Many training practitioners wear several hats, and are often analyzers, designers, trainers, and evaluators all in one. The first key principle, and cornerstone, of the North Carolina Certified Training Specialist course is: “Learner First, Situation Second, Content Third.”

The tool below is the first item presented to novice trainers attending the course, and they are told again and again: If you don’t do anything else, at least do this.

This list of questions is a snappy tool that can help you properly prepare for your next training project and the content and courseware.

As a trainer you know you have to wear several hats, you often have to be an analyzer, designer, trainer, consultant and evaluator all in one. A key principle of your success as a training practitioner is to always keep “Learner first, Situation second, Content Third.” So in preparation for your next training initiative, if you don’t do anything at all, at least get answers to the following:

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Who Are My Learners?

 1. What do most of them do on the job?

 2. What do the rest do?

 3. Why are they participating in this training?

 4. Is it required? If so, by whom?

 5. What do they already know about this topic?

 6. What reactions/problems do I anticipate?

 7. How many people do I expect?

 8. Do they have a history with me on this topic? What is that history?

What is the situation?

1. How much time do I have for the training session?

 2. How many people must be trained at once?

 3. How many sessions are needed?

 4. Will I have to travel to the training site? Will I have to carry equipment?

 5. What size room do I have?

 6. Are tables available?