Helping your trainers engage your learners and improve outcomes

Endurance Learning’s Train the Trainer sessions transform subject matter experts into trainers & facilitators that lead highly engaging workshops.

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An Endurance Learning Train-the-Trainer session

Your organization is full of people who have deep expertise and may even enjoy talking about it. You probably designed training materials that cover every bit of content to ensure that each trainer has all the resources they need. You kick off your training initiative and expect to see great results. But do you actually see great results?

Expecting your subject matter experts to pick up training materials and instantly become great facilitators who adeptly lead a training workshop is unfair to them and the learners.

Offering experts an opportunity to understand the mechanics behind training design and delivery and practice facilitation techniques will supercharge your training sessions and improve the learning experience.

Master facilitators are ready to empower your trainers!

Our team is ready to deliver a train-the-trainer session to help you get the most out of your training session and facilitators.

Our sessions are designed to be used for trainers who have to deliver in person, virtually or both!

Getting started with a train the trainer session with us is simple.

1.Request a Free Quote

2. Schedule the Train-the-Trainer session (virtual or in person)

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Sample Half-Day Endurance Learning Train-the-Trainer Agenda

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training segment, the participants will be able to:

Differentiate between “engaging” and “effective” training.
Describe the connection between principles of adult learning and effective training delivery.
Explain the role that 4 training design steps have in engaging learners.
Practice delivering training activities.

Agenda:

Session Overview:
- Calibrate expectations for the session.
Engaging v. Effective:
- Participant-driven discussions of what makes a training session successful
- Risks of being only engaging and not effective
Adult Learning Principles:
- Connect participants experiences with the principles of Dialogue Education and Adult Learning
- Explore the Anchor, Content, Application and Future Use model and how it impacts learner retention.
Make the Training Your Own:
- Use Endurance Learning’s Activity Cookbook to identify activities that could be used in the learner’s next session.
- Build a simple training workshop that can be used for practice.
Practice Facilitation:
- Compare facilitation techniques to a facilitation rubric
- Practice delivering training activities with time for self-reflection and feedback from peers.

See Brian Washburn Present on Engaging vs. Effective Training

Every trainer wants to create a more “engaging” experience. But what if engagement is only half the battle?

In this video, Endurance Learning’s CEO, Brian Washburn, explains why the ultimate goal isn’t just engagement—it’s effectiveness.

Discover the key difference and learn how to create training that is both engaging and effective, ensuring that the magic can really happen.

Brian and the team at Endurance Learning are ready to help you design the Train-the-Trainer session that your organization needs to today.

Fill out a free request and we’ll send you a quote for a customized Train-the-Trainer session ASAP.

Your Train-the-Trainer Session will be the BEST Train-the-Trainer for You

Endurance Learning’s Train-the-Trainer workshops are always designed to make sure participants walk away with practical skills that they can immediately apply to their jobs. While we have a core curriculum, every session is customized to meet the needs of the organization and its participants. Recent sessions delivered by Brian Washburn and Endurance Learning have ranged from 1-day to 5-days and have included:

a 2-day session helping government employees design more effective training around safety, compliance, and policy changes,
a 2-day session helping managers in the early childhood education space understand effective training principles so they can support and hold their trainers accountable,
a 3-day session for bank employees on the design and delivery of good training, including a component where they designed then delivered a portion of a training session.

Train-the-Trainer Sessions that Lead to Change

Read more about why attendees at an Endurance Learning Train-the-Trainer session used words like ‘inspired’ and ‘eye-opening’ to describe a workshop that was nothing short of a ‘paradigm shift.’ For these trainers, the experience wasn’t just ‘engaging’;it was ‘transformational,’ providing ‘practical’ tools for immediate use and delivering the kind of ‘Aha! moment’ that changes how trainers approach their work forever.

“Since training with Endurance Learning in February, I’ve noticed that the Talent Development team is using a shared language for training creations, which has improved our collaboration. The speed at which we can create has increased, allowing us to dedicate more time to refining the quality of our output and leveraging new technologies and software. In general, we have leaned away from lecture and more into engagement as a way of learning. Examples of this include roleplaying, case studies, breakout groups, touring with guided practice, and more!"

"I had the privilege of attending a 2-part conference session for early childhood trainers on training design and facilitation led by Brian Washburn. It was an eye-opening experience that has changed the way I approach training. Inspired by the techniques and principles Brian presented, I transformed my own conference session (which was the following morning!) from a lecture-heavy, PowerPoint-focused training to a discussion-based, chart paper-using, idea-flying learning experience. I can honestly say the work done with Brian that day had more of an impact on my training style than any other single training I’ve attended, and many of my colleagues would say the same."

"As a global health organization, we invest heavily in both the development of high-quality curricula based on adult learning principles to provide direct training to healthcare providers across the world, and to build the capacity development of our staff to be skilled and confident facilitators for in-person and virtual training experiences. Brian has been an incredible mentor to our facilitation staff, creating a safe environment where critical thinking and facilitation skill building has been a cornerstone. Staff have reported improved confidence and understanding of learning and development principles, facilitation techniques, and best practices in adult learning environments."

"Brian and Tim, without question, completely changed our paradigm with their How Adults Learn training. These are the most critically important principles that I've learned in my 25 years of teaching, training, and developing leaders. Additionally, their instructions on how to facilitate training as opposed to delivering information was one of the greatest "Aha!" moments of my professional life. The ideas and principles we learned from Brian and Tim are reshaping our existing training curriculum and they are guiding how we will develop new content. Simply put, Endurance Learning is the best in the business, and you will not find any company with more personable professionals than Brian Washburn and Tim Waxenfelter."

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Helping your trainers engage your learners and improve outcomes

What is the recipe for a successful train-the-trainer session?

Experts who know the content

Training materials

An Endurance Learning Train-the-Trainer session