The Advantages of Designing a Customised Training Course for Your Business
A one-size-fits-all approach when training your employees is not always the most impactful or relevant course choice. Designing and delivering a customisable training course unique to your business is more popular than ever.
In this blog, we’ll explore some of the advantages of creating a customised course and how to go about it.
What is a customised course?
A customised course, often referred to as a bespoke or tailor-made course, is a learning programme that is specifically designed and developed to meet the unique needs, objectives, and context of a particular individual, organisation, or group of learners. As most describe this type of course as bespoke, we’ll use this terminology within the blog.
What are the advantages of a bespoke course?
Why go bespoke? Here are 3 main reasons why:
- ✓Increased productivity:
Skill-building happens more naturally when your courses speak directly to your employees’ everyday experiences and challenges. This leads to higher productivity levels.
- ✓Personalised:
Bespoke courses can include real examples, case studies, and scenarios relevant to your business. This makes the content more relatable and compelling.
- ✓Cost-effectiveness:
Although the initial investment might be higher than ready-made solutions, the long-term return of a bespoke course more than justifies the cost.
How do you create effective course development?
The ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) is a widely recognized framework for instructional design. Customised training lends itself well to the ADDIE model, allowing for a systematic and iterative approach to course development.
- ✓Analysis
Identify the specific needs, goals, and constraints of your business.
- ✓Design:
Design a training programme tailored to address the identified needs.
- ✓Development
Create the training materials, incorporating your forms, and templates.
- ✓Implementation
Roll out the training programme to your employees.
- ✓Evaluation:
Continuously assess the effectiveness of the training through feedback, performance metrics, and real-world application.
Who do I get to design and deliver a bespoke course?
Of course, the answer to this must be PGL Midlands. Take a look at our recent bespoke course design and delivery for a large contractor looking to develop a greater understanding of buried services to their staff – it was a great success and one of the many testimonials that shows why we’re a market leader in this area.
So how do we go about creating your desired course programme? Here’s a very brief peek:
- ✓Firstly, we hold a meeting with key stakeholders to understand their vision, need and goals. We’ll look to draft some learning outcomes and create a mood board
- ✓From there, we’ll start to design the course around your criteria, embedding process and templates whilst touching base with you along the way via our SharePoint hub
- ✓Once developed, a final sign-off meeting to run through all products and then we deliver, or you can deliver internally!
- ✓Roll out the training programme to your employees.
- ✓Post-delivery, a full evaluation is conducted with any refinements made.
Conclusion
In conclusion, designing a customised training course for your business offers a multitude of advantages that extend beyond generic, off-the-shelf solutions. The personalisation of content, cost-effectiveness, alignment with organisational objectives, and the integration of your forms and templates contribute to a more impactful and relevant learning experience. By applying proven models like ADDIE, businesses can ensure a systematic and effective approach to course development, enhancing employee engagement, motivation, and ultimately, the success of the organisation.
