Instructional Design for Corporate Training

TrainSmart's fully-scalable instructional methodology, SMARTmethods, is based on a proven five-phase instructional design model. TrainSmart's number one objective is to align your training needs with your business goals and strategies.

Start with Exploration

During this phase, TrainSmart explores the links between your organization and its people, process, and technology. We work closely with you, our client, to gain a complete understanding of your business goals and strategies, the objectives, the culture, the employees and the training initiatives. In this initial phase, TrainSmart will conduct a training needs assessment or a training audit . At this step, your desired performance will be calculated against your actual performance to help define the performance gap(s). Data will be gathered via interviews, surveys, observation, review of processes and documentation, etc.

Map a Design

After completing the exploration phase, TrainSmart drafts a blueprint that encompasses your training goals while including our findings and solutions from the audit. It is during this phase that we brainstorm the program's vision, content, features, layout and design.

Actuate Development

The development phase is the most critical phase! This step lays the groundwork for the entire program. During development, TrainSmart builds, defines and customizes the program to align your specific training needs with your business goals and strategies. This is the most critical component because development supports the solutions.

Reinforce with Training

This is the "kick-off," phase. TrainSmart delivers your solution(s) through a blended learning approach. Instructor-led, computer based and web based training are used to teach a Train-the-Trainer, or train your employees directly. Implementation may include a self-directed learning approach.

Take Measurements

TrainSmart greatly values the benefit in performance metrics. In order to grasp an understanding of the effectiveness of your new program and solutions, TrainSmart evaluates and determines results in relation to the transfer of training. Establishing where the organization, team or individual stands prior to the learning does this.