EDUCATION & TRAINING DEPARTMENT

DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL TRAINER EDUCATION

 

COURSE OUTLINE

 

JANUARY 2024 CLASS

 

TRAINER: PERIS KATHINGI

 

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit Code: ED/B/7201

Unit Description

 

This unit covers the competencies required to apply essential skills approaches for a technical trainer, who is expected to:

  1. Conduct self-management
  2. Demonstrate interpersonal communication
  3. Demonstrate critical safe work habits
  4. Demonstrate the ability to lead a workplace team
  5. Plan and organize work
  6. Maintain professional growth and development
  7. Demonstrate workplace learning
  8. Demonstrate problem solving skills
  9. Demonstrate the ability to manage ethical performance. 
  10. Apply knowledge of Global Citizenship
  11. Apply knowledge of financial literacy

Resources

  • A guide to integrating employability skills in higher education
  • TESCEA Skills Matrix
  • EPICA-Employability skills Handbook
  • Internet connectivity
  • Personal computer
  • Mobile phone
  • KSTVET LMS - http://kstvetelearning.net/lms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Content

Term 11

Topic

Content

Hours

CONDUCT SELF -MANAGEMENT

  • Introduction
  • Personal vision, mission and goals
  • Manage emotion as per workplace requirements
  • Develop and maintain assertiveness based on the requirements of the job.
  • Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for own actions
  • Further reading ways of managing anger at place of work
  • Self-Assessment
  • Self-Test

 

DEMONSTRATE INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Introduction
  • Demonstrate listening and understanding as per communication policy
  • Demonstrate writing to the needs of the audience as per communication policy
  • Demonstrate speaking reading and writing as per communication policy
  • Demonstrate negotiation skills as per communication policy
  • Demonstrate emphasizing as per communication policy
  • Demonstrate persuasion as per communication policy
  • Self-assessment

 

DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL SAFE WORK HABITS

  • Introduction
  • Manage stress in accordance with workplace procedures
  • Demonstrate punctuality and time consciousness in line with workplace policy
  • Integrate personal objectives with organization goals based on organization strategic plan
  • Set work priorities in accordance to workplace procedures
  • Demonstrate awareness of HIV and AIDS in line with workplace requirements
  • Self -Assessment

 

 

LEAD A WORKPLACE TEAM

  • Introduction
  • Set performance expectations for the team
  • Assign duties and responsibilities in accordance with the organization policy
  • Identify team parameters and relationships according to set rules and regulations
  • Collect and analyze feedback on performance based on established team learning process
  • Undertake gender mainstreaming in accordance with set regulations
  • Self-assessment
  • Gender Analysis Report

 

PLAN AND ORGANIZE WORK

  • Introduction
  • Identify task requirements as per the workplace objectives
  • Monitor and evaluate work activities are in line with organization procedures
  • Review planning and organizing of work activities as per workplace requirements
  • Self-assessment

 

MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Introduction
  • Identify and assess personal training needs are in line with the job requirements
  • Mobilize and allocate resources for training-based organizations skill needs
  • Pursue personal growth towards improving the qualifications set for the profession
  • Seek recognitions as proof of career advancement in line with professional requirements
  • Self-assessment
  • Public officer code of conduct

 

DEMONSTRATE WORKPLACE LEARNING

  • Introduction
  • Contribution to the learning community is carried out
  • Enthusiasm for ongoing learning is demonstrated
  • Awareness of occupational Health and Safety procedures are demonstrated in use of technology in the workplace
  • Opportunities that are not obvious are identified and exploited in line with organization objectives
  • Self-assessment

 

DEMONSTRATE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

  • Introduction
  • Creative, innovative and practical solutions are developed based on the problem
  • Independence and initiative in identifying and solving problems is demonstrated
  • Team problems are solved as per workplace guidelines
  • Problems are analyzed and assumptions tested as per the context of data and circumstances
  • Self-assessment

 

MANAGE WORKPLACE ETHICS

·        Adherence to policies and guidelines

·        Professionalism

·        Jurisdictional laws

·        Work ethics that promote social cohesion

·        Do No Harm approach

·        Inclusive work environment

 

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

·        Global citizenship issues

·        Global citizen responsibilities

·        Opportunities for informed action

·        Knowledge and actions to global situations

 

FINANCIAL LITERACY

·        Benefits of financial literacy

·        Components of financial literacy

·        Ability to use and manage personal financial accounts effectively

·        The Costs and Benefits of Saving and Investing

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVALUATION

1.         CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTS

            CAT 1 - 30 Marks (Online)

            CAT 2 – 70 Marks E-TIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS

2.         FINAL EXAMINATION - 100%

 

NB: THE UNIT IS SELF-PACED WITH FIVE SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS