The Train the Trainer Online Course helps anyone who delivers training (corporate, freelance, academic) to build the skills to plan effective adult learning sessions, engage learners confidently, manage challenges, and give feedback – all via affordable, self-paced eLearning on Udemy.
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This is an Online Course to do in your own time and at your own pace
(If you want to deliver your own instructor-led workshops, see our ready-to-use editable training course materials).
What You’ll Get in This Course:
- Principles of adult learning & motivation
- Lesson & course planning, aims & objectives
- Methods to engage learners & help retention
- Handling difficult/disruptive learners & practical setbacks
- Assessment, feedback & your own trainer development
- Self‑paced format: video + printouts + exercises
Are you a self-employed or in-house trainer who would like to improve your training skills? Would you like to learn in your own time and at your own pace? Then, this online Train the Trainer course is for you.
How Long Is the Train the Trainer Online Course?
✔️ Course Duration: Approximately 3.5 hours of on-demand video
✔️ Includes: 3 articles, 22 downloadable resources, and lifetime access
✔️ Receive a downloadable CPD-certified certificate upon completion
✔️ All the material is available online for you permanently. Go as slow or as fast as you wish
✔️ Revisit any topic you want as many times as you need to.
Why Do This Train the Trainer Online Course?
This course helps you develop key facilitation skills by drawing on your tutor’s academic and business experience, alongside adult learning theory. Subject knowledge is just the starting point—effective training requires much more.
When I (Valeria, founder and owner of Symonds Training & Research) first started teaching at the
How wrong I was! Teaching involves a whole unique set of skills. By knowing my topic and knowing how to present it, I was only halfway there!
As I was thrown into the deep end, I had to learn by trial and error until I could attend a couple of formal training courses for teachers.
These courses, together with
In designing this ‘train the trainer’ course (specifically aimed at those who teach adults), I have drawn on my teaching knowledge and experience to help you in your own professional development as a trainer.
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Introduction to Your Online Trainer
Dr Valeria Lo Iacono is an experienced academic and course creator who has taught globally and developed adult training methods.
Dr Valeria Lo Iacono (Symonds) is your trainer for this online course.
Valeria’s experience includes:
- Teaching at the University of Bath and Cardiff Metropolitan University (both in the UK)
- Teaching at the Korean University of Foreign Studies
- Research Fellow at Exeter University (UK)
- Achieved a Ph.D. in dance as a form of cultural heritage
How Can This Course Benefit You as a Trainer?
This course helps you build confidence, whether you are a new or experienced trainer, through practical and flexible learning.
You may be starting now as a self-employed trainer or as part of an in-house training team for a company, and you would like to feel more confident about teaching.
You may be someone who is very knowledgeable about a certain area or topic and would like to share your knowledge with other people. However, you have never taught before and would like to understand what teaching entails.
You may be a new lecturer and asked, as I was, to teach a variety of topics very soon, but you do not have much teaching experience.
You feel you need some support before you start your job, but the next scheduled training session for teaching staff at your institution is not due to take place until the next term.
Or, you may already have some teaching experience, but you feel that you need some new ideas and inspiration.
So, would you like a multimedia course that you can do in your own time, at your own pace, wherever you are?
Our train-the-trainer course is based on tried-and-tested teaching theories explained in an easy way and with a lot of practical activities, tips, and suggestions. The format includes videos, downloadable printouts, and exercises, all accessible online.
Who Is This Course For?
It’s suitable for anyone teaching adults, including corporate trainers, freelancers, teachers, and subject matter experts (SMEs).
- Self-employed trainers
- In-house corporate trainers
- Subject experts new to teaching
- HR and L&D staff
- Academics with no formal teaching experience
Why Should I Study a Train the Trainer Course Online?
Studying the Train the Trainer course can help improve your skills as a trainer, no matter what your experience.
- A self-employed trainer or instructor who would like to learn more about teaching techniques and practices.
- An HR or training department that wants to develop its own trainers on an individual basis. This course could be used instead of or in addition to a class-delivered train-the-trainer course package.
How is the Course Delivered?
The course is 100% online with videos, downloadable activities, and exercises.
It is hosted on Udemy, one of the world’s largest learning platforms, and includes course videos with presentations, downloadable material, tasks, and guided suggestions for learners to practice what is covered during the course.
What Will I Learn (Course Aims & Outcomes)?
This train-the-trainer e-learning course is centered around the idea that a trainer needs to be a facilitator, rather than simply delivering knowledge.
The course will cover topics such as the principles of adult learning, how to keep your learners actively engaged, how to plan and deliver a lesson, and how to learn from your own practice through reflection.
This training course will also provide you with some tips and ideas on activities you can run during the sessions, and the logistics of how to facilitate these activities.
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Identify what motivates adults to learn
- Employ techniques to engage their participants and help them retain, understand, and critically analyze information
- Construct a comfortable and friendly learning environment
- Make use of teaching methods that address a variety of learning styles
- Use feedback as a teaching tool and as a way to improve their own teaching strategies
- Choose strategies to deal with difficult learners
- Plan their continuous development based on teaching practice
What Topics Are Included?
How Do Adults Learn?
- Principles of adult learning (andragogy) and motivation
- Understanding motivation
- How to cater to different learning preferences and learning styles
How to Plan Courses and Lessons
- Writing a lesson plan
- Learning objectives (aims) and learning outcomes (objectives)
- Structuring a lesson
- Deciding whether to design a course or buy an off-the-shelf training package
Setting up a Productive Learning Environment
- Preparing the physical learning environment
- Creating a mentally supportive training environment
Engaging Learners and Helping Them Remember and Understand Information
- Being an engaging presenter by using your body language, your voice, and the space surrounding you to your advantage
- Choosing and using classroom activities
- Learner engagement techniques
Dealing with Challenges and Setbacks
- Dealing with difficult learners
- Getting delegates back on time from breaks
- Getting participants’ attention back after activities
- Answering difficult questions
- Dealing with last-minute problems
Assessment and Feedback
- Formative vs Summative Assessment Types
- The importance of giving feedback to your participants
- How to get meaningful feedback from your participants
- Reflective Practice and assessing your teaching
Interested in learning more about giving effective feedback as a trainer?
Your Development as a Trainer and Teacher
- Writing a self-development diary
- Employing the 4 steps of the learning cycle for your own development
- Setting up a personal development plan
- Using feedback gathered from your learners constructively
FAQs on the Train the Trainer Online Course
Will I receive a certificate once I complete this course?
Yes. We can provide you with a standard Train the Trainer course completion certificate. If you are also counting the training time against CPD hours, we can provide you with a CPD-certified certificate on request.
Is this course suitable if I’ve never delivered training before?
Absolutely. This Train the Trainer online course is aimed at beginners so it will be very suitable if you have never delivered training before. The course can also be useful, though, if you have given training before, as a refresher or to define your skills as a trainer.
Can I access the course on multiple devices and revisit modules later?
Yes. This specific course is an online course hosted on Udemy, so you can dip in and out of the course and access it on different devices as you wish.
Price
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Customer Satisfaction Guarantee
If, within 7 days of purchase, you think that you are not satisfied with the Train the Trainer Online course (i.e., the product did not give you any tools with which to improve your teaching style), we will give you a full refund.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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