Train The Trainer

The programme

Programme overview

Every organisation depends on people who can transfer knowledge effectively, whether that’s an L&D specialist designing a training programme or a subject-matter expert asked to train colleagues for the first time. This course builds practical facilitation, instructional design, and training evaluation skills, moving well beyond generic presentation tips into a complete, repeatable training design and delivery process.

The course is highly practical: every participant delivers and receives feedback on a short facilitated session by the end of the programme. You’ll work through needs analysis, adult learning principles, group dynamics, and evaluation and ROI reporting, leaving with the confidence and toolkit to design and deliver training that actually lands.

Who should attend

Who is this programme for?

This Learning & Development: Train the Trainer course is designed for:

• L&D Officers, Coordinators, and Training Managers
• Subject-Matter Experts Who Train or Onboard Colleagues
• HR Generalists Responsible for Learning and Development
• Anyone Preparing to Facilitate Corporate Training for the First Time

Learning outcomes

What you will learn

This course equips you to design, deliver, and evaluate training that closes real performance gaps and demonstrates measurable value to your organisation.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Design a training programme using sound instructional design principles
• Conduct a training needs analysis that targets real performance gaps
• Facilitate engaging sessions for adult learners with varied learning styles
• Apply presentation and facilitation techniques that hold a room’s attention
• Manage group dynamics and handle difficult participants confidently
• Deliver a facilitated session and apply structured peer feedback to improve
• Evaluate training effectiveness and demonstrate return on training investment
• Build a personal development plan to grow as a facilitator over time
• Confident in Front of a Room: Facilitate engaging sessions for adult learners, even under pressure or with difficult participants.
• Training That Targets Real Gaps: Design programmes grounded in a genuine needs analysis, not guesswork.
• Proof of Impact: Evaluate training effectiveness and demonstrate ROI to stakeholders who ask whether it was worth it.
• Real Practice, Real Feedback: Deliver a facilitated session and receive structured peer feedback before you’re back in front of your own team.
• A Development Plan, Not Just a Certificate: Leave with a personal plan to keep growing as a facilitator over time.

Explore the programme

Detailed programme outline

Module 1: Instructional Design Fundamentals — Needs Analysis

• Conducting a training needs analysis that identifies real performance gaps
• Distinguishing training needs from other organisational issues
• Gathering input from stakeholders and subject-matter experts
• Translating needs analysis findings into learning objectives

Practical Exercise: Conduct a mini needs analysis for a sample training request.

Module 2: Structuring a Training Programme

• Sequencing content for logical, effective learning
• Choosing the right mix of activities, content, and assessment
• Structuring a programme for different delivery formats
• Building in checkpoints to confirm learning is landing

Practical Exercise: Draft a session-by-session outline for a short training programme.

Module 3: Adult Learning Principles

• How adults learn differently from children, and why it matters
• Designing for varied learning styles and preferences
• Motivating adult learners who bring prior experience and scepticism
• Applying adult learning principles to real design choices

Practical Exercise: Redesign one training activity to better reflect adult learning principles.

Module 4: Facilitation Skills — Presentation and Group Dynamics

• Presentation techniques that hold a room’s attention
• Reading and managing group energy throughout a session
• Using questioning and discussion techniques to drive engagement
• Balancing structure with flexibility during live facilitation

Practical Exercise: Practice a short presentation segment and receive feedback on delivery.

Module 5: Handling Difficult Participants and Group Challenges

• Identifying common difficult participant behaviours and their causes
• De-escalation and redirection techniques for live sessions
• Managing dominant voices and disengaged participants
• Staying composed and in control under pressure

Practical Exercise: Work through a difficult-participant scenario and agree a response strategy.

Module 6: Practical Facilitation Practice

• Preparing and delivering a short facilitated session
• Applying structured peer feedback frameworks
• Identifying personal facilitation strengths and growth areas
• Incorporating feedback into an improved delivery approach

Practical Exercise: Deliver a short facilitated session to the group and receive structured peer feedback.

Module 7: Evaluating Training Effectiveness and Demonstrating ROI

• Selecting the right evaluation model for your training context
• Measuring impact beyond participant satisfaction scores
• Reporting return on training investment to stakeholders
• Using evaluation data to improve future training design

Practical Exercise: Build an evaluation plan for a sample training programme, including ROI reporting.

Learning approach

How you will learn

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective, hands-on learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Discuss your requirements

Dates, duration & arrangements

Contact Ratomac to confirm dates, duration, delivery format, entry requirements and any applicable assessment or certification before booking.