Training Design Basics

by Saul Carliner

Knowing how to design effective training instruction is a core competency for every trainer. Here's a down to the basics title that keeps its focus on the bottom-line skills of the design craft beginning with planning and need analysis; to writing, designing, and evaluating course materials; to marketing and administration. This title also shows you how to put together quality, performance-based training that will be delivered in a classroom setting.

Genres: Teaching

216 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

About the author

Saul Carliner is Interim Chair and Professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University in Montreal, where his research and teaching focus on the design of materials for learning and communication, the management of groups who produce these materials, and the transfer of research to practice.

Also an industry consultant, he serves as Research Director for Lakewood Media and has provided strategic analysis, design, and evaluation services for organizations like the Bronx Zoo, Equitas, Lowe’s, ST Microelectronics, Turkish Management Centre, and several government agencies.

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

They provided some very practical advice for creating presentations and training sessions using the ADDIE method. The checklists at the end of each chapter are useful for guiding you through each step of the process. My main complaint is that they didn't seem to have copyedited this book at all. The number of typos and grammatical errors was distracting. It seems a little incongruous to see that many errors when your book is trying to teach people how to effectively teach and train. C'est la vie!

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

It sure looks like a checklist for a uninspired bureaucrat to cover the behind.

[Jason Mesiarik · Rating 4 out of 5]

So you think you can develop training? Start with this book first so that you can design workshops that are meaningful, applicable and relevant while achieving measurable results.