Foundation Skills for Trainers

Topics Covered:

Icebreakers and Energizers
The Context of Training
The Context of the Learner (Learner Centered Instruction)
Training Design
Training Preparation (Self-Instructional)
Training Delivery
Using Training Aids
Group Management Skills
Applying and Extending Learning From the Classroom to the Workplace

Who Should Attend:

Limited to Texas Criminal Justice Professionals

Jail/Prison
Community Corrections
Leadership
Maximum of two individuals from the same county can be nomination and attend unless additional room is available.

Training Hours: 40

Date/Time:

May 01 (08:00 am) - 05, 2023 (02:00 pm)

Price:

FREE

Location Information:

George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center
Dr. Del Carmen Room
Sam Houston State University
816 17th St.
Huntsville, Texas 77340

Hotel Information: *

University Hotel
1610 Bobby K. Marks Dr.
Huntsville, Texas 77340
Phone: 936-496-2151

Ask for the Foundation Skills for Trainers room block. Hotel reservations are the responsibility of the participant. This hotel is just a suggestion. Hotel reservations are the responsibility of the participant.

The class is currently full. If you are interested in being on the waiting list please email awood@shsu.edu

CMIT will cover cost of the training material and snack breaks. Agencies are responsible for travel expenses, hotel nights, parking, and meals.

This training will help participants develop the preparation, presentation and platform delivery skills needed to conduct training using curricula developed by the National Institute of Corrections. Focus areas include the needs and characteristics of adult learners, learning styles, the role of the correctional trainer, managing a learner-centered training environment, asking and responding to questions, facilitating lesson plans, teaching to performance objectives, and basic teaching methods.

For more information, contact:
Amanda Wood, Division Director
Correctional Management Institute of Texas
George J. Beto Criminal Justice Building
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341-2296
Fax: (936) 294-1671
Phone: (936) 294-1227
awood@shsu.edu

Cancellation Policy:
If paid, full refunds will be given to those who cancel in writing more than ten (10) working days prior to the training. A refund of 70% of the fees paid will be authorized when a written request for cancellation and refund of conference or program fees is submitted less than ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled start of the program. If unpaid, those who cancel in writing more than ten (10) working days prior to the training will have all fees waived. When a written request for cancellation is submitted less than ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled start of the program, the participant will be responsible for 30% of the conference rate at the time they registered. The Correctional Management Institute of Texas reserves the right to retain or collect fees in full for those who fail to cancel in writing prior to the training or for those who fail to attend. Substitutions are permitted at anytime.

* Unless otherwise noted, hotel arrangements are the responsibility of the participant.