To thrive is to learn, and the most successful businesses are built on a foundation of evolution and learning. As the market, situation and facts change, so should they, and many corporate training events are booked based on this philosophy.
In an era of continuous professional development, staying still means moving backwards, and booking regular training events and courses will make sure that employees thrive in their careers, with businesses reaping the benefits of their increased expertise.
Making your training event successful requires a mix of planning, clear objectives, an engaging format and the right resources available to hand. Here is what you need to make your training event a success.
Clear Goals
Whilst learning for its own sake is a laudable goal, a training event needs to have a clear aim and objective in mind if it is going to be beneficial to a business as a whole.
Having clear bullet points for the objectives of the training and how it will improve the business as a whole will shape the overall syllabus and ensure that the training day benefits everyone now and in the future.
An Appropriate Format
Everyone learns differently, and every subject benefits from a different approach to learning the material. Your training format should be built around the objectives for training and your audience, especially if you know how they learn most effectively.
This will typically mean a mix of a seminar, a hands-on workshop and a series of role-playing activities depending on the subjects being taught and the overall aim for the training day.
An Ideal Location
Choosing the right venue matters considerably when it comes to learning. You need an events space that has all of the amenities you need for students to comfortably take part.
This can include comfortable seating, equipment to project slides and videos, accessibility features, lightning conducive to focus and a location that is easy to find and easy to reach.
Engaging Content
Whilst the right location helps to frame a training event, ultimately a learning day will be wasted if the content is not informative, engaging and entertaining enough to leave an impression on your students.
The best way to accomplish this is with a multimodal approach to learning. Use a mix of lectures, slides, videos, guest speakers, games, interactive activities and roundtable discussions to ensure that students learn at their best.
Sometimes this can involve breakout sessions in small groups, and laying out your venue to enable this to take place can often be beneficial depending on the particular subject.
As well as this, provide additional resources for people to use following the event, as this is not only helpful beyond the training day but ensures that people engage with the event as it takes place instead of feeling compelled to take notes.
Evaluation And Evolution
The best training events are part of a wider dialogue, so once the event concludes, ensure that students and delegates fill out a feedback form so any room for improvement can be identified and successful parts of the training can be recognised and supported further.
