What’s the difference between good and great training?

How do you measure your training? Here’s a question I came across recently.

What’s the difference between good and great training?

We all know the difference between good and bad training, but it’s harder to tell the difference between ‘good’ and ‘great’ training.

Perhaps it’s not as hard as all that.

The results matter

Ultimately, the real test is: did it work? What are people doing differently as a result of the training?

Even if a trainer is using all the best techniques and tools, the training is only any good if it works. It’s the same with anything.

A clear objective

That’s why it’s so useful to have a really clear objective for your training. So often I’ve been asked for ‘a presentation skills course’. When I’ve asked the client what they want people to be able to do differently by the end of the training they have often had no clear idea.

Here’s how to structure a training objective:

All delegates are able to present the safety information so that the members of their team know how to use the new equipment safely by the end of the day.

If, after your delegates have been out and presented to their teams, everyone is using the equipment safely, then your training has been successful.

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