Asked: Can I find already-designed training request forms? If so, where?
Answered: There are hundreds of forms that fit this description on the internet. Many are available for free and meet a variety of needs. One of the reasons there are so many is because each industry and company have their own protocols and processes to assess, design, deliver and evaluate training. Even with a template “training request form,” you would likely customize it to meet your needs. One resource that you might like is from American Society for Training and Development’s InfoLine. In Volume 2 of their Train the Trainer Guide, there are many templates and checklists that would likely fit the bill.
As you are creating or editing something that works for you, we would recommend thinking about several key questions that you may like to add in or perhaps just think about as the designer and/or trainer:
- What is the organizational need? Why is this training being requested?
- Who is the audience?
- What does the audience need to learn?
- Where are the learners located?
- What constraints exist?
- What is the timeline?
- What other processes or systems will be impacted?
- What are the micro and macro needs for training?
- What is the general atmosphere of those being trained?
- Are participants able to, do they want to and are they allowed to do what is being asked?
If you are looking for more information on design, particularly from a participant-centered standpoint, I would recommend coming to our course, Instructional Design for Participant-Centered Training, where you would receive an entire workbook of other templates and worksheets to help in standardizing your process.
Scott Enebo is a training consultant with The Bob Pike Group.
