Training Provision and Best Practice

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Training Provision and Best Practice

• Karen Bultitude
• University of the West of England, Bristol

with acknowledgements to Joana Silva
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Overview

• Purpose of the session
• Comparison of different training models
• Preliminary research findings what works best?

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Purpose of the Session

• Inform managers, practitioners trainers
• Feed into future potential training programmes
• Identify useful future directions for research

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Different Training Models
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Masters Degrees

• ? Practical / theory balance
• ? Variety (institutions modes)
• ? Assessed accredited
• ? Novel research
• ? Contacts
• ?time to think
• ? Commitment
• ? Cost

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Masterclass

• ? Focused timescale
• ?taster of wider practice/theory
• ? Networking peer
• interaction
• ? Inspiration
• ? Rarely accredited
• ? How to link directly
• to practice?

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Skills Focus Session

• ? Targeted, focused
• ? Obvious skills development
• ? Flexible, adaptable
• ? Can be run in-house or externally
• ? Mis-targeted,
• mis-focused?
• ? Requires motivation
• identification of need

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Preliminary Research Method

• Public communications training
• Online survey (87 responses)
• Wide variety of training programmes
• Cohort trainers, scientists explainers
• Interviews (16)

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Preliminary Research Results
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Preliminary Research Results
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Preliminary Research Results
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Preliminary Research Results

• Conclusions
• Overall, the training courses are valued by
  trainers and trainees alike
• Discussions were rated most important by all
  groups
• Trainees value Role Play more than trainers
• Explainers value materials containing scientific
  content

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Preliminary Research Results

• Best Practice
• Practical and interactive
• Include
• 1) demonstration activity (observe reflect)
• 2) delivery activity with a live audience
  (constructive feedback)

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Future Directions

• Where do we go from here?
• What sorts of training programmes are most useful
  to our community?
• What sorts of research questions do we want to be
  asking about these programmes?