Program Objective:

At the end of the seminar, the participants will be able to identify the most appropriate approach(es) and methods to achieve their training objectives. They will be able to design a training program, utilizing effective learning tools and activities.

Course Content:

I. Review of the High Impact Training Cycle, Adult Learning Principles, Multisensory Learning

• 1. Hearing, Seeing, Doing
• 2. Keeping Energy at its Peak
• 3. Instructional Materials
• 4. Conscious and Subliminal
• 5. Creativity and Imagination

II. Selecting the Appropriate Training Approaches in Meeting Target Outcomes

• 1. Job versus Core Competencies
• 2. Groups versus Individual
• 3. On Job / Off Job
• 4. Formal (Classroom) versus Informal (Coaching)
• 5. Budget Considerations

III. Survey of Training Methods

• 1. Content Focused
• 2. Activity / Process Focused
• 3. Results Focused

IV. Principles of Good Training Design

V. Developing a Process Design

• 1. Formulating a Conceptual Framework that Links TNA with the Design
• 2. Establishing / Integrating Relationships among Topics; the Developmental and Logical Sequencing of Topics
• 3. Determining Content Flow to Address Psychological Frame of Mind of Learners
• 4. Formulating a Process Strategy to Match Content with Method; the
• 5. Proper Sequencing of Training Methods
• 6. Group Work: Program Design, Presentations and Critique
• 7. Personal Action Planning

This module is another must for new trainers and university professors who have no background on instructional design. In this module, participants build their competencies in program design while utilizing effectively the principles of adult learning. Those who will attend must already have basic knowledge of the training and development function and training needs analysis.

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