V. Participant will use the TRIM process to develop an outcome statement, objectives, activities, and evaluation measures from information provided.

Designing Training Activities

You are now ready to design the activities to accomplish each objective. These activities describe how you will have the participant acquire the needed knowledge and/or skills.

Generally, for each objective there should be two or more activities. Fewer than that and you should probably consider folding the objective into another one. Conversely, if you find you are writing more than four or five activities for an objective, you may have made 'too big' of an objective. Consider breaking it into two objectives. Much of this is a matter of style and your training team will develop its own style as you design your training sessions.

1. Write your activities onto the Training Planning Form in the Activities column.

Keep in mind, activities should be written with the participant in mind:

participant will observe a demonstration
participant will work with a group to...

2. Next, check your activities against the following criteria:

Do the types of activities listed match the intended outcome? (lecture type presentation for awareness outcome - practica/role play for skill outcome)
Are there at least two activities listed for each objective?
Will completion of the activities logically lead the trainee to performance of the objective?
Are there a variety of types of activities listed? (lecture, demonstration, role-play, written exercise, etc.)
Do the activities indicate clearly who is doing what?
Is there a clear statement including a verb indicating what the activity is?