Using a range of interactive techniques and materials, the day will focus on the following:

Qualities and skills set of trainers 

• Including knowledge, facilitation and behavioural skills.

Understanding your audience 

• Including VARK , training vs teaching and exploring how to pitch as a trainer in the workplace.

Toolkit for trainers, confidence boosting practical tips that include 

• Adaptability, the importance of being flexible and responsive in training settings to ensure that objectives are delivered
• Communication skills, tips to boost confidence and effectiveness, keeping pace, ensuring delivery is relevant and keeping the audience engaged
• Managing nerves, focusing on practical tips – preparation, centring etc
• Clarity on what training doesn’t achieve – reminding delegates that training is part of a range of tools and approaches used organisationally.

Presentations and feedback on individual sessions 

• Feedback on style and tips from the cohort, with a focus on consistency and practical support.

Who should attend this workshop? 

All people who are interested in developing and delivering internal training.

Jo Carr – www.jocarr.co.uk

Jo has been part of the HQN associate trainer team since 2013, when she moved from senior leadership in social housing to becoming a freelance

• A Quality Improvement Specialist
• An ILM Management Coach and Mentor and
• Trainer and Facilitator

Jo has a varied portfolio of clients across social housing, and into NHS Primary Care and in the VSCE.   With over 20 years in management roles in the VSCE and Social Housing and (since 2013)  NHS primary care and transformation projects – she is adaptable, innovative and solution focused, and as a variety of skills and resources to draw on to support the needs of the each of the organisations she works with. Jo is part of the NHS England Quality Improvement Faculty, where she received her training in quality improvement and project management in 2020 , and she has been working in a variety of housing and NHS setting to help organisations improve their performance and systems.

Working across various sections of the UK public sector, Jo works with teams and organisations in the integration arena – and has extensive experience of set up and transformation of the ICBs in England.  This gives Jo insight, perspective, and energy to bring solutions to her clients, whether on a 1-1 coaching, training, or consultancy basis.  She is motivated by working with those who have a desire to innovate, and problem solve.   As part of her commitment to building both organisational and individual resilience, Jo is a trained as a Mental Health First Aider.

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