2006 - February
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February 2006 |
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In This Issue
Training News: New Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
MRWED News: Upgrade Courses to Cert IV TAA
Training Tip: Asking Questions
Website of the Month:www.training.com.au
Training Game: Action Replay
Also...
Training News: New Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
In November the Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training was replaced by the new Certificate IV in Training & Assessment. To read what this change means for current holders of the Cert IV AWPT and find out about the new qualification click here.
MRWED News: Upgrade Courses to Cert IV TAA
MRWED is delivering special Upgrade Courses for people wanting to upgrade from the Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (BSZ40198) to the new Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104). At the time this issue was released, places were still available in the upcoming Upgrade Courses being held in Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Newcastle, as shown on the Upgrade Course Timetable.
Training Tip: Asking Questions
Most participants' brains seem to stop functioning when you invite them to ask questions. They all become suddenly quiet and avoid eye contact. This month's Training Tip gives you the skinny on the possible causes and a suggested solution.
Possible causes: Fear of asking a foolish question or appearing to be the only confused person in the room.
Suggested solution: Give everyone an index card. Ask participants to write down their questions during the day. At the end of the day ask participants to turn the card with the written side down and pass it to someone else. Next, ask the participants continue passing the cards in randomly until you yell "Stop!" after about 15 seconds. Make sure everyone has a card. Now select a participant at random and ask them to read the question on the card. Suggest that the participant may pretend to read the card - but actually ask his or her own question. Give a brief answer and continue by selecting another participant.
Website of the Month: training.com.au
This site is a federal initiative designed to facilitate discovery and accessibility of information about the vocational education and training sector in Australia. It provides links to VET news and events, information about registration and accreditation, as well as information for apprentices and trainees. Check it out at www.training.com.au.
Training Game: Action Replay
Description
ACTION REPLAY involves re-enacting an activity as if a video of the activity is being replayed. Just as on television, the action is "played back" either to examine an incident more closely or to replay an event worth celebrating. In the age of TV and video, action replay needs little explanation (you don't need to be a drama expert, and the learners don't need a complicated briefing).
Benefits
Compared to video work, action replay ...
- cheaper and needs no equipment
- quicker to set up, edit and replay the "highlights"
- more convenient -- it can be used almost anywhere
- more versatile and (usually) more fun
- keeps involvement and energy high
- an exercise in memory, creativity, and teamwork
- brings out humor and honesty
- provides opportunities for leadership (as director)
- provides opportunities for interviewing and commentating
- the worlds of talk and action closer together
- can be used as a search technique to find incidents or issues to review more thoroughly
Application
ACTION REPLAY is best suited to the debriefing of games in which there was plenty of action! If the "action" was repetitive, it may be too difficult for participants to synchronize their replay. Games that involve getting the whole group from A to B are often well suited to Action Replay. Games in which there is little movement (e.g. mental puzzles or board games) are less suitable. Blindfold games can be re-enacted with the help of observers -- this allows blindfolded people to "see" what was happening for the first time.
Selected Highlights
This is a good way to introduce ACTION REPLAY for the first time. Ask participants to suggest highlights that they would like to see again. If the people involved agree, ask them to reconstruct the highlight and enjoy the moment again. Although there may be some value in repeating the game itself, it is generally better (for ACTION REPLAY) to carry out the replay in a different place and without the original props. (Keep things simple and quick.)
The Dummy Microphone
A dummy microphone adds extra purpose (and interest) to the replay. As well as this being a memory exercise and an opportunity for celebration, this is also an opportunity for noticing interesting details that may have been missed at the time. Any group member (actor or audience) can pick up the dummy microphone to interview someone involved in the action.
Reprinted from PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE. Copyright © 2002 by Workshops by Thiagi, Inc.
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In the next issue of Yours in Training! we will examine training games sites and look at tips for training difficult participants. Until then - Happy Training!
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