Train the trainer - 7 day event schedule

Objectives
By the end of a Train‑the‑Trainer program, participants should typically be able to:
- Deliver training content effectively, using presentation and facilitation skills
- Design structured learning experiences (agendas, activities, materials) using adult learning principles
- Model experiential training approaches (e.g. Kolb’s learning cycle) in their sessions
- Manage the learning environment, including group dynamics and disruptive behaviours
- Develop and use training materials (visuals, handouts, facilitation scripts) with confidence
- Lead practice training sessions and incorporate feedback to improve delivery
- Build capacity to scale training internally by teaching others
Instructions
Train‑the‑Trainer sessions are best scheduled when your organization is ready to:
- Enable scalable internal training, by equipping subject-matter experts or team leads to become trainers
- Roll out change initiatives or upskilling programs across multiple teams quickly and consistently
- Standardize training delivery, ensuring consistent messaging and learning experience across trainers and cohorts
- Develop an internal training team as part of talent and organisational development investment
Ideal facilitators include:
- Experienced trainers or external trainers who are deeply familiar with both training content and delivery best practices
- L&D professionals with experience in instructional design, learner engagement, and training evaluation
- Senior subject-matter experts who already have credibility in their field and can model professional facilitation effectively.
Author
Robert is the co-founder of SessionLab, an online platform that helps people design and facilitate better meetings. Besides developing SessionLab, time to time he also facilitates various workshops and training sessions and particularly enjoys process design for large group workshops. He was trained as a facilitator and internal soft skills trainer by BEST, a European youth NGO, where he conducted soft skill training sessions, facilitated strategic meetings, and designed and delivered train-the-trainer programmes within the organisation. During his years as a business process consultant, he got familiar with facilitating operative and strategic business meetings and large group workshops.
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