KTTC/TDS/ED/FO1
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL TRAINER EDUCATION
COURSE OUTLINE
MAY – AUGUST 2023
Course Name: Training Methodologies
Unit Code: ED7103
Relationship to occupational standards
This unit addresses the Unit of Competency: Plan for Instruction
Duration of Unit: 44 Hours
TRAINERS: AS PER THE COLLEGE TIMETABLE AS OF JAN-APRIL 2023
Unit Description
This unit covers the competence required to plan for instruction. It involves formulating
instructional objectives, preparing for instruction and maintaining records.
Summary of Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the trainee should be able to:
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Formulate instructional objectives
Describe teaching methods
Prepare for instruction
Maintain professional records
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Unit Delivery Plan: Learning outcomes, content, suggested assessment methods.
WEEK
1
Learning
outcome
Suggested Assessment
Methods/Activities
Content
Introduction (Trainee to take some time and
introduce one another)
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General housekeeping rules
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Trainee expectations
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Terms and concepts (Education, Teaching,
Training, Syllabus, Curriculum, Occupational
Standard, Lesson, Session)
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Qualities of an effective trainer.
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Role of a trainer
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Occupational standards VS Syllabi
Formulate
 Components
instructional
 Purpose
objectives
 Interpretation
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Trainee characteristics
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Analysis of trainee characteristics
 The VARK Tool
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Taxonomy of educational objectives
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Learning outcomes
 Aims
 Goals
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Instructional outcomes
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Methods of instruction
 Terms and concepts
 Choice of instruction method
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Classification of instruction methods
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Effective competency-based instruction
methods
Describe
 Scope
teaching
Methods
 Definition
 Factors to consider
 Types
 Preparation and use
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Advantages & Disadvantages
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Effective use
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Preparation of professional documents
 Scheme of work Vs Lesson plan
 Learning plan Vs Session Plan
 Session Notes /Lesson Notes
Prepare for
instruction
 Remarking on the documents
 record of work covered.
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Preparation for the learning environment
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Class control and management
REVISION AND EXAMINATIONS
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2
3
4,5 & 6
7,8,9,10
& 11
11& 12
Time
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Written tests
Observation
Oral questioning
Interview
4 hours
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Trainees to be exposed
to Curriculum, OS and
syllabi
4 hours
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Trainees to fill in the
VARK Tool. Trainer to
analyse with students
the preferred learning
styles.
Trainees to Formulating
learning
outcomes/objectives
Trainees in groups of
not more than 5 to
research methods of
teaching and present in
class (CAT 1)
4 hours
Trainees in groups to
plan, prepare and
present in groups
- Schemes
- Lesson plans
- Session plans
- Learning plans
(CAT 2)
20 hours
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12 hours
EVALUATION
1.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTS
CAT 1 - 30 Marks (Methods of Teaching)
CAT 2 – 70 Marks (Planning for instruction)
FINAL EXAMINATION - 100%
2.
REFERENCES
1. Silberman, M. L., & Biech, E. (2015). Active training: A handbook of techniques, designs, case examples, and tips. John Wiley &
Sons.
2. Baraza, J. (2007). General Methods of Training. KTTC, Nairobi: KTTC Education Dept. Press
3. Bell, B. S., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2010). Toward a theory of learner-centred training design: An integrative framework of
active learning. In S. W. J. Kozlowski & E. Salas (Eds.), Learning, training, and development in organizations (pp. 263–300).
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
4. Lawson, K. (2016). The trainer's handbook. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley
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