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Description

The Trainer’s Role: Designing, Delivering and Assessing Training

Twenty-five hours covering the full trainer cycle, from the initial request through to evidence of learning

  • 3.57 days — 25 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Most people become trainers through subject-matter expertise rather than through formal preparation. The request arrives vague. The programme is assembled under pressure from existing materials. Delivery relies on verbal fluency, and assessment amounts to a satisfaction form completed on the way out.

These 25 hours cover the role in full. Participants learn to translate a request into learning objectives, build a coherent progression, deliver while holding a group, and genuinely verify what has been learned. Each participant leaves with a training session designed end to end and already tested in front of the group.

Learning objectives

  • Translate a training request into learning objectives formulated in assessable terms
  • Build a learning progression suited to the audience and the time available
  • Select delivery methods that serve each intended objective
  • Deliver a session while sustaining the group's attention and participation
  • Put in place assessment methods immediately after delivery and at a later stage
  • Review your own delivery practice using the feedback received

What makes this programme different

A personal training session designed and then delivered in front of the group during the programme
Delivery sequences recorded on video and reviewed point by point in collective analysis
A complete training file to take away, including run sheet, materials and assessment tools

Programme

1Analysing the Request and Framing the Assignment

From the stated need to a clear specification

  • Questions to ask the sponsor before any design work begins
  • Distinguishing the problem raised from the solution requested
  • Gathering information on the audience and their working context
  • Producing a proposal that commits the trainer

2Learning Design

Objectives, progression and run sheet

  • Formulating observable objectives from the request
  • Breaking content into sequences with a logical flow
  • Choosing methods according to the type of learning targeted
  • Writing the detailed run sheet with timings and materials

3Materials and Activities

Serving the learning, not the trainer

  • The purpose of a projected slide and what it should not contain
  • Building individual and small-group activities
  • Written instructions that prevent misunderstanding
  • Handouts given to participants and their intended use

4Delivery and Group Management

Holding the room and the thread

  • Opening the session and establishing the working framework
  • Voice, eye contact, movement and use of the space
  • Varying pace and re-engaging attention
  • Responding to unexpected questions and departures from the programme

5Assessment and Follow-Up

Verifying what has been learned

  • The difference between satisfaction and actual learning
  • Designing exercises that measure achievement of objectives
  • Methods for verifying learning after the session
  • Reporting back to the sponsor and identifying improvements

Who is it for

Professionals who wish to work as trainers, independent consultants and employees required to take charge of training activities.

Prerequisites

Have an area of expertise to pass on.

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.