The Competent Trainer Standard — a standart, elaborated by International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. IBSTI, 1988, Bamngton.
According to The Competent Trainer Standard, the trainer must:
Have the ability to determine the group’s need for training and
adapt the course materials to the specifics of the company’s work and
identified training needs;
know the audience and its expectations;
make sure that everything necessary for training is ready, available, and works;
have the ability to establish trust with the audience, to inspire the trust of the group;
be able to manage the learning process: manage the discussion, track group dynamics, etc.;
demonstrate effective communication skills;
possess the skills of effective self-presentation (special attention to “body language”);
have the ability to “grasp the essence”, be able to formulate clearly thoughts; encourage dialogue;
To be able to evoke enthusiasm of students, their positive thinking, to inspire the application of knowledge;
to be able to use and combine various methods (mini-lectures,
discussions, case studies, written exercises) and teaching tools (video,
modern business games);
be able to use office equipment: PC, projector, multimedia projector, video recorder, video camera;
have the ability to analyze, to assess how students are coping with tasks;
be capable of self-assessment, be able to assess the accuracy
of the setting formulations to assignments for learners, the sequence of
presentation, assess whether the learning objectives can be achieved;
be able to present an information received during the
preparation and the training accurately and correctly in written or oral
form with the analysis (interpretation) and evaluation of learning
outcomes.
