Seminar Overview
Training Officers face the same supervisory challenges as ranking officers. Their job is not simply to evaluate progress, but to develop personnel to their full potential. Accomplishing this requires a structured approach, but one with enough flexibility to meet varying development rates and needs.
This advanced course focuses upon development of the leadership, communication, and interpersonal influence skills needed to optimize the training process. The program first builds the framework for effective employee development by focusing upon the workplace applications of adult learning theory, and the manner in which attitudinal and behavioral change occurs. Thereafter, the role of leadership and interpersonal influence in the training process is initiated by exploring the relationship between leading and learning, followed by an intense examination of the influence and communication skills required for success in employee development — critical skills that develop in trainees the confidence, commitment, & motivation required for learning and success. By combining these concepts, training officers learn to mentor trainees so as to move them from dependence to independence, inspire trainees to a commitment to excellence and achievement, tap into trainees’ hidden strengths, prevent problems before they happen, and use proven counseling approaches to convert problem trainees into effective officers.
To enhance learning and personal development, the course utilizes a variety of adult-learning techniques (video & written case studies, individual & group exercises) and includes an array of personal assessment instruments that together create a Personal Leadership Profile for participants to use in the development of their leadership skills.
Program Highlights
The Training Environment: How People Learn
- Operant Conditioning
- Social Learning
- Cognitive Learning
- Experiential Learning
- Modeling and Shaping
Attitudinal and Behavioral Change
- Social Influence
- Social Power in the Learning Process
- The Change Cycle
Training and Learning Styles
- The Role of Leadership and Influence in the Training Process
- Personal Factors in Training Leadership
- Values, Characteristics, Attitudes
Environmental Factors in Training Leadership
- Creating a Positive Learning Environment
- Developing a Relationship of Respect and Achievement
Interpersonal Factors in Training Leadership
- Leadership: The Situational Approach for Law Enforcement Trainers
- Trainer Assumptions, Perceptions & Self-fulfilling Prophesies
Training Leadership Outcomes
- Trainee Growth and Development
- Effective Performance
- Confidence, Commitment, Motivation
Advanced Skills-Building
- Video Case Study
- Leadership Style Assessment Instruments
- Personal Leadership Profile and Development Plan
Seminar Format
- 2 or 3 days, available in standardized or customized formats, and presented by contract or as a sponsored public seminar.
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