When Safe Havens International trains people in a school, they use the same approach every time. While what they teach is tailored to the needs of the school, how they teach is consistent from school to school. This is achieved by setting standards, in the case of Safe Havens International, high standards. Each unit taught has common objectives, methods, and expected outcomes. This is what I call 'Continuity of Training'.
This is more difficult for schools to determine when assessing a company's capabilities. Contact previous schools a company has trained and asked how they were trained. Apply what you know of teaching to their methods. Are they appropriate for the audience? Are they effective? Is there continuity of training from school to school?
Another important consideration is the safety of your people. Are they being trained in a way that endangers them? Look for a pattern of injury to participants. Occasional mishaps are one thing, a pattern of injury is an indication of bad training techniques.
When schools hire new teachers, they check credentials and references, and conduct background checks. Schools should do similar checks for people who are going to train yours.
Next; Criterion-based training
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