Course Title:  Dates: January 20 – 22, 2017

Master Instructor:  Chesterfield Frame

Assc. Instructor:  Sue German

Times:  Friday 1:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.; Saturday 8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.; Sunday 8a.m. – 12:00p.m.
Location:  The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 Campbell Rd., Richardson
Cost:  $475 per person

Course materials and two meals are included in the price.

Overview

The two-day interactive APICS TTT course prepares supply chain and operations management professionals to teach adult training and APICS instructor development courses. This APICS course provides 8 lesson plans for instructors with a successful and workable methodology that can be applied to teaching any subject. Workshop participants also design and deliver practice presentations and receive feedback.

This interactive two-day 8-lesson class includes these topics:
•the training process
•learning objectives and lesson plans
•effective media selection and use
•learning styles, communication and motivation
•dealing with learner challenges
•training evaluation

While this course is sponsored by APICS, please note that this course is about the techniques of effective instruction and can be applied to any subject matter. This course is not designed to cover the instruction of any specific APICS body of knowledge topic.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction to APICS Train the Trainer

¨     Introductions

¨     Instructor and Learner Agreements

¨     Learning Insights and Action Items

Lesson 2: Basics of Successful Training

¨     Attributes of Successful Training

¨     The Training Steps

¨     Effective Communication

¨     Stages of Interpersonal Communication

¨     Components of Communication

¨     Questioning

Lesson 3: Learning Objectives and Lesson Plans

¨     Learning Objectives

¨     The Lesson Plan

Lesson 4: Media Basics

¨     Structuring the Physical Environment

¨     Using  Media Effectively

Lesson 5 Practice Instruction

¨     5-minute Presentations

Lesson 6 Learning Styles and Motivation

¨     Learning Styles

¨     Motivation          

Lesson 7 Instructor Logistics

¨     Instructor Preparation

¨     Lesson Plans as a Time Management Tool

¨     Training Challenges

¨     APICS Instructor Development Program

¨     Training Evaluations

Lesson 8 Practice Instruction

¨     10-minute Presentations

¨     Course Review