HOW TO DESIGN EFFECTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS
(a two-day workshop)
If your current or future duties require you to design workshops and seminars, you need these two days of practical learning. Whether you are the department head senior trainer, course designer or instructor, this material will make your programs more alive and productive.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
At the end of the training, you will be able to:
- Use a systematic method to easily design a training program
- Design a training program to meet the learners' needs
- Use performance analysis to achieve success vs. failure
- Improve productivity by knowing when and where training can contribute
- Build a workable skills inventory
- Easily write realistic learning objectives
- Develop effective training materials, exercises and tests
- Write case studies to apply key learning points to your organization
- Use a unique inventory to select three types of lesson plans correctly
- Use 4 effective evaluation methods and learn exactly how each works
- How to measure the results of learning
- Evaluate training for bottom-line results
WORKSHOP CONTENT
Unit 1: Overview Of Training Design
- Inventory your design skills
- Is training the answer?
- Develop a partnership with line management
- Adult learning principles and steps to guide design
- Three phases of design
Unit 2: Plan For Training
- Assess training needs
- Sort training needs vs. wants
- Special assessment issues
- Who needs training?
- Break down a task into teachable parts
- Write functional and realistic instructional objectives
- Building a skills inventory
- Are prerequisites necessary?
Unit 3: Develop Training Methods And Materials
- Select and sequence the right methods
- How much training is appropriate
- Use a copyrighted tool to pace methods to avoid boredom
- How to develop programmed notes
- Write effective tests
- Use a 15-point checklist to develop complete handouts
- Develop activities and exercises that build retention
- Create "discovery learning" in your activities
- Adopt, modify or create new learning experiences
- Design inventories, skill practice and exercises
- How to develop effective case studies
- When to develop 3 types of lesson plans
- Develop lesson plans for others to use easily
- Use a 15-point lesson plan checklist
Unit 4: Evaluate The Results Of Training
- Assess learner reaction and analyze trends
- Methods to test for learning
- Are new skills used back on the job?
- Did you get bottom-line results?
CEUs:
This workshop qualifies for .6 of continuing education units.
