Training Methodology

So how is it that train the trainer programs are somehow more effective than “just wingin’ it”? Simple: Training methodology.
Learning is largely intuitive, however, there is a kind of a science to it. In a one on one environment, it is entirely possible to simply work with a new employee until they understand the job, but this isn’t always easy, or even possible, when you have a staff of anywhere from a dozen to a hundred employees. When working with a larger staff, you don’t always have time to address each employee individually to make sure that every single person understands the job.
That’s when the science of teaching should come in.
Everybody learns in different ways, and train the trainer sessions are designed to cover this. By prescribing teaching methodology that should be efficient, and effective, across the board. Some people learn better through hands on experience, while others learn better through having the process explained to them. By combining various methods and finding what has been proven to work the best, trainer training companies pass this on to your training staff, and your training staff passes the knowledge of the actual job on to your employees more efficiently, and more effectively than if they had not been trained in, well, the science of training.
Consider for a moment that, in order to be a qualified professor of mathematics at a university, an individual wouldn’t just pursue a degree in advanced mathematics. Rather, they would pursue a degree in mathematics, and a degree in teaching. Knowing the material doesn’t always mean that you’ll be able to teach dozens of different individuals at a time with much success. Teaching and training are a craft unto themselves, requiring their own particular skill sets outside of the actual material which is being taught.
Ironically, to train trainers, the professionals who hold train the trainer certification actually use their knowledge of training… to pass on their knowledge of training. It’s kind of funny when you think about it; teaching may be the only skill you can efficiently teach with just one degree!
In other words, nobody is born a qualified teacher or trainer. Rather, teaching is a skill that must be developed, just like any other. No matter how qualified your senior staff are at the actual tasks they are meant to teach, they might not be quite as qualified when it comes to training large numbers of newer employees.
Trainer training ensures a more competent, capable staff, by teaching the training members of your staff how to train effectively. This way you can ensure that the knowledge your training staff has regarding the job does not just stay in their head, rather, it is able to make its way out and be shared with other staff members, as well. When you use qualified trainer training, the knowledge of the job literally spreads like a virus from one employee to the next. If nothing else, this is hundreds of times more effective than just hoping things work themselves out on their own!