SELECTING AND PREPARING THE TRAINING SITE

Recognizing the trainee, learning can be facilitatedthrough both mental and physical involvement, it is

important to consider this when choosing,designing or deciding a training space.

Because training classes nowadays involve onlinelearning, teamwork, physical movement and quite

contemplation, spaces need flexible furniture andequipment that can be moved within the class. The

key is to have a classroom that is able toaccommodate a wide variety of activities andinstructor-learner,learner-learner and learner

content interaction.

TRAINING SITE-refers to the room where training will be conducted.

Features of a good training site1.It is comfortable and accessible.2.It is quite private, and free from interruptions.3.It has sufficient space for trainees to move

around easily.

DETAILS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE TRAINING ROOM

1.NOISE

Check for noise from heating and air conditioning systems, adjacent rooms and corridors and outside the building.

2. COLORS

Pastel hues such as oranges, greens, blues, and yellows are warm colors variation of white are cold and sterile. Blacks and brown shades will close the room psychologically and become fatiguing.

3. ROOM STRUCTURE

Use rooms that are somewhat square in shape.

4. LIGHTING

The main source of light should be fluorescent lights. Incandescent lighting should be spread throughout the room and used with dimmers.

5. WALL and FLOOR COVERING

Only meeting related materials should be on the wall.

6.MEETING ROOM CHAIRS

Chairs should have wheels and swivels, and backs that provide support for the lower lumbar region.

7. GLARE

Check and eliminates glare from metal surfaces, TV monitors,and mirrors.

8. CEILING

Ten-foot-high ceiling are preferable.

9.ELECTRICAL OUTLET

Outlets should be available every six feet around the room. Make sure that outlets are available for trainees to plug in their laptops, if necessary.

10. ACOUSTICS

Check the bounce or absorption of sound from the walls, ceiling, floor, and furniture.

11. TECHNOLOGY

Check that the room has permanent screens and a computer with internet access for the trainer (if necessary).

SEATING ARRANGEMENT

Seating arrangement at the training site should be based on understanding of the desired type of trainee interaction and trainee- trainer interaction.

Types of Seating Arrangement

1.Fan-type seating

Conducive in allowing trainees to see from any point in the room. Trainees can easily switch from listening to a presentation to practicing in groups. And trainees can communicate easily with everyone in the room.

2.Classroom-type seatingUsed if the training involves knowledge

acquisition, with lecture and audiovisual presentation being the primary training method.

3. Conference type seatingUsed if the training emphasizes total-group

discussion with limited presentation and no small-group interaction.

4.Horseshoe arrangementUsed if the training requires both presentation

and total group instruction.

Why we need to choose and prepare the training site for our trainees?

CLOSURE

“ By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

-Benjamin Franklin