TRAIN TO TRAIN

PERFORMING AND MANAGING TECHNICAL TRAINING

SMOKIN!!!

by ET1(SW) David D. Hambleton24 years as a military trainer 6 years Minnesota Army National Guard

Leadership Graduate (Top of class of 100 graduates out of over 200 initiates) from Primary Non-Commissioned Officer’s Training Course.

18 years US Navy as Electronics Technician Over 40% advancement of juniors

AAS in Electro-mechanical TechnologyBS Engineering Management in process

DO NOTSTOP

ONTRACKS

Training Objectives

Identify and schedule needed topics

Prepare and deliver meaningful, attention-holding training sessions

Critique training sessions and use critique information for personal and program improvement

Evaluate a training program for systematic improvement

Avoid a Train wreck…

PLAN, PREPARE, & PRACTICE ! ! !

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Audience

Curriculum

Training Plan Long Range – LRTP Short Range -SRTP

Training Environment

Presentation medium (Lesson Topic Guide) Software Hardware

Graphic Training Aids

Research/Source

Speaking Skills - Confidence

Trainability - Humility

Critique sheets

AUDIENCE

Who’s in your chairs?

Know who you’re trainingAnd how to target them.

CURRICULUM WHICH TRAINING DO WE NEED OR WANT?

MANDATORY

EQUIPMENT-CENTERED

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

PERSONAL GROWTH

TRAINING PLANLong Range Training Plan (LRTP)Required subjects

Internal or external, cite sources of requirements ie. SORM, Safety, etc.Perpetual Quarterly scheduleSigned/Approved by competent (possibly required) authority.Constitutes a written order to perform training.POSTED!!!

SHORT RANGE TRAINING PLAN (SRTP)

Derive pertinent subjects from LRTP or fill in with colloquial topics

Fill in training session specifics Topic

Trainer

Time

Venue

Signed by competent (required?) authority.

POSTED!!!

TRAINER WHO???

Who is giving training, anyway? Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Technical Authority

Requirements Trainer In Training

Any topic, usually simple subjects

Environment

Prepare your classroom Quiet Clean Space Conscious Temperature right Distractions minimized

Forewarn students Notify students of any pending

distracters

Be focused Students will not even be as

attentive as the instructor…

PRESENTATIONTHREE PART LESSON PLAN Say what you’re going to say. Say it. Say what you’ve said.

LESSON TOPIC GUIDE (LTG) or Instructor Guide (IG) Formatted Standardized Personalized

LESSON TOPIC GUIDE (LTG) /INSTRUCTOR GUIDE (IG)

Formatted

Standardized Key concepts covered.

Advancement Exam topics/samples included.

Main troubleshooting issues for equipment.

Personalized Mark up your own ideas

in pen and/or highlighter.

Lesson Topic Guide

**Title/Topic**

LTG# GEMD #A1 By: ET1(SW) Knowitall Date: 29FEB04 “Introduction” (Say what you’re going to say.) After this lesson you will be able to: “Body” (Say it.) Typical outline covering all major points. “Summary” (Say what you’ve said.) Recap of main points. This section may include a group question/answer period led by the instructor to ensure coverage and re-coverage of key issues. “Questions:” (Make sure they have a chance to question you.)

Don’t just

say

“My su

mmary is…”

Q: If The Sunset Limited leaves Boston at 50mph and The City of New Orleans leaves Chicago at 3:00pm, have we got trouble or WHAT???

THE WAY WE WEREHard-copy LTG/IG in hand Reading to class Manuals as classroom reference Overhead Projector Limited to military resources

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY on Track 29

Presentation Software PowerPoint, et. al. Active graphics, etc.

On-Line Training Linked for references

On-Site Training ROAD TRIP!!!

Hands-On Training Get ‘em involved!

Interactivity – note pages Make ‘em write it down!

DELIVERYConfidence Be prepared, and exude it. Never sell yourself short.

Clarity Practice, practice, practice.

Simplicity - KISS ‘nuff said.

Projection Speak to the back of the classroom.

Distracting Habits Watch yourself in a mirror. Have someone who doesn’t much like you critique

your practice.

CRITIQUESHonestCONSTRUCTIVEHumbly made and received in the group Learn from one-another Everyone helps eachother

Formatted, but personalMore than one opinion Junior Peer Senior

Routed to COC Personnel Evaluation Inputs Training Program Assessment.

EXAMS

Pre-Test Know where to focus training.

Post-TestKnow what (or whom) to re-train and/or

improve in delivery.Use test questions for reinforcement of

training points.Make sure they know what they got wrong and

why.

EVALUATION

Critique Feedback

Exam Scores

Advancements

Maintenance RecordsLower Down-time ratioFaster Repair Times

OPTAR Cost Reductions

Review and Revise (manage) Schedules

THE END COMETH(are you prepared?)

Identify and schedule needed topics

Prepare and deliver meaningful, attention-holding training sessions

Critique training sessions and use critique information for personal and program improvement

Evaluate a training program for systematic improvement

QUESTIONS?

THE END