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Train the Trainer

Swiss AviationTraining offers Train The Trainer (TTT) training which is designed to prepare future trainers and instructors for the tasks and duties ahead. Our TTT courses will help participants strengthen and refine their presentational abilities in front of an audience, at meetings and elsewhere, and help them acquire and develop all the further skills they need to instruct adult trainees. On successfully completing their TTT course, participants will be awarded a certificate of proficiency from the Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB).

Please contact us if you would like further information on admission requirements, tailored modules and/or fees.

Target participants

Our course is geared to both trainers and instructors who teach in the classroom and those who work with various training equipment and devices. The three course components also provide a valuable basic grounding in the trainer/instructor’s profession and work. And for trainers and instructors with more extensive teaching experience, the course offers a chance to expand and deepen their expertise and try out new approaches and techniques in a “safe” and supportive environment.

Objectives

 After completing the course, the participant should be able to:
- plan, conduct and evaluate training units that are wholly suited to
their adult audience
- accompany, assist and advise groups in the learning process
- deploy any of a range of presentation techniques
- know when and how to offer input and guidance to trainee groups
- reflect effectively on their own understanding of the learning and
training process.

Part 1: 4 days (28 hours)

 - basic learning psychology
- didactics and methodology
- presentation techniques and the use of training aids
- planning and structuring training units effectively
- reflecting on the personal learning process.

Part 2: 5 days (35 hours)

- conducting a prepared trial training session
- communications and group dynamics
- experiencing a practice lesson as a participant
- giving and receiving feedback
- applying findings to daily training life
- the basics of employee appraisals
- reflecting on the personal learning process.

Part 3: 4 days (28 hours)

- moderation structures
- moderation/coaching exercises with structured reflection and
feedback
- dealing with difficult situations in daily training life
- conducting discussions
- reflecting on the personal learning process.
- assessing and grading performance
- a personal transfer project
- reflecting on the personal learning process.

Pass requirements

Active involvement within the course group, plus an attendance record of at least 80%; regular reflection on the learning process, by maintaining a “learning diary” and submitting a brief written assessment of the learning process towards the end of the course; practical demonstration of what has been learnt and assimilated through planning and conducting of a trial training session.

Qualification

All participants deemed to have successfully completed the course will be awarded a “train-the-trainer” certificate, which is considered proof of completion of an internationally-recognised trainer-training course in the aviation field (i.e. by the JAR and the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation). To obtain an “SVEB Certificate” (Level 1), proof of at least two years of regular training practice and at least 150 hours of practical experience in leading training events are also required.

Learning hours

- 91 hours attendance
- 165 hours of private/home study.

Costs

TTT Part 1 - CHF 2100
TTT Part 2 - CHF 2100
TTT Part 3a/b - CHF 2400

Class size is limited to a maximum of 14 participants. Most courses are conducted with two moderators, to permit greater attention to participants’ specific individual needs and concerns and generally optimise the quality of the training offered.

Admission requirements

The course is open to anyone wishing to acquire a grounding in training adults at a company or an educational institution. Should you be uncertain about whether the course will meet your specific needs, we will be pleased to meet you personally for an advisory discussion.