All About A Corporate Training Workshop That You Should Know

25th June 2022

We all must have attended at least one workshop in our lives and maybe one or two training sessions. Now, people have often felt that the purpose of a workshop and training is the same and both are synonymous with each other.

However, workshop vs training is a concept, for real. In a training, participants deal with easy and not so complex cases. These cases are often familiar to all participants to demonstrate the methodology. But, in a workshop, participants practice real-life scenario and their perceptions become clear.

Trainer programs arranged by learning and development segment can be various types. It can be a master trainer program, webinar-based program, online meetings, webinar marketing, live events, and so on. There are numerous video conferencing tools that are being used for conducting training programs. These tools are quite cost-effective and some also provide live stream facilities.

TRAINING OR TEACHING?

One thing everyone should keep in mind is that these training programs are not hand-holding or spoon-feeding approaches. On that note, let’s discuss the difference between train and teaching.
 

Therefore, when it comes to training it is a core practical method where the significant amount of contribution of trainers and trainees makes a training session successful. When choosing a trainer, it is always important to check the trainer's competency framework. To cut it short, the trainers’ competency framework is a matrix where the general skills of a trainer are being placed and then it is checked if the trainer chosen is having those skills or not.

TRAINER COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK (KEY FEATURES):

Generally, there are 7 skills that a trainer must possess. Tallying these skills corporate leaders can have the answer to HOW TO SELECT A TRAINER FOR YOUR COMPANY. A person must have acquired these skills to become a successful trainer for any training purpose and in the corporate sector, the value of these skills is quite essential.

• Having a sane technological skill is quite a mandatory criterion that a trainer must possess. The ability to use technologically advanced gadgets will always give trainers an edge.
   
• The communication skills of trainers must be extremely smooth and nonchalant so that while interacting with trainees there is no blank space. This enhances the quality of training.
   
• Trainers should be adaptable and flexible to a great extent. If trainees feel that the training program is not suitable for them or that is beyond their capabilities, trainers should have the potential to switch the program to something useful for the participants.
   
• Organizing courses and training programs according to the needs of trainees is another important skill of a trainer.
   
• Engaging employees in training sessions is a major talent that trainers must-have. They should be able to instigate employees or trainees to participate actively in training sessions.
   
• Trainers must be tactical enough to assess employees as well as the knowledge or skills that employee has retained.
   
• Designing course material requires lots of research work that is relevant to the training program. Trainers work hard to construct a training course material with almost accurate perfection.

Qualities or qualifications of a trainer are vital things that one must look for while hiring the trainer for any workshop, seminar, or webinar. Training a leader or any organizational employee is of prime importance because everyone wants to work in an organization that is well-trained. An internal train-the-trainer is of multiple benefits if the trainer has the capacity to effectively train employees at a scale.

HOW TO DEVELOP A TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM?

There are certain factors that must be kept in mind while designing a train the trainer program.
 

A train-the-trainer model must be designed keeping in mind the availability of the participants, i.e., the employees. If the workplace is having a hybrid model of work, trainers must be efficient enough to conduct live webinars as training sessions. It can be a Zoho meeting, Google meeting, Skype calls, etc.

Budget is definitely an important aspect of every train-the-trainer model. An internal training session is obviously cost-effective. The webinar features should also be taken into consideration while creating a training model. Subject matter experts should be able to deal with the software or application through which training will be conducted. It should be a simple platform where participants can also appear for post-training assignment sessions to evaluate if they’ve learned what they were looking for.

TRAIN-THE-TRAINER TIPS (HOW TO CHOOSE A CORRECT TRAINING WORKSHOP):

If a training session is meant for participants or not can be understood if certain specific things are always taken into account. The purpose of a train-the-trainer workshop is to give participants real-life experience of what they should be practicing in their life for real.

Now then, the requirement of every employee is different and so is their mental capabilities. Therefore, before participating in a workshop there are certain things that a trainee must look for.
 

• First thing first, a trainee must be aware of the course content of a training program. We have already mentioned that every training workshop has a purpose. It is meant for an upskilling or upgrading purpose and it is based on the individual level. A trainee should ask if the training model is having customized or tailored course material that suits her/his requirement.
   
• Reputation matters a lot. Knowledge is prevailing everywhere but accreditation and validation are of utter importance. If the training workshop is not an internal workshop, trainees must discuss a training workshop (or program) with colleagues, HR, or others who have attended the session earlier.
   
• While attending a training workshop, you should be aware of the workshop is providing additional values like answering your queries once the workshop is over. There are multiple scenarios where trainees have faced problems in exercising new skills that they have learned from the train-the-trainer workshop. Before joining a training session, trainees should ask if they can get additional support or not.
   
• Alumni resource is an important aspect of a training workshop session. A professional training workshop must have a well-built social media presence where training alumni can stay connected and share their views on various corporate as well as non-corporate topics that are related to training and development. A long-term connection is always valuable.
   
• This one is quite notable because based on this a trainee will be able to attend the workshop. If a trainee is staying in Nevada and a week-long training workshop is being conducted in Utah, it will be impossible for a trainee to travel there and attend it. Therefore, it should be known to the trainee if the training workshop is available in onsite, webinar-based, or live-online mode.
   
• A trainee will get to know if she/he has learned the stuff being taught in the training workshop once the trainers give concrete feedback. A learning experience becomes fruitful when a trainee receives feedback based on the post-training assessment. A good quality train-the-trainer workshop teaches trainees how to utilize the opportunity to practice new techniques and skills in the classroom. It will also give constructive feedback on trainees’ efforts so they can learn more effectively.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Choosing a training workshop like a master trainer program is based on these above-mentioned factors like trainer competency framework, tips on how to choose a training workshop, requirements of the trainees, and so on.

Thus, if you want to know in detail about a master training program that is customized and meets your demands, feel free to call our toll-free number: 1800-212-6400.

Written By : Sudeshna Guha Thakurta