Health & Safety Training

Train the Trainer Course

A two-day, in-company course that equips safety and training professionals to plan, design and deliver effective training, and to handle a training room with confidence.

2 days · at your site In-company UK-wide Certificate of attendance Safety and training professionals
Key facts at a glance
2 days
Course lengthdelivered at your premises
Plan to deliver
The focusthe whole training cycle
Practical
Includesan assessed training session
Any subject
The skillsapply to any training you deliver
The course
Quick answer

What is train the trainer training?

Train the trainer training equips people to plan, design and deliver effective training: understanding the training cycle, designing a session, presenting well and handling a training room. KeyOstas delivers it as a two-day in-company course, and every delegate gives a short assessed training session.

Equips delegates to plan, design and deliver effective training
Covers the systematic training cycle and lesson planning
Builds presentation and one-to-one instruction skills
Certificate of attendance, with an assessed training session
Knowing a subject and being able to teach it are two different things. This course closes that gap. It is built for safety and training professionals who deliver training in-house, and it works through the systematic training cycle: identifying training needs, designing a session around the way people prefer to learn, planning a lesson, presenting and instructing well, handling challenging situations in the room, and evaluating whether the training worked. Over the two days every delegate plans and gives a short assessed training session, with feedback.
2 days
plan, design, deliver
Assessed session
every delegate delivers one
Any subject
the skills transfer to any training
Is it right for you

Is this course right for your team?

It is for the people who deliver training within your organisation.

Right for you if…

You have safety or training staff who deliver in-house training
You want to bring training delivery in-house and do it well
Your trainers know their subject but want stronger delivery skills
You want consistent, effective training across the organisation
You want trainers who can design a session, not just present slides

A different course fits better if…

You need subject training, such as fire or manual handling, rather than delivery skills
Nobody in your team will be delivering training
You want a regulated, accredited qualification: this is a certificate of attendance
After the course

What you will be able to do

By the end of the two days, every delegate will be able to do the following.

Design training

Understand the training cycle

Explain the systematic training cycle and how it leads to effective training.

Identify training needs

Identify what training is actually needed and why.

Work with learning preferences

Select training techniques that suit different ways people prefer to learn.

Plan a lesson

Use learning preferences in training design and lesson planning.

Deliver training

Open a session well

Use ice-breaker and contracting techniques to open a training session.

Present and instruct

Deliver effective presentations and one-to-one instruction, using visual aids well.

Handle the room

Deal with challenging situations in the training room effectively.

Evaluate the training

Employ appropriate evaluation methods to check the training worked.

Course content

What the course covers

Two days, working from designing training on day one to delivering it on day two.

01

The training cycle

  • An ice-breaker and contracting exercise
  • An overview of the systematic training cycle
  • Identifying training needs
02

Designing training

  • A learning-styles questionnaire and group exercise
  • Using learning preferences in training design
  • Lesson planning
03

Delivering training

  • Presentation skills and the use of visual aids
  • One-to-one instruction techniques
  • Dealing with challenging situations in the room
04

Assessment & evaluation

  • Employing appropriate evaluation methods
  • A short assessed training session delivered by each delegate
  • Feedback, a question and answer session, and a group review
Assessment

How the course is assessed and certificated

Practical and applied, with an assessed training session.

Format

Instructor-led, in-company over 2 days

A KeyOstas tutor delivers both days at your premises, around your working pattern.

Assessment

An assessed training session

Each delegate plans and delivers a short training session, with feedback, rather than sitting a written exam.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.

The skills are not subject-specific. Delegates leave able to design and deliver training on whatever subjects your organisation needs.
Why KeyOstas

Why train with KeyOstas

Four decades of practical, in-company training, and of training trainers.

01

Delivered at your site

Two days at your premises, anywhere in the UK, around your working pattern.

02

Practical, not theoretical

Every delegate plans and delivers a real, assessed training session.

03

Skills that transfer

The delivery skills apply to any subject your trainers will teach.

04

Specialists since 1984

Four decades of training UK workforces, and of developing trainers.

FAQ

Train the trainer training: frequently asked questions

Who should attend train the trainer training?
Safety and training professionals, and anyone who delivers, or will deliver, training within their organisation.
How long is the course?
Two days, delivered in-company at your premises.
Is the course health and safety specific?
No. It builds training design and delivery skills that apply to any subject. It suits health and safety trainers, but the skills transfer to whatever training your organisation delivers.
Do delegates have to deliver a training session?
Yes. Over the two days each delegate plans and gives a short assessed training session, and receives feedback. It is a practical, hands-on course.
What does the systematic training cycle mean?
It is the structured approach of identifying training needs, designing and planning the training, delivering it, and then evaluating whether it worked. The course works through the whole cycle.
Will the course use our own training subjects?
Yes. The assessed sessions can be on subjects relevant to your organisation, so delegates practise on the training they will actually deliver.
Is this an accredited qualification?
It is a KeyOstas course with a certificate of attendance: practical training rather than a regulated qualification.
How many delegates can attend?
It works best as a small group so that everyone can deliver and receive feedback. Tell us your numbers and we will advise.

Develop your in-house trainers

Tell us how many trainers you would like to develop and the subjects they will deliver, and we will put together a quote for the two-day course.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Checked against current UK health & safety legislation and HSE guidance.