How to Conduct a Training Meeting

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How to Conduct a Training Meeting
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Army Training Management Cycle
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Battle Focus
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Company Training Meetings

• Training meetings are non-negotiablethey are key
  to near-term planning.
• Training meetings create the bottom-up flow of
  information regarding specific training
  proficiency needs of the small unit, staff, and
  individual soldier.
• Training meetings are planned and appear on the
  training schedule.

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Training Meeting Objectives

• Phase I - Assessment
• Phase II - Coordination
• Phase III - Future Planning

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Training Meeting Participants

• Company Commander
• Executive Officer
• First Sergeant
• Platoon Leaders
• Platoon Sergeants
• Training NCO

• Maintenance Team Chief
• Supply Sergeant
• NBC NCO
• Food Service Sergeant
• Slice leaders/ Attachments
• Others designated by the Cdr

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Training Meeting Agenda

• Assessment
• Completed Training (Previous Week)
• Platoon Assessments Given
• Training Shortfalls Addressed
• METL Updated
• Identify Tasks to Be Retrained
• Coordination
• Near Term Training (4-6 Weeks Out)
• Command Guidance (New or Unscheduled
  Requirements)
• Pre-Execution Check Review
• Future Planning
• Short Range Training (3 Months Out)
• Platoon Leader/Platoon Sgt. Input
• Review Battalion Long and Short Range Calendar
• Review / Highlight Applicable Training Guidance

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Training Schedule Requirements

• Day and Time Training Starts and Ends
• Soldiers to Be Trained
• Subject to Be Trained (Soldier, Leader,
  Collective Tasks)
• Location of Training
• Trainers, by Name
• Training References
• Uniform and Equipment Required
• Comments and Remarks (e.g. Opportunity TNG,
  Safety)

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Training Event Worksheet

• Training Schedule Information
• Activity or Event
• Target date and time
• Location
• Trainers
• Text references
• Uniform and Equipment
• Reason for training
• Supports METL task
• Supports platoon collective task
• Current training assessment
• Coordination
• Training area
• TADSS availability
• Class I/III/V
• Other

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Preparation for Training

• Prepare yourself for training
• Know the task
• Rehearse, on site if possible
• Make training hands on
• Prepare the resources
• Training aids
• Get equipment
• Prepare support personnel
• Support personnel know their mission
• Evaluators/OCs know roles
• Prepare the soldier
• Who will be trained
• Assess proficiency
• Prerequisites
• Task/condition/standard

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Training Meeting Focus
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A well planned, well executed training meeting is
the key to success at least when it comes to
Good Training! IF you are squared away a
training meeting should not exceed one hour.
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What are the top three reasons that we need to
discuss training meetings?
1. We need to do this even better than last
years class.
2. We need a consistent format that I am going to
show you.
3. We need to identify the requisite amount of
detail early on so that we plan for quality
training and not just hope that it will happen.
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So what do we need to discuss at training
meetings?

• Completed Training 5-7 minutes

• Near Term Training 20 25 minutes (inside 4
  weeks)

• Short Range Training 15 minutes (4 weeks and
  further out

• Final comments by Cdr/S3 5 minutes

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Completed Training 5-7 minutes

• Assess collective and individual cadet training
  since the last meeting.
• Identify shortfalls or areas where additional
  training is needed.
• Conduct an AAR on what went well or poorly and
  why learn from mistakes.

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Near Term Training 20-25 minutes

• This is training inside of 4 weeks out.
• Focus is on Pre Execution Checks informal
  planning and detailed coordination conducted
  during the preparation of training.
• Start 4 weeks out gets more detailed the
  closer in we come to training execution.
• NLT two weeks out prior to training we have
  issued the OPORD to the company commander.

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Example Pre Execution Checks Land Navigation

• Have lessons learned from the last land
  navigation training been incorporated?
• Has the training area been confirmed?
• Has transportation been requested?
• Has class I been coordinated?
• Are enough maps and compasses available?
• Have leaders conducted a risk and environment
  assessment?

Pre Execution Checks are briefed by the primary
trainer the CIC for the TB!
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Short Range Training 15 minutes

• This is training more than 4 weeks out.
• Focus is the big picture
• Assignment of CIC
• Broad plan
• Key Coordination issues or potential problem
  areas.
• Again, more detailed the closer in we get

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Questions?
Are you ready to execute?