Fully Customizable Courseware For Trainers
The Practical Trainer
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The Practical Trainer is a great course for new and aspiring trainers. This course is designed to provide a solid understanding of what adult education entails, and to engage, empower, and encourage learning and development.
This three-day training course will get new learners excited about leading classroom learning, actively learning, and applying new skills right away. Sessions include topics such as understanding participants and their training needs; learning styles; adult learning principles; how to write learning objectives and ensure they are met; developing an individual training style; and using training aids. The course is capped off with the delivery of a short training session.
As always, Velsoft courseware is designed to make things practical for trainers. This training materials include a comprehensive trainer’s guide, a student workbook, assessments, a pre-assignment, quick reference sheet, and more.
How to Use This Guide
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Defining a Successful Training Program
Defining Successful Training
About Audiences
Advantages of Workplace Training
Session Three: What Makes a Successful Trainer?
Key Characteristics
Mistakes and Solutions
Stimulating a Readiness to Learn
Session Four: A Word About Adult Learning
Session Five: The Learning Process
Session Six: Principles of Adult Learning
Making Connections
The Principles of Adult Learning
Making Connections
Session Seven: What’s Your Type? How About Mine?
Assessing Your Preferences
What Does it Mean To Have a Number?
The Experiential Learning Cycle
Learning Styles
Session Eight: Applying the Learning Cycle
The Four-Stage Cycle
Making Connections
Individual Exercise
Session Nine: Extroverts and Introverts
Introversion/Extroversion Survey
Case Study
Session Ten: The Training Process
Process in Brief
When is Training Necessary?
Three Steps to an Efficient Needs Analysis
Help! I Need a Template!
Session Eleven: Planning Training
Developing Objectives
Writing Objectives
Researching Content
Planning an Interactive Program
Session Twelve: Choosing Training Methods
Training Methods
Environmental Concerns
Individual Exercises
Session Thirteen: Designing a Learning Sequence
The Model
Sample Sequences
Session Fourteen: Adding Games
The Value of Games
Types of Games
Session Fifteen: Setting the Climate
Session Sixteen: Presentation Skills
Telling vs. Showing
The Delivery
Tips for Stunning Visuals
Types of Visual Aids
Session Seventeen: Dealing with Difficult Trainees
Session Eighteen: On-the-Job Training
Session Nineteen: Training Presentations
Session Twenty: Designing Evaluations
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
Personal Action Plan
Everything you need to deliver amazing training
Each courseware title is a trainers' kit that comes with the following course components:
Instructor Guide
Velsoft Instructor Guides are the core of each training course. Our Instructor Guides lay out the training in simple, easy-to-follow instructions. You can also customize the Instructor Guides in order to personalize your training.
Student Manual
Each Instructor Guide - for each course - is paired with a Student Manual that you can present to your participants. This customizable Student Manual gives each participant the ?student? version of the course you will be teaching.
PowerPoint Deck
Courseware from Velsoft is designed to give you everything you need for use in the classroom or for your workshop. This includes the PowerPoint versions of all the courses, prepared for you in advance.
Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guides are a favorite tool for trainers to provide to their learners. Each Quick Reference Guide summarizes the most important elements in each courseware title down to two pages.
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Unlimited Users
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No Annual Renewal Fees
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