Overview
Course duration: 2 days.
This course will ensure that you are equipped with the essential skills to give expert support, with confidence, in the planning and preparation of training events. It provides a good knowledge of training processes and best practice.
An effective training administrator co-ordinates the administrative activities of the training function. By maintaining and developing information systems, this enables the department to operate proactively in employee development and training.
Is it right for me?
Designed for administrators who have responsibility for supporting the training function. This course will help you to develop the knowledge and skills required to be a successful and confident training administrator.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Define the role, skills, qualities and attributes which lead to success
- Create training policies and your organisation’s strategy
- Keep up-to-date with training issues
- Establish training needs and create training plans
- Understand the training cycle and supporting system
- Identify learning styles
Pre-course Activity
Please bring with you examples of any documentation you currently use, for example pre-course questionnaires, evaluations etc.
This course requires the completion of a pre-course questionnaire in order that we can ensure that the course focuses on your key issues and needs, and those of your manager.
What will it cover?
The Successful Training Administrator
- Defining the role, skills and qualities and attributes which lead to success
- Exploring your organisation's strategy and training policy
- Keeping up to date with training issues
Establishing Training Needs
- Identifying the training needs at individual, departmental and organisational levels
- Structuring of training plans and how to administer them
- Understanding the learning and development cycle
- Awareness of different learning styles and how to provide for them
Organisation and Administration
- Maintaining records, systems and libraries
- Identifying effective routines and administrative systems - simplifying procedures and utilising check-lists
Managing Training Events
- Marketing your training event
- Identifying possible training solutions
- Exploring different training room environments
Document Design
- Creating joining instructions
- Designing pre-course questionnaires
- Planning evaluations
Personal Development
- Formulating an action plan
Trainer Profile
Teresa Benzinski
As training grows ever more important for businesses, the administration of events and programmes is a vital part in ensuring success. As a trainer with many years’ experience, I can honestly say that the quality of any session or course is as good as the care that goes into every detail of its planning and preparation.
On this two-day course, you’ll learn everything about truly effective training administration, from training needs analysis to final evaluation. The course is packed with useful and relevant information but is still highly interactive and fun. Best of all is the sheer variety of skills and knowledge that you’ll take back to your training environment.
The Faculty
Along with Bev Holloway, Alison Cowper, Hannah Kirk and George Baxter, Teresa Benzinski is part of the dedicated faculty team who will deliver this course.
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Recent delegates have said:
"Many thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed the course and found it very useful."