Who Should Attend?
Key Takeaways
Accredited by
American Hotel & Lodging Institute
Cours Outline
Day 1
Instructor Foundations & Adult Learning
- Role of the hospitality instructor (training vs coaching vs mentoring)
- Instructor professionalism and credibility
- Adult learning principles and motivation
- Learning styles and handling mixed-level groups
- Creating a positive learning environment
- Communication essentials: clarity, tone, questioning, listening
- Training ethics and standards alignment (SOP-driven training)
- Exercise: identify trainee profiles + training challenges
Day 2
Needs Assessment & Learning Objectives
- Identifying performance gaps (skill vs process vs attitude)
- Collecting inputs (observation, KPIs, supervisor feedback, guest feedback)
- Prioritizing training topics by impact
- Writing measurable learning objectives
- Structuring content into modules and time blocks
- Selecting delivery methods based on objectives
- Exercise: convert a job task into objectives + training outline
Day 3
Session Design & Training Materials
- Session structure (opening, content, practice, review, close)
- Lesson plan development (timing, key points, activities)
- Demonstration method for hospitality skills training
- Creating job aids and OJT checklists
- Designing quick knowledge checks (Q&A, short quizzes, observation criteria)
- Using visual aids and basic tech tools effectively
- Exercise: build a complete lesson plan + checklist for one topic
Day 4
Delivery Skills, Classroom Management & Evaluation
- Content (3 Hours)
- Facilitation skills: engagement techniques and participation management
- Handling difficult trainees and common classroom issues
- Giving feedback and coaching for performance improvement
- Practical assessment methods (skills demonstrations, rubrics, checklists)
- Training documentation and follow-up discipline
- Application (1 Hour)
- Micro-teaching delivery practice + feedback
- Review + Q&A + exam readiness checklist
