Training the trainer

It increasingly feels like are going to be 3 phases to this new journey:

April - June: Investing - in my skills/training
July - Sept: Connecting and building - ready to deliver the business
Oct - Dec: Growing the business - to where it needs to be

As part of the 'investing phase' then, I'm on my first day of the EDI Pearsons Award in Education and Training (formerly PTLLS) at Hereford & Worcester Group Training today. This course is a strong teaching qualification and will give me a good qualification for structuring plus the skills for the delivering & teaching.

Modules in the course include:

• Identify your own role, responsibilities and boundaries of role in relation to teaching
• Understand appropriate teaching and learning approaches within a specialist area
• Demonstrate your session planning skills
• Understand how to deliver inclusive sessions that motivate learners
• Compare the strengths and limitations of teaching and learning approaches
• Identify types and methods of assessment and their purpose in education and training
• Maintain a safe and supportive learning environment
• Understand and analyse the need for accurate record keeping and procedures
• Summarise key acts of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to your own role and area of responsibility
• Evaluate your own teaching practice and identify areas for future development