Training Program Design

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Program Design

 For learning to occur, training programs require

meaningful material, clear objectives, and
opportunities for practice and feedback.
 However, even if a training program contains all these
conditions, it still may not result in learning for several
reasons such as;
1. Proper equipment and materials may not be
available.
2. Trainers may be rushed to present content and fail to
allow adequate time for practice.
3. Actual activities that occur in the training session
may not relate to the learning objectives.

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Program Design

 Program Design - Program design refers to the

organization and coordination of the training
program.
 A training program may include one or several
courses. Each course may contain one or more
lessons.
 Program design includes considering the purpose of
the program as well as designing specific lesson
within the program.
 Effective program design includes a design document
template, a course or lesson plan, and a course or
lesson plan overview

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Design Document - A design document

can be used to guide the development of
training and to explain the training to
managers, subject matter experts,
reviewers, or other trainers.

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Table 4.15 - Design Document
Template

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 Course or Lesson Plan - Lesson plans are typically

more detailed than the design document. They include
the specific steps involved in the lesson, instructor and
trainee activities, and the time allocated to each topic
included in the lesson.
 Lesson plans can be designed for programs lasting a
day, a week, or several hours. If training takes place
over several days, a separate lesson plan is prepared
for each day.
 The detailed lesson plan translates the content and
sequence of training activities into a guide that is used
by the trainer to help deliver the training.

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Table 4.17 - Sample of a Detailed
Lesson Plan

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Table 4.18 - Features of an
Effective Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan Overview - The lesson plan

overview matches major activities of the
training program and specific times or time
intervals.

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Table 4.19 - Sample Lesson
Overview

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