Trainer Training
1-Day Course Programme |
Time |
Activity |
Rationale |
9.00am
|
Introductions, Health and Safety, Ground Rules and Icebreakers |
Sets the tone & establishes the course objectives
Allows participants to express hopes & concerns about the course
New ideas and practices for getting our courses up and running |
10.00am |
History of Development Training in the Outdoors |
Explores where Outdoor Development Training has come from, and how & why it has evolved. |
10.30am |
Coffee |
|
10.45am |
Team Building Blocks 1 – Communication: Basic games, risk assessments and tools to develop clear and honest communication |
Allows groups to communicate in a methodical manner.
Gives the chance for quieter individuals to vocalise thoughts and ideas
Highlights need for regard for others |
11.45am |
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs: The basis for keeping our clients happy, comfortable and safe |
Breaking down the needs of our clients into easy to manage chunks.
Putting those needs into priority.
Highlighting the ways that priorities can change throughout the day or the course |
12.15pm |
Lunch |
|
1.00pm |
Team Building Blocks 2 – Trust: Basic games, risk assessments and tools to develop emotional and physical trust |
Allows individuals to work at a more intimate level with one another
Highlights the need for Regard for others
Gives individuals the chance to experiment with their own comfort zones |
2.00pm |
Challenge By Choice: What does it mean and how do we put it into practice? |
Challenges traditional thinking around the ideas of Challenge by Choice.
Makes even the most experienced trainer think about how they deliver a session.
Puts the whole concept into a much more pragmatic way of working |
2.30pm |
The Climbing Wall and Abseil Theory & Practice (Coffee break “as and when”) |
Explores the practical concepts of Emotional Safety and Challenge by Choice
Explores comparative comfort zones. |
4.00pm |
Team Development Theory |
Use group as example |
5.00pm |
Review of day |
Wrap up of day’s learning.
Asks how we’re doing so far. |