Course Duration
80 hours (10 days)
Course Fees
S$2900.00/- per pax (GST inclusive)
Venue: Main Office (Bendemeer)
72 Bendemeer Road, #03-29 Luzerne, Singapore 339941
More Information
IN-HOUSE training available (terms and condition apply)
Course Objective
- On completion of the programme, participants will be able to:-
- Understand and explain the training concept and it’s strategic role in assisting organization towards better growth.
- Explain the concept, approach and methodology to conduct training needs analysis in the organization.
- Identify the actual training needs for the specific position in the organization thus developing a systematic training program for the purpose of employee career development.
- Design and develop training modules.
- Use a hi-impact learning approach during training in order to create interactive, informative, fun and enjoyable training session.
- Understand and explain the principles of effective presentations.
- Design an evaluation criteria, methodology and system to assess the impact of training on the participants.
METHODOLOGY
The workshop will include lectures, role-play, case studies and simulation activities.
Course Content
DAY ONE
9.00 am
- Understanding How Adults Really Learn
- Introduction to Accelerated Learning (AL) methodology Principles of The Profession
10.30 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
11.00 am
- The instructor-centered versus the participant-centered approach to learning
- How traditional training tends to stifle real learning
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( one hour )
2.00 pm
- Different Learning Styles and How To Accommodate Them
- The different needs of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners
3.00 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
3.30 pm
- VAKI principle—training strategies for each type
- How to reach all learning modalities when conducting training
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 1.
DAY TWO
9.00 am
- Engagement Strategies For Enhanced Learning
- Keeping your participants alert, engaged, open and relaxed
- Using rapport-building techniques with success
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Using activities and games to reinforce the learning
- Implementing a variety of learning exercises
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( one hour )
2.00 pm
- Energizing Computer-based Training
- Inherent problems with computer-based training and what to do about them
- Creative strategies for revitalizing technical training
- How to make computer-based training practical for all learning styles
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
4.00 pm
- How to make computer-based training practical for all learning styles
- Special room set-up allowing for a flexible and fluid training environment
- Formative Theory Assessment
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 2.
DAY THREE
9.00 am
- Taking On E-learning
- Advantages and disadvantages with e-learning
- Synchronous versus Asynchronous e-learning
- Why Blended Learning is the ideal solution
- The 4 secret pillars of e-learning
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Combining Media To Make An Impact
- Avoiding “death by powerpoint”. Use simple methods to create compelling visuals—what to include and what to leave out
- Do’s and don’ts of PowerPoint
- Using brain-compatible flip-chart techniques that increase peripheral learning by up to 80%
- Creating great flip-charts (stick people are OK)
- Using music to enhance learning
- Engaging the image-brain for rapid memorization
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( One Hour )
2.00 pm
- Presenting Information For Optimum Comprehension and Recall
- Why “data dumping” is severely counter-productive
- Various techniques to reinforce memorization and “lock-in” new content
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 Minutes )
4.00 pm
- How peripherals can significantly increase learning
- HOT Tips for your trainer toolbox
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 3.
DAY FOUR
9.00 am
- 4 Key Presentation Strategies
- 3 step power formula for providing a global understanding of the material presented
- How to “chunk” information for easy assimilation
- “Signal phrases” and how to use them
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- How to revisit content in multiple ways and why it’s so important
- What to do when there’s not enough time to deliver all the material
1.00 pm – Lunch Break (One Hour )
2.00 pm
- Handling “difficult” participants with ease
- Techniques for effectively dealing with the most common types
- Prevention steps to avoid the encounter in the first place
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
4.00 pm
- Listening Skills
- 2 common myths
- 3 levels of listening
- How to encourage “active listening”
- 10 tips to becoming a better listener
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 4.
DAY FIVE
9.00 am
- How To Field Questions
- Avoid 3 common mistakes when responding to questions
- When should you re-direct questions?
- 5 tips on fielding questions
- How to ensure equal “air-time” for everyone in the room
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Facilitating Activities and Giving Clear Directions
- Taking off the hat of Subject Matter Expert and donning the hat of Facilitator
- How to give clear, to-the-point directions that get participants immediately engaged and on task
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( One Hour )
2.00 pm
- Brain-Compatible Training Techniques
- Brain facts
- Why you need to present information to both sides of the brain
4.00 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
4.30 pm
- Brain energizers
- Formative Skill Assessment
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 5.
DAY SIX
9.00 am
- Presentation Skills—Voice & Body Language
- Assessing your voice
- Strengthening your voice
- Using your voice for maximum impact:
- The power of the pause
- How to achieve an even “pace”
- How to use tone and inflection to convey your message
- Why varying your volume can make a difference
- How to avoid “verbal sabotage”
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
Creating “stage presence:”
- Ensuring that your body language is congruent with your message
- Avoiding annoying gestures that detract from your message
- Learning to move with purpose
- Injecting energy and grace into your movements
- Including your audience
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( one hour )
2.00 pm
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Presenting
- How you look
- How you sound
- What you say
- Practical tips
Opening a Training Session
- How to build “instant” rapport with participants, melt resistance, and get buy-in from the beginning
- Overcoming learning barriers
- Creative ways to open a training session
- Setting ground rules and why they are important in participative training
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
4.00 pm
- Closing a Training Session
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Allowing reflection on the content to create a sense of “ownership”
- Wrap-up techniques and action plans to cement the commitment to continued learning and application
- If it’s worth learning, it’s worth celebrating—appropriate, memorable ways to conclude a course
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 6.
DAY SEVEN
9.00 am
- Managing the Classroom/Training room
- The number 1 factor affecting learning that most trainers don’t even know about, and how to use it to boost comprehension and retention
- Directing the group’s focus
- Helping ALL learners keep up with the pace of classroom instruction
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Physical & Mental Energizers
- Use physical and mental energizers to:
- Recharge a group when the energy is waning
- Increase alertness and attention
- Transition to a new topic
- How To Debrief an Activity
- Skillfully “draw out” the learning
- Making the intangible tangible
- Using a clear-cut model for effective debriefs
- Questions to use with any group
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( One Hour )
2.00 pm
- How To Give Feedback/Coaching
- Making feedback easy using a 5 step process
- 5 Deadly Mistakes Trainers Should Avoid
- Understanding what creates a negative training climate and shuts down learning
- Liven Up Your Training (special bonus section)
- Learning activities and games you can easily replicate that will motivate learners, boost their energy, and make retention soar
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 Minutes )
4.00 pm
- Creating an Optimum Training Environment (no matter where you train!)
- How the environment impacts learning
- Elements of a positive, stimulating training environment
- 4 important factors for choosing a room, and what to do when you have no choice
- Bonus: A handy “Setting the Stage” check list
- Summative Theory Assessment
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 7.
DAY EIGHT
9.00 am
- Needs Assessments and Surveys
- Gathering reliable data
- 6 assessment methods
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Writing a needs assessment survey
- One easy and quick way to conduct a needs assessment when there’s not enough time or resources
1.00 pm – Lunch Break (One Hour )
2.00 pm
- Crafting Clear Training Objectives
- Blooms Taxonomy made simple
- Creating clear behavioral and competency-based training objectives
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
4.00 pm
- Identifying objective statements under each of the three learning domains (cognitive, affective, psycho-motor)
- Ensuring module objectives and learning activities are aligned with overall course objectives
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 8.
DAY NINE
9.00 am
- Instructional Design Strategies & Tools
- How to plan effective, concise training modules that meet learning objectives
- The secret unveiled: The 6 phases of Accelerated Learning training—high level overview
- Instructional Design 101: The basics—street-level view
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Content versus Process—The Focus/Diffuse principle
- How to organize and sequence content in a logical, brain-friendly fashion
- Instructional design planning sheets and reference tools
- Guidelines for developing relevant learning activities and ensuring participants are involved in their learning
1.00 pm – Lunch Break ( One Hour )
2.00 pm
- How to create compelling, interactive handouts/workbooks
- Bonus: Our handy Accelerated Learning Course Design checklist
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 Minutes )
4.00 pm
- Participant presentations (time-permitting)
- Participants will have an opportunity to prepare and deliver one or more presentations and receive personal feedback and coaching from the lead trainer and peers
- Summative Skills Assessment
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary & End of Day 9.
DAY TEN
9.00 am
- Assessments/Evaluations of Learners
- How do we know they know? Summative and Formative assessments
10.00 am – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
10.30 am
- Developing interim and final evaluations
- Constructing effective test questions—do’s and don’ts
1.00 pm – Lunch Break (One Hour )
2.00 pm
- Evaluating the Training
- Introduction to Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of learning evaluation
- Referencing Kirkpatrick’s learning evaluation grid
3.30 pm – Tea Break ( 30 minutes )
4.00 pm
- Constructing a simple evaluation tool
- How to incorporate feedback into future training efforts
5.00 pm – TTT Training Summary for the whole session.
Certification
Certificate will be awarded to participants who successfully complete the course and pass the assessment.
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