Intercultural Trainer Training

LTS training and consulting has been a leader in the intercultural trainer training field since 2004. We offer two training courses for trainers who wish to develop their skills for designing and delivering intercultural training courses. Both courses are eligible for Grundtvig in-service training grants, as part of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.

Developing intercultural training skills

This highly successful course was launched in 2005 and has been run more than 35 times since then. It is a five-day course, designed for experienced trainers from fields such as language training, communication skills training and management training, who wish to learn more about the theory and practice of intercultural training, both to integrate intercultural topics into their current training and also to be able to plan and deliver their own intercultural training courses. The course takes place at the LTS training centre in Bath, but versions of the course can also be run on request at other locations worldwide. Contact us for details about that.

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Dates for 2012

16-20 January

12-16 March

25-29 June

17-21 September

26-30 November

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Designing and delivering intercultural training

This course, launched in 2009, is a follow-up to Developing intercultural training skills. It was developed in response to requests by many of the 300 participants who have attended this first course. Designing and delivering intercultural training is a five-day course, although it is possible to attend only the first three days. The course assumes that the participants will already have a reasonable knowledge about the intercultural field, and some experience in the design and delivery of different kinds of intercultural courses. The aim is to build on this experience in intercultural course design and delivery. An important element of the course is the sharing and exchange of ideas and experiences between the participants. To qualify for Grundtvig funding, you must attend all five days.

Dates for 2012

2 - 6 July

24 - 28 September

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Other recommended follow-up courses

For trainers who have attended our first course, Developing intercultural training skills, we also recommend two other follow-up courses.

Developing People Internationally (DPI)

This is a three-day accreditation workshop delivered by York Associates at various dates and locations in Europe. It is suitable for more experienced trainers and consultants who wish to design and deliver intercultural and international team training for their clients.

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Interactive Training Strategies

This is a three day workshop delivered by Thiagi, one of the leading specialists in the use of games and simulations in training. The workshop is designed to help a wide range of training practitioners to master skills and concepts related to different types of training games, simulations, and learning exercises. The course takes place in Winterthur, Switzerland from 18 - 20 June 2012.

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Location of LTS courses

Developing intercultural training skills and Designing and delivering intercultural training will take place at the LTS training centre in Bath, UK. We can also run a similar or tailored version of these courses on an in-house basis worldwide. Contact us for details. Recent in-house courses have been run for trainers at Air France, Audi Akademie and Fokus Sprachen in Germany, KEY AB in Sweden, The British Council in Rome and for facilitators from the SkyTeam airline alliance from France, the US, Italy and Mexico.

Funding for LTS courses

Trainers involved in adult education in most European countries can apply for Grundtvig in-service training grants under the EU Lifelong Learning Programme. The course reference number for Developing intercultural training skills course is UK-2008-674-005, and for Designing and delivering intercultural training it is UK-2012-1599-002.

LTS facilitators - Adrian Pilbeam, Philip O’Connor

Both have long experience as senior training consultants with LTS in Bath, and have run intercultural training and trainer training sessions in many parts of the world.

Course outlines for LTS courses

For course outlines of Developing intercultural training skills and Designing and delivering intercultural training,

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