Training of Trainers (5 days)

How to design, deliver and follow-up a training course

Next course

  • 21 May – 25 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

Registration and course fees

Registration and payment deadline: 14 May 2012. Early bird fee available for payments until 21 March 2012.

Early bird fee / Full fee :

Above fees are in Swiss francs (CHF). Online currency converter: CHF to USD CHF to EUR CHF to GBP. These are indicative rates, provided by XE Currency Converter.

10% discount for returning students (within 12 months since the last course) or additional course participants from same organisation.

To register, please fill in the online registration form, or download the form and send it to us by email. For further inquiries, please contact us.

Course overview

Click here to download the course leaflet (PDF format).

Knowing a subject is not enough to train on it. Training adults requires specific competencies. This course provides methods and tools to ensure efficient learning processes. It focuses on adult learning principles, and includes all stages of the learning cycle:

  • Training needs assessment
  • Methods, techniques and tools to properly design and deliver a training course
  • Training course follow-up.

This course gives the opportunity for each participant to practice methods and tools.

This course is also available in French. Ce cours peut également être animé en français.

Who should attend

The course will benefit in particular:

  • Trainers
  • Heads of training units
  • Human resources managers and other managers involved in training

How you and your organisation will benefit – Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants have understood the basics of adult learning and are able to train a group in full respect of the methods, techniques and tools for adult learning.

Participants are able to identify training needs, to design a training session and to ensure a proper follow-up of a course both for the clients (evaluation) and for the trainees (knowledge transfer).

Course programme

The training course is based on a series of modules, which can be adapted to the requirements of the course participants. The emphasis is put on practice and exercises rather than on presentations:

  • Group-work
  • Brainstorming
  • Questions and answers
  • Role play
  • Simulation
  • Short presentations
Day 1 1. Concepts of adult learning

  • Adult Learning Cycle
  • Principles / notions of adult learning
  • The role of a trainer

2. Delivering a training course

  • How to start a course
  • Reasons and rules for “morning recap”
Day 2+3 2. Delivering a training course (cont.)

  • Course Methods, Techniques and Tools
  • Facilitating discussions
  • Dealing with all trainees
  • Conducting end of course evaluation
  • Practical exercises: Preparing and delivering a session
Day 4 3. Designing a training course

  • How to do a Training Needs Assessment (TNA): Concept and tools
  • Defining objectives and course structure
Day 5 4. Course follow-up

  • Learning evaluation
  • Knowledge transfer evaluation
  • Evaluation of course outcome

Individual consultation

As a participant, you can obtain an individual consultation from one of the trainers during the course on how to further develop a project of your own.