Train the Trainer
Train the trainer courses give your own staff the skills and knowledge to train colleagues in-house, in the subject you choose. Delivered on-site over three days by our experienced trainers, with two-day refreshers for trainers who have trained with us before.
Subjects
Subjects you can train in
- Moving and Handling
- Basic Life Support
- First Aid
- Fire Safety
- Dementia
- Medication
- Fire Marshal (to attend, delegates need a Level 3 qualification in health and safety)
About the course
Prepare your staff to teach in a wide range of settings
By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Understand the teaching role and responsibilities
- Maintain a safe and supportive learning environment
- Understand relationships between trainers and other professionals
- Understand inclusive teaching and learning approaches
- Understand ways to create an inclusive teaching and learning environment
- Be able to plan inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to deliver inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate the delivery of teaching and learning
- Understand types and methods of assessment
- Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment
- Understand the role and use of feedback in assessment
- Understand how to keep records of assessment
What you’ll cover
Full course content
Everything the course covers, exactly as our trainers deliver it:
Roles, responsibilities and relationships
- The role of the trainer
- The teaching cycle
- Equality and diversity
- Meeting learners’ needs
- A safe and supportive learning environment
- Working with others and knowing your boundaries
Inclusive teaching and learning
- Presentation skills
- How people learn: VARK, Kolb’s learning cycle and the conscious competence model
- Teaching and learning approaches
- Teaching a skill in four steps
- Questioning
Assessment and feedback
- Initial, formative and summative assessment
- The assessment cycle
- Assessment methods
- Reasonable adjustments
- Peer and self-assessment
- Principles of feedback
- Feedback models, including Pendleton
Lesson planning
- Planning a session
- Planning for the unexpected
- Timings and breaks
- Resources
- Meeting different learning styles
Your subject
- The course content for the subject you choose
- Practice delivering it, with feedback
Keep exploring
Related courses
These subjects sit naturally alongside this course — and we can combine courses into one visit.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Where is the training delivered?
All of our training is delivered on-site at your service, anywhere in the UK — we come to you, so there are no travel costs or venue hire for your team.
How long is the Train the Trainer course?
It runs as a 3-day course. Refreshers for trainers who have trained with us run over two days.
How many delegates can attend?
Up to 10 trainee trainers per course.
Do delegates receive a certificate?
Yes — every delegate receives a certificate on completion. We recommend refreshing every three years.
How much does the course cost?
We price every course on application, based on your dates, location and delegate numbers. Use the contact buttons below — we reply quickly with a quote.
Can we combine courses into one visit?
Yes. Many clients build a full training day from shorter courses, and we can deliver several subjects in one visit — just tell us what your team needs.
Do you only train care providers?
No. This course suits care settings, schools & colleges, offices & workplaces, charities, public sector. If your sector isn’t listed, ask — we’ll tailor the course to your setting.
Book this course
We bring Train the Trainer training to your service
Delivered on-site at your service, nationwide, with pricing on application. Tell us your dates and delegate numbers and we’ll reply quickly with a quote.
Part of our mandatory training range. Also explore clinical training and first aid courses.