Training for Trainers’ Skill Development: Training and Adult Learning Theory

Level: Advanced Practice – (Lineworker, Supervisor, Manager)

Credits: 6

Intended Audience: For experienced lineworkers, supervisors and managers who wish to develop training skills

Intended Objectives:

• Identify how training is a tool for organizations for employee recruitment, development, and retention
• Identify how training is a tool for organizations to address organizational change
• Identify Resources need to for an effective training program within an organization
• Recognize at least 4 theories on adult learning
• Identify Sensory Styles of learners
• Identify training techniques associated with sensory styles
• Articulate how training can be used effectively by an organization
• Articulate at least one description of a training management system within an organization
• Participate in identifying a learning style via completion of a learning style inventory

Topics Include:

• The role of Training in Organizations
• Training management systems
• Resources needed to deliver training as an organization and as a trainer
• Adult Learning Theory
• Developing training to sensory styles
• Identifying Learning Style via taking Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory
• Developing training via the participant’s identified preferred learning style