Using Psychology as a Trainer
Training psychology is becoming more important for trainers. The role of the trainer is moving further away from the traditional role of content expert and more into facilitating the learning experience for the learners.
Training needs to be more learner focused as a result therefore, trainers need to be able to use group and individual psychology as part of their facilitation.
What Training Psychology is Needed by Trainers?
Group Psychology: Creating a Cohesive Learning Environment
Group dynamics play a critical role in the success of training sessions. As a trainer, your ability to read and influence group behaviour can significantly affect how learners absorb and apply new knowledge. A trainer needs to manage a group of people towards an agreed set of outcomes, so they need to be able to use:
- Consensus reaching
- Discussion leading
- Group coaching
- Group facilitation
Additionally, some useful models to apply to identify and manage difference and dynamics within the group could be:
- Belbin Team Roles
- Drivers
- Learning Styles
- Conformity and Obedience
- Tuckman
- Bion
- Group Imago
- Group observation models
Individual Training Psychology: Tailoring Training for Personal Impact
Each learner brings unique experiences, motivations, and psychological factors into the training room. To maximize individual learning, it’s crucial to understand key psychological principles:
- A model of human behaviour such as transactional analysis or social styles
- Positive Psychology
- Coaching using GROW
- Managing difficult behaviour
Training Psychology Actions
Start by identifying how you need your trainers to be more effective. Visualise what that will look like and then benchmark your existing trainers against that.
Provide us with that information and we will suggest an approach to achieve your required outcomes. Contact us now.
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