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How Effective and Modern Manual Handling Train the Trainer Courses are Taught

When an employer mentions manual handling training, many people may immediately switch off, remembering past experiences of boredom as they watched a trainer they did not know show them how to pick up a box safely. This in turn prevents many people from pursuing a position as ˜that person' who runs the manual handling training.

However, most people do not realise that there are courses out there that can train people in an interactive and interesting way, which in turn will make them able to teach others effectively and make other peoples experiences of manual handling enjoyable and relevant.

But how is this achieved? What is changing in the way manual handling Trainers are trained?

Smaller class sizes

Any reputable manual handling train the trainer course will insist on class sizes not exceeding ten to twelve people. This way, the trainer will be able to focus on everyone in the room and interact with them all. On some courses where there are up to thirty people involved, it is easy for some to hide away or be unwilling to ask questions, which in turn can have a detrimental effect on their overall ability to teach the course themselves in the future.

Extensive provision of instructor packs and lesson plans

A sign of a poor train the trainer course is when the course leader only allows for limited course material to be given to participants and puts restrictions on its use, as well as charging for it.

In comparison, the best manual handling train the trainer courses provide a comprehensive instructor pack with everything a trainer needs to run their own successful sessions, such as lesson plan hints and tips. These packs contain CD based information, which means the information is taught in a much more interactive and interesting way.

Shorter courses

If a future manual handling trainer is taught on a boring, long, drawn out training course, then the chances are their own course will be just as bad. Most well respected train the trainer courses have reduced the actual course from five days to two days, meaning a more intensive but also realistic course timeframe, preventing repetition of information.

Many manual handling train the trainer courses are much more interactive and modern than people may realise. Whilst there are still some old fashioned courses that are not designed with the future trainer in mind, other companies that provide a shorter course, with reduced numbers and more interaction, are the way forward for the industry. Make sure these factors are taken into consideration before selecting a manual handling train the trainer course from a nationally respected company.

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