Demonstrating Practical Skills: Sharing your skills with trainees and volunteers
Demonstrating Practical Tasks : Sharing your skills with trainees and volunteers.
A one day course for professional gardeners who want to improve their ability to transfer skills and knowledge to the people they work with.
Date: Tuesday 21st OR Wed. 22nd September 2010
Arrival from 09:30 for a 10:00 start – finish 4.00pm
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EU
Telephone: 0844 474 2222
Workshop Objectives
By the end of the workshop participants will have:
- Better understood what makes training successful;
- Been introduced to the different ways people learn;
- Planned some practical training,
- Had a go at delivering a simple practical training session
- Shared their knowledge and experience with other horticultural professionals
Draft Agenda
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09:30 |
Arrival / Tea & Coffee |
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10:00 |
Welcome & Introductions |
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What makes good training ?
Exploring the range of tools and techniques available for training and finding out what works best for you and your trainees. A look at the role of the supervisor as “instructor”, “trainer”, or “coach”, and what style works best for a given situation.
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Planning for training:
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11:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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Communication & Learning Styles – how people learn in different ways and how you can cater for different learning styles. (tying knots!)
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13:00 |
Lunch – bring a packed lunch please! |
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13.30 |
Recap and refresh |
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Planning and delivering a practical training event: Group exercise in gardens. |
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15:30 |
Tea / Coffee available |
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Sharing the ideas… summary? |
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What happens if…. Back up plans and thinking on your feet! |
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15.45 |
Action planning – what are you going to do next? |
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16:00 |
Depart |
A bit about the trainer
Losehill
Losehill is the Peak District National Park Authority Learning and Environmental Conference Centre providing professional development and staff training opportunities for those working in the countryside management, heritage and education sectors. Other areas of business include environmental and sustainable development education visits for schools, young people, families and communities, and conference facilities for environmental conferences.
Ted Talbot
Ted has worked for Sheffield City Councils Parks & Countryside Service for many years, mostly within the field of Ranger Services. He has also developed and run practical training courses for over 15 years. Ted is passionate about helping people from the Parks and Gardens sector to pass on their skills and knowledge to as wide an audience as possible. He currently works part time as a trainer at Losehill Hall.
Next steps
If you have any questions about the programme or venue, please contact:
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Ted Talbot Learning and Development Officer, Losehill T: 01433 622454 E: ted.talbot@peakdistrict.gov.uk |
Fiona Dennis (bookings): Scheme Coordinator, Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme E: Fiona.Dennis@english-heritage.org.uk
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