Is it possible to develop a fun and effective training program? Most workers view attending a training session as they do going to the dentist, which leaves trainers feeling very unappreciated and frustrated. Effective Safety and Health Training can turn trainers into Santa Claus - everyone will look forward to their visits. The presents they bring: interesting topics and trainee involving methods, wrapped in respect for workers and a consideration for their needs.
Hilyer takes you from ground zero through the process of planning, preparing, delivering and evaluating an adult training session of from one to one hundred hours. She teaches you how to motivate your trainees. They will understand and retain the information, enjoy the course, and apply the learning to their work and their lives.
Effective Safety and Health Training provides the educational theory and the practical guidelines to train effectively and enjoyably. A nuts-and-bolts book, it takes you through the development and delivery of effective safety and health training programs. Best of all, your trainees will have fun!
• Identifying training needs Determining the goals of each block of training • Writing specific, measurable outcome-oriented learning objectives • Selecting training methods that best suit the trainees, the instructor, and the material • Using lesson plans to stay out of trouble, making lesson plans for different situations • Setting up conditions that enhance trainees' comfort and ability to learn • Evaluating training from the perspective of the trainee, trainer, supervisor, technical experts, and the bottom line • Developing easy-to-read materials • Designing participatory training activities, with numerous examples • Promoting and assessing behavior after training • Dealing with resistant trainees and problem personalities
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : Design and Development of Training Chapter 3 : Human Behavior and the Health and Safety Trainer Chapter 4 : Training Materials Chapter 5 : The Adult Learner : Characteristics and Methods Chapter 6 : Training Over the Generation Gap Chapter 7 : Participatory Training : Designing Activities and Workshops Chapter 8 : Building Hands-on Training Devices Chapter 9 : Using Computers in Training Chapter 10 : Evaluating Training Chapter 11 : Trainers : Born or Made? Chapter 12 : Training Program Support Chapter 13 : Activities for Training Trainers Chapter 14 : The Case for Peer Training Chapter 15 : Venturing off the Map
