Training Methodologies
Interactive Methods
There are many ways that you can break up training sessions and keep trainees attentive and involved, including the below:
Quizzez
Small Group Discussions
Case Studies
Active Summaries
Q & A Sessions
Question Cards
Role-Playing
Participant Control
Demonstrations
Other Activation
* Create A Personal Action Plan
* Raise Arguments To Issues In The Lecture
* Paraphrase Important Or Complex Points In The Lecture
Advantages
- Interactive sessions keep trainees engaged in the training, which make them more receptive to the new information.
- They make training more fun and ejoyable.
- They provide ways for veteran employees to pass on knowledge and experience to newer employees.
- They can provide in-session feedback to trainers on how well trainees are learning.
Hands-On Training
Experiential hands-on training offers serveral more effective techniques for teaching employees, including the below:
Cross - Traning
Demonstrations
Coaching
Apprenticeships
Drills
Advantages
- Hands-on training methods are effective for training in new procedures and new equipment.
- They are immediately applicable to trainees' jobs
- They allow trainers to immediately determine whether a trainee has learned the new skill or procedure.
Instructor-Led Training
Instructor-led training remains one of the most popular training techniques for trainers. There are many types including:
Blackboard or Whiteboard
Overhead Projector
Video Portion
PowerPoint Presentation
Storytelling
Advantages
- Instructor-led classroom training is an efficient method for presenting a large body of material to large or small groups of employees.
- It is a personal, face-to-face type of training as opposed to computer-based training and other methods we will discuss later.
- It insures that everyone gets the same information at the same time.
- It is cost-effective, especially when not outsourced to guest speakers.
- Storytelling grabs people's attention.
Blended Learning Approach
Blended learning is a commonsense concept that results in great learning success. The blended learning approach is simply acknowledging that one size doesn't fit all when it comes to training. In a nutshell, blended learning means using more than one training method to train on one subject.