Course: Train the Healthcare Trainer

Expert trainers can make training appear easy. They seamlessly adapt to learners’ needs and provide a mixture of support and praise. In this article, we examine how expert trainers develop …

The human brain ‘forgets’ much of what we see and experience. If this didn’t happen, we would soon become overloaded with information and memories. However, this natural tendency to forget …

We possess a vast number of mental models in our long-term memory. These have grown and developed from our life experiences and our education. They are what make us unique …

Healthcare trainers want to know how effective their teaching has been. Evaluation methods range from attendance registers and eLearning completions, through assessment, to evaluating the effects of training on the …

Humans have shared information by means of stories for thousands of years. To this day, stories retain their ability to share an experience, either through the spoken or printed word. …

A lesson plan provides a solid foundation for training. It benefits planned learning whether face to face, online, immersive or experiential. Importantly, the creation of a lesson plan tends to …

Here, we consider what trainers can do to ensure newly acquired knowledge and skills are transferred to practice. Practice and feedback Learners who have practised a new skill, or applied …

Healthcare staff are among the kindest and most tolerant people on the planet. For this reason, ‘difficult’ people are not commonly encountered in training. Nonetheless, at some time or another, …

Trainers need to be good communicators. They are required to explain concepts, draw out existing knowledge, persuade reluctant participants to join in, provide supportive feedback, and so on. Trainers don’t …