101 Tips for Trainers

101 Tips for Trainers

Tony Miller, Sue Brelade

Nov 1997, Paperback, 216 pages
ISBN13: 9780273632559
ISBN10: 0273632558
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In training there is always more to learn. '101 Tips for Trainers' is a comprehensive briefing giving you expert advice and guidance on the whole training process, you get practical tips , a summary of key points and a quick reference checklist.

Designed for the busy manager or training professional, it offers you an easy-to-use format for 'dipping into'.

Contents include:

  • Definition of training needs analysis
  • Guidelines on designing a course
  • On-job training including mentoring and coaching
  • Preparing and running the course
  • Establishing a multimedia learning centre
  • Common benchmarks for training
  • Effective cost and reporting procedures
  • Evaluating the course
  • Current thinking in the field

Foreword by Professor Alistair Mant, Chairman, Socio Technical Strategy Group

Introduction

Chapter sequence

1 Training needs analysis

  • Introduction
  • What is training needs analysis?
  • Factors creating training needs
  • Methods used to identify training needs
  • Training needs agreements
  • Carrying out the training needs assessment – a case study
  • Summary
  • Checklist 1

2 Course design

  • Introduction
  • Design context
  • Stages in the design process
  • Summary
  • Checklist 2

3 On-job training

  • Introduction
  • Directive or non-directive training?
  • Instructional training
  • Co-working
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Structured work experience
  • Summary
  • Checklist 3

4 Preparing and running the course

  • Introduction
  • Planning the training
  • Choosing training methods
  • Choosing a venue
  • Choosing and arranging the training room
  • Inviting participants
  • Setting the scene
  • Getting started – icebreakers
  • Summary
  • Checklist 4

5 Use of visual aids

  • Introduction
  • Use of flipcharts
  • Whiteboards
  • Overhead projector
  • Screens
  • Video
  • Computer-generated visuals
  • Colour
  • Summary
  • Checklist 5

6 Trainer presentation

  • Introduction
  • Visual image
  • Voice
  • Choice of language
  • Summary
  • Checklist 6

7 Multimedia

  • Introduction
  • What is multimedia learning?
  • Establishing a multimedia learning centre
  • Networks and virtual learning environments
  • Summary
  • Checklist 7

8 Benchmarking

  • Introduction
  • The benchmarking process
  • Common benchmarks for training
  • When and how to use benchmarking
  • External benchmarks and good practice
  • Benchmarking and outsourcing
  • Summary
  • Checklist 8

9 Costing and reporting results

  • Introduction
  • Why costing?
  • Costing inputs
  • Using costing information
  • Summary
  • Checklist 9

10 Evaluation

  • Introduction
  • Current thinking on evaluation
  • Reasons for evaluating training
  • What to evaluate
  • Models of evaluation
  • Common principles of evaluation
  • Pre-activity evaluation
  • Evaluating participant reaction
  • Evaluating learning
  • Summary
  • Checklist 10

Appendices

1 Training audit questionnaire – marketing 2 Action plan 3 Workshop evaluation sheet

Bibliography