Design and planning of the training

Plan and design training

In planning your training you must set the training aim.  This is a statement of what the trainer hopes to achieve during the training session.  For example:

“This session will create a positive learning environment that encourages participants to get involved and to ask questions.”

The trainer will also need to decide on the learning outcomes, which are what the learners will gain from the training.  For example:

“By the end of the training session, learners will be able to

FINISH SENTENCE

When the training aim and learning outcomes have been set the means for achieving them needs to be designed.  The design process includes:

• Drawing up an effective training plan
• Selecting the most suitable training methods
• Choosing the times and places for the training
• Allocating learning resources.

 

Training Session Plan

A training session plan is an organised description of the activities and resources you will use to guide a group toward a specific learning outcome.

The training session plan contains:

• Details the topics that you will teach
• How long each section should take
• the methods of instruction for each topic covered
• the measures you will use to check that people have learned what you needed them to learn.

It can be as simple as a brief outline, or more complex with scripts, prompts, and lists of questions that you plan to ask.

 

How to Develop a Training Session Plan

To develop a session plan, it’s useful to use a standard training plan template. This helps you organise material consistently over sessions and avoid duplicating topics.

• Step 1 – Define training aim and learning outcomes.
• Step 2 – List your key topics you want to cover and group them together.
• Step 3 – Organise your material by list all the points you need to cover in the order in which you will cover them. See Sub-Section 4.3 for dividing topics into manageable chunks.
• Step 4 – Plan training methods/activities. Think about how you will teach this material. Use several raining activities to keep learners engaged and to appeal to people with different learning styles.
• Step 5 – Include assessment. Think about when you will check that learners have understood key points. Build in learning checks and question-and-answer sessions and include these in your template.
• Step 6 – include evaluation also. Consider how you will evaluate the session.
• Step 7 – Focus on timing. Think about the timing of your session. Some concepts or skills will take more time to master than others. Record the time you will allocate for each topic on your training plan.

 

Dividing a Course into Sessions

Another way to plan your training and make it more manageable is to divide the content into workable sessions and to organise the sessions in the most logical order for effective learning.