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"Learning
should be relevant, significant and meaningful to the learner at
every stage of the facilitative process. It should make sense and
be of use in the learner's real world"
Extract from "Training and Development",
The National Forum for Human Resource Development,
November 1994
Do you want
to...
- Organise
information, resources, research, and people into
effective training programmes?
- Build
support and enthusiasm for your ideas with employees,
peers, management, and funders.
- Enhance
presentations with visual aids, group participation and
games? You'll get dozens of exciting, up-to-the-minute
ideas!
- Simplify
programme planning and development - and save time,
money, and energy from start to finish?
- Achieve
your goals and build your reputation as a training
"professional" who gets tangible results?
- Link
your training and business strategy more closely.
- Get
Qualified: a nationally recognised step towards and
supporting:
- Certificate
in Education to teach in Further Education
establishments
- Training
Awards (NVQ Level 4 and 5)
- Assessor
Awards (NVQ D32, D33)
- Institute
of Training and Development Qualified Membership
What is
the City & Guilds 7306 Adult Trainers Award?
This is a
specially designed course providing a general introduction to the
roles, responsibilities and techniques of a
Teacher/Trainer/Facilitator entering Further Education and/or
Adult Training.
Participants will have the opportunity to gain the:
- 7306 (NVQ3:
gained through production of portfolio of experience)
What are the
aims of the 7306?
The
course aims:
- To provide
the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience
required for the role of teacher/trainer/facilitator,
which will enable students to develop their
self-awareness and confidence necessary for
teaching/training individuals or groups of learners
- To provide an
introduction to the principles and methods of learning,
and the design and implementation of learning programme
and schemes of work
- To provide
the student with the skills necessary to identify and
understand the methods of effective assessment and self
evaluation
- To provide
practice in the study of effective communication skills
needed in relation to teaching/training/facilitation
- To provide
the student with the ability to recognise the roles and
responsibilities of a teacher/trainer/facilitator with
regard to health and safety issues, Equal Opportunities
and working as a member of a team
Why the
VSTU's approach is special
It is the VSTU's
aim to meet our clients needs through the highest quality
training. This award is unique for whilst complying with City
& Guilds assessment criteria for Adult Teaching, the VSTU
promotes the need of the Voluntary Sector and Training in the
1990's. The course is adapted to:
- Relate course
content to voluntary sector ethos.
- Relate course
content to National Training Initiatives, not just for
Further Education Philosophy.
- Relate course
content to "real-world facilitation" (A model
by P Clements and T Spinks), not just traditional
classroom teaching.
Benefits
of this award for you and your organisation:
- Training on a
budget! Find out about ways to motivate the adult
learner.
- Keep
participants on the edge of their seats with 34 ways to
build audience rapport and participation.
- How to use
case studies, games, discussion and other techniques to
make training fun and exciting.
- Create visual
aids that double your teaching effectiveness.
- Learn what to
do about a participant who dominates discussions - and
prevents others from contributing their ideas.
- Get new
employees on track quickly with perfected training
strategies that take the pain out of orientation.
- Timing -
you'll understand exactly when to "speed-up"
and when to "slow-down".
- Learn to
judge when and how to use pre-prepared training materials
and other outside sources, without breaching copyright.
- Find out what
you should know about lighting, space, room arrangements
and other "physical" factors that affect the
learning experience.
- Develop
course books, handouts and materials that will continue
to be used long after the training session ends.
- Networking
with those who share your problems and challenges.
- You'll get
the energy and motivation to try new ideas and tackle
long-standing, nagging problems.
- You'll
increase your value as a true professional - well
trained, qualified and equipped with the latest
"intelligence"in your field.
About
the Facilitator
Tom Seaver
has been actively working in the teaching/training field for more
than twenty years, for organisations such as:
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