Training Delivery and Evaluation QQI Level 6 Minor Award

Course details

People are an organisation’s most valuable asset. Well trained people can massively leverage performance in your organisation through passing understanding, knowledge and skills on in a systematic, interesting, and consistently adult focused way.

This programme consists of 5 days of extensive insight, exploration, discussion and practice of the skills required to prepare, plan, and deliver training in business or the community. The programme will examine the theories that underpin best practice in all areas of training delivery, including how to effectively engage learners in the learning process and evaluate its effectiveness in the context of required learning outcomes. Learners will be invited to engage in a process of reflection and exploration of theoretical models introduced through designed experiential exercises and skills’ practice, which aim to give real learning of how these theories apply to their role as a trainer and the learning outcomes set. Core Trainer Competencies in the delivery and evaluation of training will be demonstrated, practiced and assessed.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this training course, delegates should be able to:

• Outline the concepts and theories underlying the delivery and evaluation of training interventions
• Explore the elements which impact on the effectiveness of a training session to include, the learning environment, the trainer, learning methodologies and the group dynamics of participants
• Demonstrate an awareness of a range of issues to include equality, diversity and disability in the context of current legislation with regard to training provision
• Appraise a range of evaluation models, approaches, tools and techniques used in the evaluation and monitoring of a training and development intervention
• Deliver appropriate training content and materials using a range of training aids
• Formulate appropriate evaluation tools, techniques and approaches for a training session to determine whether or not training needs were met and objectives fulfilled
• Provide constructive feedback to participants in relation to training intervention
• Apply a comprehensive range of specialised training delivery and evaluation skills in the delivery of an appropriate training intervention
• Devise a training evaluation process to include the identification of key stakeholders, feedback from the trainee, challenges within the process and the conduct or methodology of the evaluation
• Select from a range of evaluation tools, techniques and approaches for a training session to determine whether or not training needs were met and objectives fulfilled
• Report on a training and development evaluation to include the identification of areas of success and of improvement opportunities.

Entry Requirements

• Level 5 Certificate, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life and work experiences. A good level of English language competence is required to follow workshops and complete assessments. SQT recommend a competency comparable to IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.

Course Programme

This programme will be delivered in 5 days over a six week period.

As this programme is focused towards industry/community-based work settings, learners will have the opportunity to apply their classroom-based learning to real industry/community-based work settings. This will occur during the programme, in the intervening time between the Units, and post-Unit 2, to assist learners in developing their skills and completing necessary assessment requirements. All potential learners are invited to engage with the tutor in a pre-course one-to-one discussion to establish their requirements and expectations and to determine the suitability of this course to meet their specific learning and development needs. The course structure will be as follows;