Training & Assessing Staff Competence

Apply best-practice adult learning principles to deliver successful on-the-job training and assessment outcomes in the laboratory.

Overview

This course is designed to provide participants with knowledge and skills to deliver effective on-the-job training and assessment with laboratory personnel. The course includes adult learning models that:

are easy to apply in practice, and
maximise learning retention.

The course ensures that participants can:

build required capability within their teams, and
use assessment techniques to ensure confidence in the competence of their staff.

Outcomes

Apply best-practice adult learning principles and practices to maximise the effectiveness of workplace learning.
Use training and assessment techniques that develop staff knowledge and skills efficiently.
Adapt training and assessment strategies to meet the individual learning needs of laboratory staff.
Develop training and assessment resources that support learning retention.

Audience

This course is ideal for anyone responsible for delivering on-the-job training or assessment with laboratory staff including roles such as:

quality personnel
laboratory managers
laboratory supervisors
experienced laboratory technicians
learning and development personnel.

Delivery

Course content is delivered using engaging learning activities that include:

individual and group work
activities that apply different training and assessment approaches to real-life practice
opportunities to evaluate understanding as the course progresses.