How to Design Effective Training Programs
We offer this workshop in a one, two or three day format to fit the needs of your group.
Believe it or not - your PowerPoint deck is NOT your training design!
When customizing is key to your training's success but design time is limited, a modular approach to instructional design is the answer.
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Use a systematic method to easily design a training program.
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Design a training program to meet the learners' needs.
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Use adult learning techniques to improve retention and reduce participant resistance.
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Write realistic training objectives that drive your instructional design.
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Select the best learning experience to train learners.
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Pace methods to maintain high energy and active learning by the participants.
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Develop effective training activities, handouts and job aids.
After this practical and useful workshop you'll be able to hit the ground running with a design that has an increased shelf life and will allow you to swap out pieces for future design needs.
One-day Workshop
Unit 1: Course Overview and Introduction
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Workshop content and objectives
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Set personal objectives for this session
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How adults learn and remember - adult learning principles
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Three phases of program design
Unit 2: Plan for Training
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What do you need to know about learners to be effective?
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Six easy steps to break down a task into its teachable parts
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Consciousness and competence
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How to set instructional objectives that are realistic and attainable
Unit 3: Select and Pace Training Methods
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Technical training methods
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Select the best learning experience based on knowledge, skill or attitude
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Identify how much practice is needed to learn a skill
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Pace methods to avoid boredom
Unit 4: Develop Materials to Meet Instructional Objectives
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Develop activities and exercises that build retention
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Adopt, modify or create new learning experiences
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Tips for writing demonstrations with skill practice activities and case studies
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Use a comprehensive guide to develop activities and exercises that build retention – application activity
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Use a 15-point checklist to develop complete handouts
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When to develop three types of lesson plans
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Use a 15-point lesson plan checklist
Unit 5: Resources
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Tips for case studies, writing information searches, interviews, games and self-assessments
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Create effective job aids
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Action Plan and Conclusion
Two-day Workshop
Unit 1: Overview of Training Design
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Inventory your design skills
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Is training the answer?
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Develop a partnership with line management
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Adult learning principles and steps to guide design
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Three phases of design
Unit 2: Plan for Training
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Assess training needs
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Sort training needs vs. wants
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Special assessment issues
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Who needs training?
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Break down a task into teachable parts
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Write functional and realistic instructional objectives
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Building a skills inventory
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Are prerequisites necessary?
Unit 3: Develop Training Methods and Materials
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Select and sequence the right methods
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How much training is appropriate
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Use a copyrighted tool to pace methods to avoid boredom
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Use a 15-point checklist to develop complete handouts
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How to develop programmed notes
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Develop activities and exercises that build retention
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Create "discovery learning" in your activities
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Adopt, modify or create new learning experiences
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Designing learning experiences: inventories, skill practice and exercises
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How to develop effective case studies
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When to develop 3 types of lesson plans
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Identify lesson plan support so others can use it easily
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Use a 15-point lesson plan checklist
Unit 4: Evaluate the Results of Training
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Assess learner reaction and analyze trends
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Methods to test for learning
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Are new skills used back on the job?
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Did you get bottom-line results?
Methodology Resource Guide
Each participant receives a Methodology Resource Guide that is a template for designing training programs and contains all the tools, templates and checklists from the two-day workshop.
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