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Delivering Training With Confidence

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Prerequisites 

None

Course description

This training for trainers is designed for librarians, technical professionals, supervisors and managers whose job assignments include: delivering training, orienting new staff, or providing bibliographic instruction to graduate students. The program is designed to ground participants in theories, models, and practical methods, and to help participants gain tools for professional development.

Why take this course?

This practical workshop strengthens participants' training delivery skills through self- assessment, practice, and feedback. It broadens participants' understanding of the role of the facilitator in creating a learning environment, resulting in increased effectiveness. If you want to build training capacity internally through expansion of staff skills, this program is the place to start.

What you will learn

You will learn what motivates adults to learn, and how to identify your natural training orientation. You will learn how to adapt your training approach to the learning styles of people you train. You will identify key aspects of the role of the facilitator in the classroom, and practice elements of communication, presence, and facilitation in the context of training delivery.

Topics covered include

  • Theories of adult learning
  • Models for understanding learning styles
  • Frameworks for identifying your natural training approach
  • Keys for matching training approach to the needs of the learner
  • Roles of the facilitator in adult learning
  • Key elements of guiding communication in groups
  • Tips for planfulness and presence

Course details

Course: M 200

Duration: 2 Days

Fee:

Members:   458.00
Non-Members:   655.00

Instructor: