training!

• What did you learn?
• How will you apply it?
• What was most/least useful?

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Training Principles in Todays Trainings

• What evidence of the training principles can you
  identify in previous trainings today?
• How could todays trainings have been improved
  based on these principles?