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Training Opportunities
Training Workshop on Training of Trainers (22– 24 July 2008)
Venue: The training workshop will be held at SDPI or in a local hotel in Islamabad.

Top of this page Introduction
Does your job require you to provide training at your workplace or to other organizations and agencies? Would you like to gain more knowledge, sharpen your skills as a trainer and get practical experience in the field of Training and Development? This comprehensive three-day workshop provides training tools to successfully deliver training courses.

Top of this page Who should attend
The workshop is designed for trainers, training organizers, educators and HR professionals who need to train their colleagues. However, no previous experience as a trainer is necessary.

Top of this page Objectives
By attending the three-day comprehensive training workshop, the participants will be able to:

  • Understand the process and key concepts in adult learning;
  • Learn techniques of assessing training needs for formulating appropriate learning objectives;
  • Describe training methods and techniques suitable for trainings;
  • Effectively use handouts, props, and technology;
  • Build rapport in group setting and understand group dynamics;
  • Effectively evaluate the training event;
  • Experience the process of designing, conducting and reflecting on a training session; and
  • Assess post-training on-the-job application of acquired skills

Top of this page Methodology
It will be a highly interactive and participatory workshop comprising lectures, groupwork, case studies, role-plays and hands on computer work on creating training materials and presentations.

Top of this page Workshop outline

The world of training

  • Training cycle
  • Attitudes towards training
  • Skills required to survive as trainer
  • Principle of adult learning

Designing training courses

  • Training needs assessment
  • Methods of Training needs assessment
  • How to wirte outcome-oriented training objectives

Designing of training material and selecting appropriate training methods

  • Designing the appropriate training materials and manual
  • Methods of training

Communication and Presentation Skills

  • Understanding the audience and building rapport
  • Techniques of presentations

MS Power Point

  • Tips for trainers for making attractive Power point presentation

Evaluating Learning

  • Understand different levels of evaluation
  • Use feedback to improve future training
  • How to assess post-training on-the-job application of acquired skills

Top of this page Medium of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop. However, an effort will be made to conduct the workshop using a mixture of English and Urdu.

Top of this page Resource person
Brig (Retd) Mohammad Yasin, lead trainer, holds master’s degree in Political Science and is B.Sc. (Hons) in War Studies. He is a Chartered Engineer in Electronics and is member of various electrical engineering institutions at home and abroad. He was on the faculty of Military College of Signals. After retirement from the Army, he worked in the National Institute of Electronics for six years. He has been working at SDPI for more than 14 years and is currently serving as Advisor Centre for Capacity Building. He has conducted/organized over a hundred workshops on subjects of management and in other specialized areas and has been a trainer for a long time. He did training on Strategic Planning and Management at the York University, Canada. He also did advanced engineering training/education in UK and USA. He has written numerous papers and edited two books.

Zill-i-Ehsan, holds master’s degree in Information Technology. He has over 14 years of professional experience and has been associated with education, training and development for the last 10 years. Before joining the academics he worked with various business organizations where he was instrumental in the improvement of general office management procedures. As a training professional, Mr. Zill-I-Ehsan, has designed and conducted trainings for organizations in the Development sector as well as sectors like Telecom, Banking, Oil & Gas, FMCG’s and Education. He has also designed, conducted and coordinated trainings for some projects of United Nations and Armed Forces. He specializes in Business Communication and Presentation Skills, Project Management, Information Management, Office Computing and Management Skills. At present he is working as trainer/training manager at SDPI.
He will be assisted by other trainers.

Top of this page Deadline for registration
Please return the registration form to the Program Support Associate, SDPI-Centre for Capacity Building, by 14 July 2008 at the latest via fax or mail. The institute will confirm the registration upon receipt of fee by a return fax. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Seats are limited; the applicants will be registered on a first come, first serve basis. Bookings will close for registration if all the seats are taken up before the last date.

Top of this page Registration fee
Rs 11,500/= per participant.

Top of this page Discount

  • 25% discount is available to the following:
    • Women
    • SDPI members
    • HRDN members on each nomination
    • Students registering through their institutions
    • Other organizations registering two or more persons
  • Special discount for journalists:
    • One free seat is available to nominees of Press Clubs. 25% discount will be given on additional nominations

Top of this page Withdrawal requests will be processed as under:
10 or more days before workshop Full refund
Nine to four days before workshop 75 percent refund
Three days before workshop 50 percent refund
Two or less days before workshop No refund

Top of this page Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.

Top of this page Award of certificates

  • Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
  • Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
  • Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.

Top of this page Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)

Top of this page Further information
For further details, please contact Program Support Associate at Tel: 92-51-2278134 or Fax: 92-51-2278135.

Top of this page Registration form
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