The following pages provide a useful reference guide for trainers, including advice, how-tos, hints and tips. We also run a comprehensive hands-on Train the Trainer training course, delivered by an award winning trainer.
If you have been training for some years, either in a dedicated training role within your organisation, or as a manager with a training brief, you will have developed many skills which have moved you on from the novice trainer you once were! If you remember your first training events, you were more than likely nervous, probably over-prepared and maybe inflexible and unable to respond to the real needs of your group. Now, with these nightmares behind you, you can reflect on your achievements and consider in what ways you can still improve your training work.
If you are new to the training role, you will soon realise both the challenge and the satisfaction being a trainer can bring. To be a tool for the motivation and empowerment of others is heady stuff!
Remember: Training is a two-way process: both the trainee and the trainer learn and both teach! Certainly when drawing up training plans, both need to be taken into consideration.
Trainees must:
- Be prepared and fully briefed for the learning experience
- Be given sufficient time, resources and support to complete and implement their learning
- Preferably have input into their own learning plan and what is important to them
- Be motivated
- Be willing to learn
- Be given feedback on their performance, during and after training
Trainers must:
- Be fully conversant with the requirements of the trainees and their managers
- Include input from trainees in their own learning plan, where possible
- Make available adequate resources for the training event
- Provide a safe space for trainees to participate with confidence
- Give feedback during and after the training event
- Ensure that the whole organisation is aware of possible repercussions of their training events
How we learn and how we teach
When you plan your training event, it must appeal to all trainees. For example, you must appeal to those who like visuals and those who like discourse; those who benefit from activity and those who profit from greater reflection. How others learn will influence the way you teach your topic.
Key points that assist adult learning
- The chance to review progress
- The opportunity to discuss similar experiences with others
- An atmosphere where learners can discuss openly
- Considering the application of their learning in the workplace
- Getting feedback on their development
To summarise three different theories of learning:
- the trainer sets the goals
- the learner sets his/her own goals
- the trainer stimulates learning by provoking curiosity, exploration and achievement
In most training situations, you will have a mix of all three. So sometimes:
- …you set the goals for your trainees
- …your trainees are expected to set (and reach) their own goals
- …you assist your trainees learning by stimulating their thinking through a mix of directed home study, tutorials, assignments, project work and so on
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Posted by Heather Buckley in Train the Trainer Training on March 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
FAQ: Is training tax deductible?
At Silicon Beach Training we’re commonly asked whether training is taxable or vatable so thought we would explain the general UK tax rules for both self-employed and employers here. Many business owners and HR managers presume that any costs incurred on training are tax deductible, however there are some exceptions depending on who is paying and what the purpose of the training is.
Once you’ve cleared up your tax confusions, have a browse of our many IT, Business and Management training courses: we offer SEO Training, Photoshop Training, PRINCE2 Training, HR Training and Train the Trainer Training in Brighton, Sussex.
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Posted by Alistair Wylie in Human Resources Training, Train the Trainer Training on June 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We hope that you have found this overview of PRINCE2 and its Processes and Themes useful. If you’d like to learn more, why not attend one of our PRINCE2 Foundation or PRINCE2 Practitioner training courses in Brighton, Sussex. To finish, here’s a brief re-cap and overview of PRINCE2 and its benefits.
When did PRINCE2 first begin?
PRINCE (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) was begun in 1989 by Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency. This was later turned into PRINCE2 by project management specialists. More than 150 organisations reviewed the method, and it was released in October 1996. In 2009 the methodology was further updated to PRINCE2:2009
Who uses PRINCE2?
PRINCE2 is seen as the approach to meet the needs of business. It is widely used in both public and private sectors and is the standard for project management within the UK and internationally.
What does the training involve?
The training will explain the processes which will cover all the activities that you need for a project from the start to the finish. This will demonstrate how a business justification’s flexibility is applied to a project. It implements a well thought out organisational structure for the project and its management team. This will show how a management project should be conducted and give it much more structure.
How do I start training?
If you have no prior experience with PRINCE2 you have two options. The first option you have is taking the Foundation course. The second option is taking this alongside a Practitioner course. This will allow you to become a fully qualified Practitioner.
Foundation training benefits.
These include being able to understand a structured approach to project management as well as enhancing your CV and so increasing your career prospects.
What does a Foundation Course involve?
This will provide you will prepare you for the foundation Certificate examination, as well as giving you a comprehensive introduction to PRINCE2. Here are the objectives for this course and what you should be able to do after you have completed it:
- Recognise the factors that enable a successful project to be delivered
on time, within its budget and according to its expectations.
- Describe any PRINCE2 components,techniques and processes.
- Understand and utilise main PRINCE2 terminology.
- Take part in the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate Examination.
Practitioner training benefits?
This will boost your confidence in managing or participating in projects, gain you experience in the main PRINCE2 techniques, and you will become a PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner, which will mean that you career prospects will be greatly enhanced.
What does this cover?
This covers the components, processes and techniques used in a PRINCE2 Project Management Method. The course will also mean you are prepared for APM Group examinations. The objectives for this course includes:
- How the PRINCE2 method can be tailored to suit many projects.
- How to recognise the terminology used in PRINCE2.
- How to put PRINCE2 into practise in a given scenario.
- Be properly prepared for and able to take the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination.
PRINCE2 training is vital for anyone wishing involved in project management and who wishes to do well. The benefits are not just restricted to project management either as many individuals have found that PRINCE2 can be applied to many other areas with great effect.
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Posted by Alistair Wylie in PRINCE2 Training on March 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
I am getting conflicting advice on Six Sigma Certification from different Training Companines offering Six Sigma Greenbelt Training. Can you clarify?
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Posted by Aaron Charlie in Six Sigma Training on May 13th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
DPMO (defects per million opportunities) may suggest that Six Sigma is simply for the manufacturing industry; however Six Sigma has now been successfully implemented in many types of service industry. In fact many of our clients for Six Sigma training do not come from the manufacturing industry: Buckingham Palace, The Crown Prosecution Service and Virgin Atlantic to name a few. Although the term ‘defect’ suggests manufacturing to many, a defect can also mean deviations from customer requirements, needs or expectations. Examples of errors in a service business, or the service aspect of a product -related business, include the poor quality of information exchanged between employees and customers, and excessive wait times for customer service or delivery.
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Posted by Aaron Charlie in Six Sigma Training on November 19th, 2007 | No Comments »
