Trainer Development: Some Thoughts and Reflections Paul Cutler Taken from the NCB PEAL Development Days - October 2008

Purpose of the session Explore options for continuing development and accreditation Share some learning from the PTLLS course Identify priorities for personal and shared development and support

Explore options for continuing development and accreditation

Share some learning from the PTLLS course

Identify priorities for personal and shared development and support

Sorry for the jargon and acronyms! PTLLS is Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

PTLLS is Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Benefits of development Quality Consistency Improvement Confidence Networks Knowledge, skills and attitudes Broadens awareness of training and teaching contexts Selling yourself Developing better products and courses to sell!

Quality

Consistency

Improvement

Confidence

Networks

Knowledge, skills and attitudes

Broadens awareness of training and teaching contexts

Selling yourself

Developing better products and courses to sell!

Routes to development Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk Accreditation of prior learning PTTLS CTLLS PEAL Facilitators Course PEAL Development Days

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk

Accreditation of prior learning

PTTLS

CTLLS

PEAL Facilitators Course

PEAL Development Days

PTLLS - Preparing to Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector City & Guilds Level 3 and 4 30 hours study 16 written assignments - 8 theory and 8 practical Reflective diary Video assessment! Group work and eLearning

City & Guilds Level 3 and 4

30 hours study

16 written assignments - 8 theory and 8 practical

Reflective diary

Video assessment!

Group work and eLearning

How did it feel? Why me? What will I learn? I am experienced! Seeing yourself on video! Getting peer and tutor feedback Learning from other great trainers New materials Re-looking at familiar ideas Being accountable and structured

Why me?

What will I learn? I am experienced!

Seeing yourself on video!

Getting peer and tutor feedback

Learning from other great trainers

New materials

Re-looking at familiar ideas

Being accountable and structured

Course areas Learning styles and learning theory Planning and structure Equality and diversity Teaching, training and facilitation Assessment Functional skills Tools, styles and equipment Motivation and feedback Accountability, records and health & safety

Learning styles and learning theory

Planning and structure

Equality and diversity

Teaching, training and facilitation

Assessment

Functional skills

Tools, styles and equipment

Motivation and feedback

Accountability, records and health & safety

Learning 1 - Training Objectives SMART Action verbs Ability to evidence Examples - demonstrate, list, describe, evaluate, create, produce, measure, identify, categorize Reflection - “wow, my old objectives were not so good”

SMART

Action verbs

Ability to evidence

Examples - demonstrate, list, describe, evaluate, create, produce, measure, identify, categorize

Reflection - “wow, my old objectives were not so good”

Learning 2 - Functional Skills Literacy, language and numeracy Accessibility Clarity Embedding Reflection - “confession - I don’t think enough about this”

Literacy, language and numeracy

Accessibility

Clarity

Embedding

Reflection - “confession - I don’t think enough about this”

Learning 3 - Revisiting Learning Styles Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic Activist, Reflector, Pragmatist, Theorist Kolb’s Learning Cycle The Training Cycle Reflection - “yes, I know all this BUT how am I using it?”

Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic

Activist, Reflector, Pragmatist, Theorist

Kolb’s Learning Cycle

The Training Cycle

Reflection - “yes, I know all this BUT how am I using it?”

Learning 4 - Assessment Importance of assessment Linking to clear learning outcomes Benefits Methods of assessment

Importance of assessment

Linking to clear learning outcomes

Benefits

Methods of assessment

Learning 5 - Course Structure Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) Scheme of work Session plans Linked to aims and objectives Communicating to others Reflection - “this feels more professional and less intuitive”

Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)

Scheme of work

Session plans

Linked to aims and objectives

Communicating to others

Reflection - “this feels more professional and less intuitive”

Conclusions Revisiting familiar stuff is very useful Reflection is powerful Being the learner rather than the trainer for a change Applying the learning to current and new work It is nice to have a new certificate!

Revisiting familiar stuff is very useful

Reflection is powerful

Being the learner rather than the trainer for a change

Applying the learning to current and new work

It is nice to have a new certificate!

Exercise - Small Group Discussion What are your personal development needs as a trainer over the next 12 months? What support would you want from PEAL?

What are your personal development needs as a trainer over the next 12 months?

What support would you want from PEAL?