The endless possibilities
Make the most of your face-to-face time (online) with courses that are to the point and deliver results.
Hire an energetic and experienced trainer to deliver your content or facilitate your workshop, online or offline.
Are you considering elearning but do not know where to start? I can help you with elearning design, the development of elearning modules or complete your project from start to finish. I will work with your subject matter expert(s) to design elearning that is effective and visually appealing.
Elearning has a lot of advantages. It is cost effective for larger groups, self-paced, accessible 24/7 via the internet, ideal for a wide-spread workforce, easy scalable and it offers independent learning.
There are endless possibilities with elearning for your business. You could:
Elearning is not the solution for all training needs. In some cases, face-to-face or online training course, a simple job aid, coaching on the job or a blended approach is the way forward. An analysis of the training needs should be the first step, (ADDIE) followed by design and development. Let us plan a workshop to analyse your needs and objectives and find out if training is the solution and what type of training would suit best.
I work with Articulate Storyline 360 to create elearning modules for your business and have worked with other authoring tools in the past. Have a look at the case studies to see a few examples of what I have been working on.
Developing an effective and engaging face-to-face or online training course (also called facilitator-led training) requires more than putting together a PowerPoint deck with presenter notes. With over 15 years of experience in design and development of training for a variety of industries, and as a facilitator, I am the right person to help you deliver results with face-to-face and online training.
Together with your subject matter expert(s), I will design and develop a face-to-face or online training course that meets all your learning objectives, within the set time frame and budget. With their subject matter expertise and my instructional design skills and facilitation experience we will make a great team and create a course that is both engaging and effective.
We are all different. Some learners prefer self-paced and the independency that comes with elearning, others need a classroom environment, online or offline, to practise and gain new skills and knowledge. The advantages of facilitator-led courses are the interaction with other learners and the facilitator, one-on-one explanation if needed, asking questions on the go and practising with a bit more handholding.
We will start with an analysis of your training needs (ADDIE) to determine whether a facilitator-led training, online or offline, is the way to go, followed by the design and development. We might choose for a mix of self-paced elearning and facilitator-led training to make the most of your face-to-face time.
To ensure that your facilitators can hit the ground running, I will provide a facilitator guide, a presentation (if required), a participants guide andany other training materials that will make the course successful. I can also assist with the implementation (including train-the-trainer sessions) and evaluation of the course to ensure that your facilitators are up for their task.
Being a learning facilitator or trainer is not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’. You might have great subject matter experts in your business, but that does not mean they are able (or willing) to train your employees effectively, or facilitate a workshop and keep their independency at the same time. With plenty of facilitation hours under my belt, I am ready to help you out.
As a learning facilitator, I am always looking for interaction with the learners and encouraging peer-to-peer learning through discussions and storytelling. I once got the advice ‘a good trainer is a lazy trainer’, meaning that the learners need to do most of the work, not the facilitator. Storytelling, playful activities, small group work and a variety of media are my favourite ingredients for an engaging training session.
If you need a ‘hands on’ facilitator to deliver your course content because your trainer is not available, or you need more capacity for a short period of time, let’s have a chat. I have delivered training in processes, legal topics, system training, instructional design, skills training (including online facilitation skills) and facilitated all kinds of workshops.
Your course content is ready to go, but your subject matter expert is not up for the task to deliver the training? In a few training sessions, we will work on their confidence as a facilitator, give them tips and tricks to keep the learners engaged and get them ready to take on this new role.
Whether it is team building or a workshop to kick of a project, I look forward to being your independent facilitator. I will guide you through the agenda -that we can set together- and include a variety of activities to make the most of the time you have together and achieve the desired outcome.
