Training the Trainer course

Who should attend?

This course focuses on developing the skills necessary for individuals with responsibility for training in tribunals and equivalent bodies. It is intended particularly to benefit those who are new to, or relatively experienced in, the trainer role and aims to equip participants with the competences they require to deliver effective programmes of training for chairmen and members in their tribunals.

What happens on the course?

The course takes a step-by-step approach to the training process, from identifying training needs and setting aims and learning outcomes, through designing and delivering training, to evaluating training. Training the Trainer enlists the expertise of a variety of training and education professionals from judicial, academic and management training backgrounds, who address issues such as training needs analysis, teamwork, facilitating small groups, presentation skills and evaluation techniques. The style of the course is intended to encourage consistent interaction, combining small-group work with discussion sessions and
the opportunity to deliver a presentation and receive feedback.

What are the aims and learning outcomes?

The course aims to allow participants to arrive at greater understanding, efficiency and confidence in all aspects of training, enabling them to develop their skills in the following areas:

• Understanding the principles of facilitative training and the related approaches and
  methodologies.
• Becoming confident with group dynamics and behavioural and motivational issues.
• Identifying and analysing training needs and setting objectives accordingly.
• Planning and administering course programmes and training materials.
• Implementing coherent standards and processes for effective evaluation of training.

The effective use of Small Groups in Training

Who should attend?

Part of our programme of training for trainers, The effective use of Small Groups in Training targets those who will be required to lead, chair or facilitate syndicate groups in training sessions. Such individuals may be in charge of training in a tribunal or similar context, and most are expected to hold judicial office. The seminar aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to achieve confident and effective facilitation of small-group
work. The JSB is happy to discuss the possibility of providing an event tailored to the needs of members of a specific jurisdiction.

What happens at the seminar?

This event takes the form of an intensive, one-day training seminar focusing exclusively on small-group work. The style of the seminar is designed to reflect the content, and consequently the majority of the day takes the form of interactive small-group work. While this is facilitated by training specialists, there is nevertheless plenty of opportunity for individuals to practise their own facilitation techniques with fellow participants. This creates a hands-on training environment that is conducive to developing mediation and group management skills in a small-group context.

What are the aims and learning outcomes?

By the end of the day, participants will have had the opportunity to:

• Identify the benefits of facilitated small groups as a training method and the processes
  at work in small groups.
• Understand how these processes can be used.
• Improve their skills and confidence in small-group facilitation through practice and
  constructive feedback.

Equal Treatment seminar for tribunal trainers

Who should attend?

Even experienced trainers can find successful integration of equal treatment issues into training a difficult task. This course is designed to help trainers to further their knowledge and understanding of the importance of fair treatment in tribunals. This seminar is well suited to delivery to a number of people from a single jurisdiction, and the JSB is happy to discuss the possibility of providing a tailored event of that kind.

What happens at the seminar?

The seminar has been developed in close consultation with the JSB’s Equal Treatment Advisory Committee (ETAC) and enlists the expertise of training specialists and tribunal practitioners. It includes a range of presentations and discussion sessions intended to complement the principles of the JSB’s Equal Treatment – Training for Tribunals training pack. Participants will have the chance to address vital issues such as forms of discrimination and how to counteract them, the potential impact of stereotyping on tribunal decision-making, and raising awareness of equal treatment issues as part of a training programme.

What are the aims and learning outcomes?

Equal Treatment seminar for tribunal trainers enables trainers within tribunals to implement awareness of equal treatment as an inherent part of their training programmes. Participants at the seminar can expect to develop their knowledge of equal treatment in training in the following ways:

• Understanding the importance of including equal treatment issues in the training of
  tribunal chairs and members.
• Learning how to address equal treatment issues in tribunal training programmes.
• Applying the principles of equal treatment to the training context through reference
  to modules and case studies.

Mentoring Skills seminar for tribunal trainers

Who should attend?

This seminar is aimed at those responsible for training those individuals designated mentors
within their tribunal, and provides trainers with an opportunity to explore the skills necessary
for effective mentoring.

What happens at the seminar?

Participants will have the chance to focus on the purposes of mentoring, the key tasks and responsibilities of a mentor and ways of enabling mentors to develop the skills that are required for the role. There will be opportunities to practise the skills that they have identified for themselves in a small-group environment. Participants will also prepare an action plan for the introduction of a mentoring scheme into their tribunal.

What are the aims and learning outcomes?

The aim of the seminar is to assist trainers in introducing mentoring into their jurisdiction
and involves:

• Defining mentoring in general terms and distinguishing between different types of
  mentoring.
• Appreciating the benefits of mentoring to mentor and new member.
• Identifying responsibilities of mentor and new member.
• Identifying and practising the skills necessary for effective mentoring.
• Preparing an action plan for the introduction of a mentor scheme in their tribunal.