Fundamentals of Adult Learning and Instructional Design Train The Trainers

What is the Fundamentals of Adult Learning and Instructional Design Train The Trainers?

The Fundamentals of Adult Learning and Instructional Design course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals provides the theoretical and practical foundations of how adults learn and how to design instruction that produces genuine learning and behaviour change. While the Train the Trainer course focuses on delivery skills and the Safety Training course focuses on programme management, this course goes deeper into the science of learning: how memory works, why adults learn differently from children, how to design instruction that aligns with how the brain processes information, and the instructional design methodology (ADDIE) at academic depth.

The curriculum covers adult learning theory (Knowles’ andragogy, Mezirow’s transformative learning, Kolb’s experiential learning cycle), cognitive science of learning (working memory limitations, encoding strategies, spaced practice, retrieval practice, dual coding), the ADDIE model at professional depth (analysis techniques, design documents, development methods, implementation planning, evaluation methodology), learning objective taxonomy (Bloom’s revised taxonomy — remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate, create), instructional strategies for different objective levels, assessment design aligned with objectives, technology-enhanced learning (e-learning design, blended learning, microlearning, video, simulations), and the evidence-based instructional design practice that produces training which actually changes behaviour.

All training is delivered 100 percent online through leading delivery platforms and the American Institute of Safety Professionals Learning Management System (LMS). On successful completion, you receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, a professional wallet card, and an official transcript, all employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

Who should take this course?

• Safety trainers wanting deeper instructional design competency
• Instructional designers specialising in safety and compliance training
• Training managers designing organisational learning programmes
• HR learning and development professionals
• Academic instructors in safety and health programmes
• Anyone seeking professional-level instructional design foundations

What will you study?

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