Program objective
Develop the capability to design and facilitate practical learning that leads to observable workplace application. Participants translate learning needs into objectives, build engaging sessions and use assessment and feedback to improve delivery.
Who this suits
Trainers, facilitators, subject-matter experts and managers responsible for developing the capability of others.
Professional objectives
- Translate learning needs into observable objectives and a coherent session design.
- Facilitate inclusive, experiential learning with relevant practice and feedback.
- Assess learning and prepare a realistic plan for workplace transfer.
Key learning outcomes
- Develop a needs-analysis summary and three assessable learning objectives.
- Create a session architecture and a learning-objective alignment map.
- Build a practical activity and a facilitator debrief guide.
- Facilitate a short group activity and respond to a difficult classroom situation.
- Deliver a short teach-back and revise the session using structured feedback.
- Produce an assessment rubric and a workplace application plan.
Module map
- 1.Learning needs and outcomes
- 2.Adult learning and instructional design
- 3.Experiential activities and case design
- 4.Facilitation and inclusive participation
- 5.Learning materials and delivery practice
- 6.Assessment and learning transfer
Modules in detail
1
Learning needs and outcomes
Theory & concepts
Analyze the audience, performance gap and business context through a pre-course questionnaire. Separate a training need from a process or resource problem, and write observable objectives that define successful application. Use a performance-gap analysis and pre-course questionnaire to prioritize learning needs. Apply Bloom-style observable verbs and define evidence of successful application for each objective.
Professional application
Translate the performance need into observable learning outcomes and an appropriate assessment. Distinguish what can be achieved through training from barriers requiring a management or process response.
Hands-on exercise & output
Develop a needs-analysis summary and three assessable learning objectives.
2
Adult learning and instructional design
Theory & concepts
Connect prior experience, motivation and relevant practice to learning design. Use constructive alignment and a simple design cycle to connect objectives, activities and assessment, and manage cognitive load through clear sequencing. Use ADDIE as a practical design sequence and align objectives, content, practice and assessment. Manage cognitive load through examples, sequencing and purposeful repetition.
Professional application
Sequence content from essential foundations to guided practice and independent application. Balance explanation with retrieval, feedback and reflection so the design supports learning rather than information volume.
Hands-on exercise & output
Create a session architecture and a learning-objective alignment map.
3
Experiential activities and case design
Theory & concepts
Create demonstrations, realistic cases, simulations and reflection questions that support the intended skill. Adapt examples for different industries and experience levels, and avoid activities that are engaging but disconnected from the objective. Design a case with realistic decisions, incomplete information and clear debrief questions. Use experiential learning and reflection to connect the exercise back to the underlying principle.
Professional application
Build exercises around meaningful choices and realistic consequences. Prepare debrief questions that uncover reasoning, connect experience to theory and identify a workplace application.
Hands-on exercise & output
Build a practical activity and a facilitator debrief guide.
4
Facilitation and inclusive participation
Theory & concepts
Use clear instructions, questioning and debriefing to support active involvement. Manage dominant voices, reluctance and difficult group dynamics, and adapt delivery for multilingual groups and online or classroom participation. Use questioning, group agreements and clear instructions to manage participation. Adapt examples and formats for different industries, language confidence and accessibility needs.
Professional application
Adapt facilitation to different experience levels without losing the learning objective. Handle dominant voices, silence and disagreement through clear process and respectful intervention.
Hands-on exercise & output
Facilitate a short group activity and respond to a difficult classroom situation.
5
Learning materials and delivery practice
Theory & concepts
Develop a session plan, facilitator notes and accessible visual materials. Deliver a short training segment, receive structured feedback and refine the explanation, timing and practice instructions through a second attempt. Prepare slides, participant instructions and facilitator notes that support the same objective. Rehearse transitions, timing and contingency options for online or face-to-face delivery.
Professional application
Align the slides, participant materials and facilitator notes with the same activity sequence. Practice instructions, transitions and summaries that help the group understand what to do and why.
Hands-on exercise & output
Deliver a short teach-back and revise the session using structured feedback.
6
Assessment and learning transfer
Theory & concepts
Design scenario questions, observation criteria and a post-course questionnaire aligned with the original objectives. Separate satisfaction from evidence of learning, and build an application plan with workplace support and success measures. Distinguish reaction, learning, behavior and results in evaluation design. Use scenario questions, observation criteria and a post-course questionnaire to review achievement and plan transfer.
Professional application
Define evidence of learning before designing the closing questionnaire. Combine self-reflection with an applied task and specify what workplace follow-up would demonstrate transfer.
Hands-on exercise & output
Produce an assessment rubric and a workplace application plan.
Integrated assignment
Design and deliver a learning segment with observable objectives, an applied exercise, assessment evidence and a workplace-transfer plan.
Delivery & methodology
Format
Part-time professional training
Attendance
Face-to-face · Live online
Location
Dubai / UAE for face-to-face cohorts; online attendance available
Timing
Session hours, timetable, venue and cohort availability are confirmed in joining instructions.
- Pre-course needs and learning-goals assessment
- Facilitated theory and professional concepts
- Guided demonstrations, case analysis and hands-on exercises
- Application to workplace decisions, with discussion and feedback
- Post-course learning review and a personal application plan
Assessment & application
Before
Identify your role, experience, priority objectives and a workplace task you want to improve. Record a baseline confidence rating with an example of current capability.
During
Review module exercises for accurate use of the method, evidence supporting decisions, relevance to the case and clarity of the completed output. Use facilitator and peer feedback to refine the work.
After
Compare the completed assignment with your initial objectives. Explain the decisions made, identify remaining gaps and record the next practical steps.
Workplace transfer
Create a personal 30-day application plan with a defined action, target date, required support and an observable success measure. This is a participant follow-through plan; ongoing coaching is scoped separately.
Frequently asked questions
How does the program connect content to workplace application?
It links needs analysis to clear objectives, adult-learning principles and experiential activities, then refines delivery through a teach-back so the relationship between content, practice and application is explicit.
Is a teach-back included?
Yes. Delivery is refined through a teach-back with structured feedback.
Are the dates confirmed?
Dates, delivery format and places are confirmed by TIH before any booking is finalized. Use the enquiry option to check the next available cohort.
