Tips on Designing Effective Training for New Supervisors
Developing your plan for facilitating the learning of new supervisors is as much an art as it is a science. Your training designs implicitly express your theory of learning. Here are some things to keep in mind as you prepare your detailed plan:
Begin with learning goals. Your needs assessment should have resulted in a clear understanding of what the new supervisors you are training need to learn. Remember the slogan, “More than three goals are no goals,” as you prepare a statement of what you hope to accomplish in your training session. Avoid getting bogged down by too many specific objectives (for example, “By 8:37 a.m. trainees will be able to . . .”). Don’t confuse goals with activities. ...
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