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By Garry Platt (December 2007 Issue)
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http://www.go2itech.org/HTML/TT06/toolkit.html

The material that can be found here is remarkable both for its breadth and, in some areas, depth of coverage.

The training toolkit is a significantly large range of ideas, materials and forms/documents that you can download and use within a training context. It is intended for use by developers working in the field of HIV/AIDS and healthcare, but don’t be put off by the specialist area – many of the materials and content, with only slight modification, can be utilised in a variety of different contexts, both commercial and public sector.

The content of this website is logically laid out with a series of opening chapter headings, which, if clicked on, will take you though to related resources and materials. The range that is covered here is impressive. It starts with the general heading of co-ordination. This section contains material related to pre-course planning and includes things such as joining instructions, students’ registers and checklists for ensuring all necessary pre-course preparation has been undertaken.

Next follows needs assessment. This is fairly self-explanatory, but this section contains a brief explanation of what true training need is, which is an interesting read. There is a range of questionnaires located here, but it would be difficult to utilise these, as they have been contextualised to a HIV/Aids healthcare environment. What is much more generally useful is a whole subsection devoted to understanding adult learning and the essential theories and principles of working in this area. Finally, there is a large number of external links to other ITN resources and websites.

The design section follows and covers everything from principles and strategies of design through to the essential criteria of how to write training objectives. Once again there is a large number of external links that can be followed up. Development follows and under this heading are a number of articles and documents that give guidance on setting up and progressing a training event. There is a particularly interesting section outlining how to produce a trainer’s manual. A second subsection also gives advice on developing effective presentations.

Delivery is the penultimate section. This segment looks closely at a range of training methods and how they might be effectively introduced and employed on training courses. There is some excellent guidance on how to improve standard lectures.

The final section looks at evaluation. This is always a contentious area but the coverage on this site is extensive, starting with an explanation of what evaluation is and then going on to look at questionnaires, observation sheets and alternative assessment methods. Some of the forms would need modification for use outside of the healthcare environment but, nevertheless, it is a useful resource. I strongly recommend a visit to this website: it is a significant resource that trainers could easily tap into and benefit from.

http://www.managementhelp.org/trng_dev/evaluate/evaluate.htm

Like the main website above, this page is a portal to a substantial range of materials and insights into evaluation. It has a large number of detailed and comprehensive documents that can be accessed. There is one document entitled Stakeholder Approach to Evaluating Training which I strongly recommend reading.


Garry Platt is a senior consultant at Woodland Grange, specialising in management development and trainer training. He can be contacted on +44 (0) 1926 336621 or at garry.platt@wgrange.com

 

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