Benefits of having an in-house trainer

A Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program has the power to transform your current health and safety training program. TTT programs take health and safety training allows you to take advantage of the training you’ve provided seasoned employees in the past. You’ll get to benefit from all of those investment dollars and from the knowledge and expertise they gained because a TTT program turns employees into in-house trainers!

There are numerous benefits of implementing Train-the-Trainer programs.

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Train the Trainer programs teach participants everything they need to become workplace trainers. 

What is a Train the Trainer Program?

Train the Trainer (TTT) programs teach participants everything they need to become workplace trainers. Upon completion of a TTT program, employees are both knowledgeable on the subject, and able to teach the course to other employees. A TTT course covers all the regular subject matter, and may also cover training-specific components such as:

• Theories & Principles of Adult Education
  
• Training Obstacles
• Fundamentals of Effective Communication
• Facilitation Tools & Tips
• Difficult Behaviours
• Developing Effective Presentations
• Deliver A Presentation

 
Once a worker has completed a TTT course, they can deliver that course as many times as they wish to other employees. Some TTT programs (usually those with a certification requirement) require the purchase of materials. Compared to the cost of external training every time you need to certify, this cost is usually very marginal.

Subject Specific TTT Courses

MidSouthWest offers subject-specific Train the Trainer courses for all of our training course, with the exception of Working at Heights and Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification. Popular Train the Trainer subject courses include:

• WHMIS 2015
• Forklift Operator Training
• Aerial Lift Operator Training
• Overhead Crane Operator Training
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)​

If most or all your workforce is now remote, you can still conduct workplace safety inspections 

The Benefits of Train the Trainer Programs

Train-the-Trainer programs feature numerous benefits for employers, especially those with frequent certification needs or high turnover. Benefits include: 

Cost Savings
You’ll save the cost of having to send employees for external training, plus the opportunity cost you’ll lose in productivity while they’re off the job. You’ll also save on travel expenses, meal allowances, and costly registration fees. When you have a workplace trainer, you can train as many workers as you like usually for a fraction of the cost of on-site training.
 
Convenience
Many employers identify training shift workers as a particular pain point when it comes to compliance. Not anymore. Having your very own workplace trainer means that they can train at the best time and place for your organization

Home Field Advantage
A workplace trainer has the advantage of being able to take a health and safety training course into the field to deliver a hands-on, customized learning experience that is specific to your workplace, your processes, and your setup. Having a TTT means that generic awareness courses are a thing of the past. You can make every training session count.
 
Employee Engagement
Providing additional training for workers to become certified workplace trainers is a great way to drive employee engagement and motivation. But here’s something less often identified: when you have an employee with a ton of organizational knowledge, you can take advantage of that and maximize what they know to your benefit and that of your organization. 

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How to Select an Effective Workplace Trainer

​When it comes to choosing a workplace trainer, there’s a lot to consider. You’ll want to be sure that select a worker who is responsible, experienced, and up to the task. But what’s more important than knowledge, experience, willingness, responsibility, and charisma combined? Competence.

​The employee you choose for a TTT program to become a workplace trainer must be competent as defined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act).

The Act defines competence in Section 1(1):
 
“Competent person means a person who,

• Is qualified because of knowledge training and experience to organize the work and its performance,
• Is familiar with this Act and the regulations that apply to the work, and
• Has knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health and safety in the workplace;”

Learn More About Competence Under the Act.

Providing additional training for workers to become certified workplace trainers is a great way to drive employee engagement and motivation

Trust MidSouthWest Training and Consulting

To become workplace trainers, workers must hold a certificate of competency in the subject(s) and complete the mandatory one-day MidSouthWest Train-the-Trainer course. Then take a subject-specific TTT course. All of our courses are available as TTT courses, excluding Working at Heights and Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification.

Popular Train-the-Trainer subject courses include:

• WHMIS 2015
• Forklift Operator Training
• Aerial Lift Operator Training
• Overhead Crane Operator Training
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)

To ask questions about our TTT program or to register, contact us online or call 289.309.1143. Visit us 24/7 on the web at midsouthwest.ca.

​Last updated February 3, 2022