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Design, Develop, and Launch Outstanding Training Programs
Designing training programs can feel overwhelming, especially if it’s your first time. Training Design Essentials is your practical, step-by-step guide to creating effective instructional programs. It unpacks why design matters, introduces core concepts of adult learning and learning experience design, and explores the many forms training can take—from face-to-face and virtual classrooms to self-paced e-learning programs.
Internationally renowned workplace learning expert and educator Saul Carliner walks you through the entire training design process: planning, designing, developing, launching, and evaluating. Worksheets and exercises offer immediate application opportunities. Along the way, you’ll learn how to:
- Analyze learner needs and define measurable objectives.
- Select the right formats, media, and strategies to achieve results.
- Craft content for engagement and effectiveness.
- Manage projects within real-world constraints.
- Administer programs after they go live to learners
The book focuses on “unplugged” design, helping you master the essentials with minimal reliance on AI. It provides instructional designers with the foundation they need to collaborate effectively with AI and verify and refine the output from those collaborations. Whether you’re a new L&D professional, an instructor adding design to your role, or a subject matter expert tasked with training others, this book gives you the confidence and skills to create programs that deliver results.
Saul Carliner is a professor of education at Concordia University in Montreal as well as an industry consultant. His work focuses on the design of instructional and informational content, the management of groups that produce this content, and related issues of policy and professionalism. Among his 250 publications are Training Design Basics, An Overview of Training and Development: Why Training Matters, and Career Anxiety: Guidance Through Tough Times. He is a fellow of the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL). He also held fellowships at the former Society for Technical Communication and at ATD (research fellow). He holds degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Minnesota, and Georgia State University, as well as certification from I4PL. Carliner lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Introduction: The Essentials of Training Design
1. The Essential Principles of Designing Training Programs
2. The Essentials of Planning a Training Project
3. The Essentials of Analysis: The Information Needed to Start a Project
4. The Essentials of Defining the Performance the Program Needs to Develop
5. The Essential Requirements of a Course: Objectives and Assessments
6. The Essentials of Organizing Training Programs
7. The Essentials of Designing the Instructional Experience
8. The Essentials of Developing Instructional Materials
9. The Essentials of Preparing and Producing Instructional Materials
10. The Essential Quality Checks for Training Programs
11. The Essentials of Launching and Administering Training Programs
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Answer Key for Chapter Exercises
Appendix B. Online Resources
References
Index
About the Author