Train the trainer course for companies – in-house, Europe-wide
Train the Trainer Course: your experts run trainings people actually use
An in-house train the trainer course: two days after which your internal trainers and subject-matter experts design and deliver trainings in which the group works, and puts the content to use right away. Built on their own training topic, rehearsed in front of the group, with feedback.
From topic to training in two days
Four steps every good training goes through
Outcomes
What your trainers can do after the two days
Your people have the expertise. This course gives them the craft to pass it on so it lands in daily work.
Get a training to the point
Turn a topic into one core message and derive from it what belongs in the training and what does not.
Build a flow
Plan the arc of input, exercise and result, with realistic timings and an ending that secures the transfer.
Let the group work
Run exercises, steer small groups, collect results and give feedback that moves people forward.
Stand in front of a group
Present with few, strong slides, respond calmly to questions and objections, and handle difficult situations.
Three principles
What sets this train the trainer program apart from a lecture
A training is a workshop: people learn by doing something. This course is built exactly that way.
On your own training
Everyone brings the topic they will train next. The concept is built on it, the rehearsals use it. No case study from a foreign industry.
A task every ten minutes
The rule from 1.000 workshops: after every short input, the group works. Participants learn this rhythm by living it for two days.
Rehearsal with feedback
On day two, every participant delivers a section of their training to the group. Feedback follows fixed rules and shows what carries and what is still missing.
Content
The four building blocks of the course
Design on day one, delivery on day two. Which blocks get more room is settled together in the briefing.
Design
From topic to core message, from core message to learning goals. What people should be able to do afterwards decides every piece of content.
Flow and exercises
The arc of input, exercise and result. Activities with one rule each, small groups, timeboxes and a closing that secures the transfer.
Slides and material
Slides with one statement per page, big type and real photos. Worksheets and flip charts that carry the exercise.
Delivery
Presence, voice and questions. Giving feedback, keeping the energy up, and handling five types of difficult participants with ease.
How we work
How I work with your trainers
I have facilitated workshops and trainings since 2014, more than 1.000 to date. Out of that came a method that applies to any topic: one core message, an arc in six phases, activities with one rule each, and a toolbox of over 30 proven workshop methods. Your trainers learn exactly this method by applying it to their own topic.
Day two belongs to practice. Everyone delivers a section of their training, the group gives feedback by fixed rules, and the concept is sharpened. Whoever leaves the room has their next training in their pocket.
For L&D this means one shared standard for all internal trainings, a short briefing upfront, material included, on site on time. If your team also designs and runs workshops, the facilitation training for workshop facilitators is the natural companion.
The standard: day one design, day two rehearsals and feedback. Six to twelve people.
Structure, exercises and slide principles in one day, for groups that already train regularly.
Sparring before the first own training, or an online session after the first runs.
Take-aways
What is on the table at the end of the two days
Your own training concept
Core message, learning goals and the complete flow of the next own training as a journey map.
The exercises
Three to five activities for the own topic, each with a rule, a timebox and a result.
The first slides
The slides for the first 90 minutes, built on the course principles and tested in rehearsal.
The checklist
Preparation, material, room and follow-up on one page, for every further training.
Sample agenda
Two days train the trainer course
A proposal we tailor to your group in the briefing.
Day 1: Design
Which trainings are coming up, what works, where it gets stuck. Everyone names their training topic for the two days.
What should people be able to do afterwards? Everyone writes the one sentence for their training.
Input, exercise, result: the flow of the own training takes shape as a journey map.
Activities with one rule each: everyone develops three to five exercises for their topic and tests one in the group.
One statement per slide, big type, real photos. The first slides of the own training are built.
What gets prepared for tomorrow: the first 90 minutes of the own training.
Day 2: Delivery
The start of a training, the first five minutes, posture and speaking in front of a group.
Everyone delivers a section of their training. Feedback by fixed rules.
Five types every training knows, and for each one a response that keeps the room calm.
Second run with the improvements from round 1. The concept is sharpened.
Everyone sets the date of their training and what will be ready by then.
The agenda is a proposal. In the briefing we clarify what matters for your trainers after the two days and adjust the weighting.
Who it is for
Internal trainers, experts and L&D teams
Experts who train colleagues
Product, process or IT owners who have to pass on their knowledge and need a reliable structure for it.
Internal trainers
People who train regularly and want their sessions more interactive, shorter and more effective.
L&D and academies
Teams introducing one shared standard for all internal trainings and getting their trainers behind it.
References
Teams SkillDay works with
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions about the train the trainer course
Who is this train the trainer course for?
Anyone who passes on knowledge inside a company: internal trainers, subject-matter experts who teach colleagues, product and process owners, onboarding buddies, and L&D or academy teams. No prior training experience needed.
What is finished at the end of the course?
Every participant leaves with their own training designed: core message, flow, exercises and the slides for the first 90 minutes, rehearsed once in front of the group with feedback. It is ready to run right away.
One day or two days?
Two days are the standard: day one design, day two delivery and rehearsals. A one-day version focuses on structure and exercises and suits groups that already train regularly. We settle the format in the briefing.
Do participants work on real trainings?
Yes. Everyone brings a training they will run soon, or a topic they have to pass on. The concept is built on it, and the rehearsals use it. Generic case studies are the exception.
What group size works best?
Six to twelve people. That leaves time for everyone to rehearse and get detailed feedback. Larger groups are split across two dates or discussed individually.
Is there follow-up after the course?
On request: a sparring session before the first own training, or an online session after the first runs where the group compares notes and sharpens their concepts.
Where does the course take place, and in which language?
At your offices anywhere in Europe, or live online with breakout rooms. Delivered in English or German. On site we need a room with a screen or projector, a flip chart and space for small groups.
Your trainer
Jörn Steinz
Trainer and founder of SkillDay. Jörn Steinz has facilitated workshops and trainings since 2014, more than 1.000 to date, for teams from Allianz to Volkswagen. Before that: consultant at Accenture and corporate development at XING and freenet, MBA from EADA Business School Barcelona.
His method for every training: one core message, one arc, activities with one rule each. That is exactly what he passes on to internal trainers. SkillDay is a network of around six trainers.
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