Training Skills for Managers

Introduction to the Train the Trainer qualification

The Train the Trainer Programme of Learning endorsed by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) is a hands-on, challenging and enjoyable thirty hour programme of development.

This training course focuses on the development of practical training skills.

During three days of intensive training, trainers get plenty of opportunity to practice skills required for their training role.

Who is this qualification suitable for?

The Train the Trainer course is aimed at employees who are new to training or experienced trainers who want to refresh or update their skills and knowledge.  This is also suitable for training specialists or supervisors who need to train as part of their job role.

Focusing on the training

The main skills required by a trainer are being able to communicate effectively, achieve a high level of interaction, provide opportunities for their learners to practice and provide feedback.

The trainers will receive structured feedback from Polaris Learning as they master being able to deliver training through different approaches.

This training covers:

• Introduction to Training
• Stand up Presentations
• Training Styles
• Dealing with Difficulties
• Communication
• Developing Presentations and Lesson Plans
• Instruction, Demonstration and Coaching
• Plan and Prepare Provide Learning
• Identifying Learning Needs
• Questioning and Feedback

Qualification support

All of the learning and the majority of assessments are completed during the training workshop.

Trainers are issued with a short knowledge assignment at the end of the workshop to complete the qualification requirements.

Polaris Learning would then result and issue certification from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

Qualification pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this qualification

CHOOSING THE RIGHT TRAIN THE TRAINER DELIVERY METHOD FOR YOUR LEARNERS

THREE DAY MODEL

This three day course focuses on the development of practical training skills. During three days of intensive training, delegates get plenty of opportunity to practice the skills required for their training role. The main skills are being able to communicate effectively, achieve a high level of interaction, provide opportunities for their learners to practice and provide feedback.

The course outline is as follows:

Day One

• Introductions and Overview
• Course Objectives
• Introduction to Training and Development
• Delivery of Delegate Presentation and Feedback
• Learning Styles
• Presenting Information and Developing Presentations
• Understanding Group Dynamics
• Dealing with Difficulties when Delivering Training

Day Two

• Introductions and Overview
• Delivery of Delegate Demonstration
• Instruction Sessions and Feedback
• Benefits and Barriers to One to One Training
• Questioning Techniques
• Providing Feedback

Day Three

• Introductions and Overview
• Preparation for Assessment
• Delegate Assessment
• Completion of Assignment – Candidate Report and Knowledge Assignment
• Feedback

This is a hands-on challenging and enjoyable thirty hour programme of development leading to the Institute of Leadership and Management endorsed Train the Trainer award.

REMOTE LEARNING 

We suggest that the choice of the units for the Level 2 Award focuses on the supervision of people and this is reflected in our list of suggested units below:

• Leading your Work Team
• Understanding Change in the Workplace
• Planning and Monitoring Work
• Introduction to Coaching in the Workplace

We allocate each learner a Polaris Learning consultant who works closely with the learner.

We build in a series of live webinars or on demand webinars to support the learning process. Client reporting is built in as standard so you can keep track of progress.

The duration of the programme can be organised to suit your requirements and we can facilitate the completion of this over a short or longer period of time.

BLENDED LEARNING

We can also offer a combination of face to face, online and webinar support through blended learning and this can be tailored to meet your requirements.

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