Training Trainers

In addition to understanding the PSM system and its implementation, in-hou e trainers need skills development training to enable tiiem to fulfill their roles effectively. Everyone has had the dismal experience of listening to speakers or teachers whose command of their subject may be excellent, but who are incapable of conveying it in a useful, much less interesting, manner. To help avoid this, be selective in recruiting in-house trainer candidates the best people for this task have confidence, enthusiasm, and an ability to communicate well. 

Regardless of who undertakes a train the trainer project at your company, keep a couple of criteria in mind timeliness and shelf-life. Timeliness speal to the need to develop the curriculum and get it out into the field as quickly as possible once the PSM system is hnalized. Shelf-life refers to the usabili of the program over time it should be adaptable to accommodate changes or additions to the system to avoid the expense of a complete revision. 

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In Catalonia (Spain), in 1997, a consensus among the Department of Health s experts in preventive medicine, nursing, and pharmaceutical scientific associations was attained. It was decided to initiate a process to implement different activities in the community pharmacies in Catalonia (Table 2). These activities have been chosen according to the health plan priorities. The most important point is that these activities are carried out with collaboration with the health care teams of primary health care centers. It was first implemented as a training trainers procedure and now these activities are carried out in most pharmacies in Catalonia since 1997.f - ° Also in Catalonia—Barcelona to be specific—the Pla Farmaceutic d Educacid Sanitaria (Pharmaceutical Plan for Health Education), drawn up by the Barcelona... 

Trainers are qualified to instruct employees and have satisfactorily completed a training program for teachers or have necessary academic credentials or instructional experience [OSHA Reference, 120(b)(4)(ii)(B) and (e)(5)]... 

Training is still somewhat behind schedule, because 1rain the trainer activities took longer to get right than we had expected. Now that the model has been corrected and staff scheduling has improved, we expect to complete training close to original timetable. 

Activities to date have included 1) Starting up a train the trainer program to enable selected Manwood personnel to provide PSM training so far one shift has received training, with the second coming on line next week. 

While you may gtoup trainees in any of a number of ways, consider at least four btoad categories managers, trainers, employees, and others—for example, contractors. The following discussion focuses on the training needs of each of these trainee groups and some of the techniques you may want to consider for addressing them. 

Train the trainer" programs are among the most efficient and cost-effective ways to provide training for large numbers of employees. While the front-end... 

In the context of this book, the term trainer is meant to refer to an individual who designs and delivers training courses in or for an organization, the objectives of which have been set by the organization (with or without the input of the trainer). The role... 

Mentoring has also provided a practical alternative to conventional training courses, which are typically run in a manner resembling school classes (i.e. with one active player, the teacher/trainer, lecturing numerous passive recipients, the pupils/trainees). Until recently, training courses have been the... 

There are usually two types of trainers within mentoring schemes external facilitators/consultants who train program co-ordinators and relationship supervisors and trainers (internal or external) who are responsible for equipping mentors and mentees with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to make relationships a success. To make things simpler, we will typically use the term trainer to refer to both types, but will make it clear, whenever a further distinction is necessary. 

Your own in-house trainers if they are familiar with mentoring training. 

It is vital for the success of your scheme to provide mentors, mentees and other relevant parties with first-rate mentoring training. In fact, the absence of such is a characteristic of many a scheme that has failed. Unless you have in-house trainers with substantial experience in mentoring and mentoring training, it is best to use external trainers who specialize in this area. Due to their experience, they will be more capable of answering questions and better equipped to respond to challenging situations. 

A manager (from, for example, the HR department) who knows a lot about mentoring/mentoring schemes and who has either trained before and/or could be effectively trained by a trainer-trainer to conduct a training session - please note that this person might well be the program co-ordinator. 

Stress lifestyle modifications for rehabilitation and prevention. Recommend strength training, range-of-motion exercises, and a warm-up period before exercise. In repetitive-motion injury, recommend methods to correct biomechanical abnormalities and vary work tasks as applicable. Refer to a physical therapist or sports trainer as needed. 

All instructions are sufficiently clear and specific to provide guidance at a level appropriate to the training and experience of the trainers involved... 

In essence, the code specifies that pharmaceutical manufacturing companies must train their employees using qualified trainers it also states that supervisors must have the same training as qualified personnel. What the regulations do not say is how to conduct this training. 

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