Understanding training and coaching in construction
Overview
Duration
7 guided learning hours
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of training and coaching as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
Scope:
- understand how to provide training appropriate to the workplace
- understand how to coach an individual in an organisation
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Instruction/ supervision
As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
- successfully completed training to this standard (within the last 3 years)
- at least 3 years relevant industrial experience
- a verifiable CV
- knowledge of ILM VRQ learning and assessment processes (desirable)
Delivery
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes. Number of delegates not to exceed 20 per trainer.
The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard: face to face; virtual.
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more theoretical learning.
This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course assessment that measures all learning outcomes and meets the pass criteria for each.
The method of formal assessment considered appropriate for training delivered against this standard is by a paper of 9 questions based on one question per assessment criteria point within the learning outcomes with a bank of 2 sets of question papers. Delegates must achieve 75% correct answers to pass. For the avoidance of doubt there must be model answers for consistency.
Quality assurance
Assured
Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.
CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.
Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.
Renewal
There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.
Classification
Lifetime (Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate)
Approval
May 2022
Review cycle
On request or 5 years from approval date.
Learning outcomes
The delegate will be able to:
- describe how to provide training appropriate to the workplace
- Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:
- explain how to identify the training needs for individuals on site
- describe two or more training techniques appropriate to the workplace
- explain how knowledge of different learning styles can assist when training individuals in the workplace, giving an example of a relevant learning styles model to aid the explanation
- describe a method of evaluating the effectiveness of training
- describe how to maintain training records in the workplace
- Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:
- explain how to coach an individual in an organisation
- Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:
- explain how to identify the coaching needs for individuals in the workplace
- explain how to plan the coaching for an individual in the workplace
- explain the importance of feedback in coaching
- describe a method of evaluating the effectiveness of coaching in the workplace
- Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:
Additional information about this standard
This training standard is derived from the ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management Practice for the Construction and Built Environment Sector, unit 8626-307 Understanding Training and Coaching in the Workplace
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