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Trainer Essentials Power Hour

Philippa Hammond

You’re a subject matter expert …

And you’d love to take your first steps in training – but don’t know where to start?

Or your employer has tasked you with delivering training because you’re great at your job … so of course you’ll be able to train … but they haven’t actually trained you how to train?

It can feel like you’re stuck with no way out, onwards or upwards.

For the SME, building professional training skills unlocks doors of opportunity.

So here’s your very first step into your new world:

A Trainer Essentials online Power Hour with me

🌟A new way to shine

🌟Supporting others to develop and achieve

🌟New personal development and fulfilment

Here’s how it works

Preparation

You’ll consider ‘who are you, what do you do and what makes you the go-to person for learners?’

This will help you focus on why you’re taking this professional step up.

Your session

Our interactive discussion-led one hour online session will feature

🌟Insider essentials:

Why organisations train – the drivers

What gets in the way – the blocks

The point and purpose of training

Why and how adults learn

🌟The ADDIE training cycle – how to:

Analyse your audience and stakeholder needs

Design your Aim, Objectives and Agenda for sign off

Develop your content

Implement your training – facilitation, Q&A and audience management essentials

Evaluate your training at four levels

Post session

I’ll send you a PDF with your session notes and reading for further personal development

It’s an overview to kickstart your new trainer journey.

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If you’d like to know more or book a private 1-1 online session, contact me here

Philippa Hammond

Testimonials: Train the Trainer

Philippa Hammond

Train the Trainer in-person in-house programme

Train the Trainer Nov 2022

Very professional. Obvious high knowledge on the topic. Would recommend anyone to attend one of your courses.

Being mentored from day 1 to be able to stand up in front of a room is a testament to the training received.

(I will) change my delivery of training material from the previous regimented military way I was previously taught!!

Roddy MacDonald, Chief Pilot and Head of Training, Qinetiq

V. well resourced, practised and delivered in confident and interesting style.

The facilitation section using different techniques to explain was v. clever!

(I intend) to develop and reform our training attitude at our company.

Well run, friendly, atmosphere.

Emily Curnow Pilot, Isles of Scilly Skybus

We talked about development of interpersonal skills which was very valuable.

(Trainer knowledge, expertise, delivery style etc) Excellent

Eva Wilkinson, Safety Performance Manager, CAA

Enjoyed the confidence gained to present material during the course

Neil Tait, Airworthiness Surveyor, CAA

Very good knowledge, very professional and a good friendly delivery style. Open to questions and provided clarification to queries as and when requested.

Interactive techniques and demonstrating other ways of delivering training and keep delegates engaged away from PowerPoint.

(I will) be more interactive with delegates, use different delivery methods and try not to slip back into the potentially easier route of just reusing handed down PowerPoint material.

A well structured and varied three days.

Adam Skinner, Design and Certification Specialist, CAA

Depth of experience. Very knowledgeable.

Very valuable on a personal level.

Phillip Hewer, Airworthiness Surveyor, CAA

Cannot fault in any way. Knowledge was incredible, approach and delivery style warming, engaging and extremely clear.

Planning, structure techniques were very useful in assisting with preparing material.

Steve Oliver, Airworthiness Surveyor, CAA

Philippa’s attention to detail, knowledge of style has shown me how to be a professional trainer, very impressed with her course.

Damien Gilbert, Power Plant Training Engineer, Rolls Royce

(I will) further my journey to gain my goal of becoming an instructor. I will continue to improve and gain further skills from what I received these last few days.

Stephen Gormley, Technical Supervisor, Cumberland Platforms

Clearly knows the subject inside out, great delivery style and expertise.

It has helped to handle my nerves. Brilliant tips for a varied presentation / training course.

I have been asked to become an SME and part of that will be to give training in the subject.

I liked that it was not death by PowerPoint. It was great, thankyou.

Sara Glastonbury, Airworthiness Surveyor, CAA

July 2022

High knowledge, high expertise. Perfect delivery style.

Igor Panic, Captain, Air Astana

All objectives were met to a level more than I thought possible in the time of available.

Clear and obvious knowledge demonstrated with an enviable delivery style of ease and flow.

Obvious confidence improvement – tools and skills to manage legacy training I have inherited.

I will find it easy to create content.

Constant participation methods were a big help.

Michael Blake, Technical Trainer, Lufthansa

I arrived as a complete novice and feel I have learnt from all the objectives.

The delivery style was very friendly and encouraging. Philippa’s knowledge shows as her presentation is very free flowing.

Most useful – The constant practise of speaking in front of groups

I plan to apply for a new job or career as an instructor.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire course and the 3 days have flown by thank you

James Harris, B1 Aircraft Engineer

Very relaxed confident personable knowledgeable – put all the delegates at ease and a visible improvement in all of us

(I will use) all the confidence and speaking bits, presentation etc every week

I really enjoyed the course, will recommend to other surveyors

Paul Harris, Airworthiness Surveyor, CAA

About the Train the Trainer programme

Contact

Latest news – Upcoming Training And Instructional Techniques course

Philippa Hammond

Delighted to say that next week I’m delivering another of the Training and Instructional Techniques courses I designed for the Civil Aviation Authority International at Gatwick Airport.

It’s a public course, for aspiring, new and developing trainers, and for brushing up the basics if it’s been a while.

Subject matter experts are a brilliant resource in your business, and with this three day in classroom course at Gatwick, your SMEs will start their journey to become an extra asset – with the new knowledge, skills and mindsets they need to pass on that expertise to your people.

It’s practical and engaging and on the last day every delegate delivers a short training presentation to the group with discussion and feedback.

If you’d like to book a place or find out about later courses, details here

If you’d like to discuss the course content, let me know.

Contact

Philippa Hammond

Train the Trainer 3-day programme

Philippa Hammond

Develop your subject matter experts into confident new trainers!

Train the Trainer in-house corporate development events

With Philippa Hammond

Brighton, Sussex, UK and beyond

Your people need to be able to achieve your organisation’s mission, vision and values – and to do that, you need great trainers.

‘You’re great at your job, so you’ll be great at training it!’

Sound familiar?

It’s a bit like saying ‘you’re a great football player – so you can drive the team bus to the next match!’

But do they understand how and why adults learn, current learning and development thinking, practical training, facilitation and presentation techniques that work?

Training’s a very particular set of knowledge, skills and mindsets – and these can be learned.

Train the Trainer 3-day development programme

This programme offers an introduction to essential training skills.

Delegates explore key training topics, with practical elements and individual feedback throughout.

Audience

A practical first step for aspiring and new trainers who are subject matter experts

A practical refresher for returning trainers

A practical introduction to training for delegates new to the learning and development management role

Suitable for any field and industry – the course can happily blend delegates from many different organisations

Train the Trainer Testimonials

Course Information

Aim To introduce, practice and develop essential new knowledge, skills and mindsets that prepare your trainers to train

Style A fast-paced, participative, interactive 70:20:10 approach. Tuition, discussion, practical exercises, prepared presentations, reflection, with peer group and tutor’s honest, respectful and constructive feedback

Location This is an in-house event held at your preferred venue

Online option Please contact me if you would like to discuss a bespoke online group event

Objectives and learning outcomes

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Explain

The ADDIE training cycle

The 70:20:10 approach

How to do a learning needs analysis

The Kirkpatrick evaluation system

Demonstrate

Planning and preparing their own short training session with a visual aid

Exercises for developing confidence, their professional voice and effective body language

Deliver

Their own short training session

Feedback on observed sessions

Pre course preparation

Short reading list and video playlist

For Day 1: All delegates prepare to give their thirty-second elevator pitch – their answer to ‘who are you, what do you do and what makes you so great?’

For Day 3: Delegates design and prepare to deliver their own short training presentations

Course Programme

Day 1

All about you

Welcome, course introduction, aim and objectives

Developing confidence in your professional trainer brand – prepared elevator pitches with feedback to build control over nerves, body language, voice

Learning and learners, training and trainers

The trainer role and training in organisations

Why organisations train – and what are the blocks

Why and how adults learn

Day 2

The ADDIE Training Cycle

Audience learning needs analysis

Training design, setting aim and SMARTER objectives

Developing training – gathering, writing and structuring material, delivery methods, PowerPoint

Implementing and delivering training: public speaking and presentation skills including dealing with people, questions and challenging situations

Introducing facilitation skills

Day 3

Practical

Delegates deliver their own prepared short training presentations to the group

Reflection, discussion and shared peer group and tutor feedback throughout for post course continuing professional development

Evaluation matters

Evaluating training: delegates’ reaction, learning and new behaviour, and the effect of the training on their organisation

Personal development plans and conclusions

Post course reading and playlist

Delegate response to Train the Trainer

‘The facilitation section using different techniques to explain was v. clever!’

Emily Curnow
Pilot
Isles of Scilly Skybus

‘Would recommend anyone to attend one of your courses. Being mentored from day 1 to be able to stand up in front of a room is a testament to the training received.’

Roddy MacDonald
Chief Pilot and Head of Training
Qinetiq

‘Philippa’s attention to detail has shown me how to be a professional trainer. Very impressed with her course.’

Damien Gilbert
Power Plant Training Engineer
Rolls Royce

‘Knowledge was incredible. Approach and delivery style warming, engaging and extremely clear.’

Steve Oliver
Airworthiness Surveyor
CAA

‘Interactive techniques and demonstrating other ways of delivering training and keep delegates engaged, away from PowerPoint. A well structured and varied three days.’

Adam Skinner
Design and Certification Specialist
CAA

Fees

Contact For discussion and bookings

Philippa Hammond