Training for trainers

Develop your teaching and facilitation skills to design and deliver effective, dynamic and participatory training sessions.

Training adults is about more than simply sharing knowledge. It also involves creating the right conditions for learning, sparking interest, engaging a group and adapting your methods to participants' needs.

How can you structure a clear and engaging training session? How can you maintain attention, encourage participation and manage different group dynamics? How can you develop your own style as a trainer and adapt to unexpected situations?

This training is designed for professionals who share knowledge, expertise or skills: new or experienced trainers, facilitators, team leaders, professionals working in education or support services, and anyone involved in designing and delivering adult training programmes.

Training Objectives

This programme aims to strengthen participants' training and facilitation skills, from preparation and delivery to evaluation.

Participants will learn to:

Design structured and coherent training programmes, defining clear learning objectives tailored to their target audience.
Diversify their teaching methods by incorporating active and participatory learning techniques.
Develop their confidence and presence as trainers, becoming more comfortable and effective when working with groups.
Increase participant engagement and motivation by encouraging interaction, experimentation and collective intelligence.
Understand and manage group dynamics, including resistance, different learning paces and challenging behaviours.
Evaluate learning outcomes and adapt their practices to improve the effectiveness of their training sessions.

Training Content

1. Designing and Structuring a Training Programme

Identify participants' needs and expectations
Define clear, realistic learning objectives
Build a coherent learning progression
Combine theoretical input, practical exercises and group discussions
Structure training activities and manage time effectively

2. Facilitating with Active and Participatory Methods

Explore different facilitation techniques
Encourage experiential learning and hands-on practice
Stimulate participation and maintain attention
Use a variety of tools and activities to make training more dynamic
Encourage discussion and value participants' existing knowledge and experience

3. Developing Your Skills and Confidence as a Trainer

Strengthen your confidence and communication skills when addressing a group
Develop active listening and meaningful interactions
Find the right balance between teaching, supporting and facilitating
Give clear instructions and provide constructive feedback
Develop adaptability and spontaneity

4. Understanding and Managing Group Dynamics

Identify different roles and behaviours within a group
Create an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect
Encourage everyone's participation and manage speaking time
Handle resistance, tensions and challenging situations
Adapt your facilitation style to the group's needs and reactions

5. Evaluating and Improving Your Training Practice

Assess participants' understanding and learning outcomes
Use different evaluation and feedback methods
Analyse challenges encountered during training sessions
Identify your strengths and areas for improvement
Adapt your methods and continuously develop your professional practice

Our Training Approach

Active, practical and experience-based learning.

Our approach combines practical methodologies, hands-on exercises, role-playing, peer learning and collective reflection.

Participants are encouraged to experiment with different facilitation techniques, observe their impact and reflect on their own approach as trainers.

Particular emphasis is placed on practical application and constructive feedback, ensuring that everyone leaves with tools they can immediately use in their professional environment.

Target Audience and Practical Information

This training is designed for trainers, facilitators, team leaders and professionals from all sectors who share knowledge, develop skills or support group learning.

The content and duration are tailored to participants' experience, learning objectives and your organisation's specific needs.

The programme can be delivered as an intensive course of 2 to 5 consecutive days, or as a series of sessions spread over several weeks.

Available in English and French, either in person or in a hybrid format combining face-to-face and online sessions.

Interested in organising a Train-the-Trainer programme?

info@lacompagniequipetille.com