Creating Inspiring Workshops and Courses in Transdisciplinarity: A Guide - Manual / Resource - Page 17
Opportunity
What is the context, occasion, or prospect for potentially offering a training?
You see an upcoming opportunity or have been approached by an organization to offer a training for a specific audience. Before
you can commit to it, you must get more information so you can decide if you want to proceed.
When and where is the training?
Clarifying these simple questions upfront will help you make the most basic decision: What is your availability, and what is
the scope of the training? You might want to explore whether there is flexibility in the timing/location (if you need that), or
advise those approaching you to find a suitable, qualified alternative trainer.
Is the training part of a fellowship, a course, a conference, or any
on-going program?
How does the proposed training fit into the program? Will you have direct contact with participants prior to the event, or
is someone else organizing the event and communicating with participants? Will anyone else need or want to be involved
in shaping the contents of the training? The answers to these questions will help you avoid unnecessary complexities.
You will also want to get assurance that you will be able to send a survey in advance, develop the agenda, and have the
flexibility you will need.
What is the duration from the time of being asked to develop a training and
delivering it?
Make sure the timeline is realistic and considers all project-management aspects noted above. Developing a customized
training is very different from preparing a presentation!
Basics of training design
Opportunity
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