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Managing Successful Projects and Training the Trainer

There are still some places available on the above Scottish Library
Association courses.  

Trainers are Beryl Morris and Keith Bonson of Hudson Rivers.
If you are interested, please contact Rhona Arthur
[log in to unmask] or telephone 01698 458888

Cost £105.00 + VAT   (includes lunch, tea/coffee)


Managing Successful Projects 	Tuesday 20th June, 2000 AK Bell Library,
Perth
An intensive one-day workshop for SLA

Objectives
*	to give practical help in managing complex tasks through the use
of project management techniques
*	to consider ways to plan, resource and monitor projects
*	to identify practical ways to achieve high performance from
diverse and 'virtual' teams
*	to encourage the exchange of ideas and approaches
*	to give practical experience in preparing an initial project
plan

Programme
10.00	Welcome and introductions
	
10.10	Project management techniques: providing a framework for
managing complex tasks 
		Practical work on clarifying objectives, identifying
stakeholders and sponsors, scheduling tasks and devising a timetable
	
11.00	Coffee

11.15 	Managing complex tasks 
		Practical work in small groups on defining dependencies,
allocating and managing resources and developing a project plan 

12.30	Lunch

13.15	Keeping projects (and people) on track
*	Methods for monitoring and control of projects. 
*	Managing and monitoring diverse and 'virtual' teams to balance
conflicting demands and achieve a high performance.

15.00	Tea

15.15	Seeing it through to the finish
		Managing the stakeholders, completing the task and
reviewing and learning from the process

16.15	Action planning and workshop review

16.30	End of workshop

Training the Trainer	Wednesday 21st June, 2000 AK Bell Library, Perth
A one-day workshop for SLA

Objectives
*	to determine what helps staff training to work well
*	to consider ways to carry out a training needs assessment
*	to assess different approaches to training and determine when
they might be most
*	appropriate
*	to give practice in designing and delivering a training session
*	to identify practical ways to translate training into practice
*	to allow an exchange of ideas and experience

Programme
09.45	Welcome and introductions

10.00	What makes training work well? An overview of the important
principles including defining clear outcomes and objectives

10.45	Coffee

11.00	Carrying out a Training Needs Assessment: The benefits and
limitations of
different approaches 

11.45	Making training work: A brief introduction to learning styles
and how they should influence the choice of different training methods 

12.30	Lunch

13.30	Designing and delivering a short training session: practical
work in small groups

14.45	Tea

15.00	Translating training into practice 
*	Evaluating the effectiveness of training
*	Supporting staff through delegation, coaching and other
approaches

16.15	Action planning and workshop review

16.30	End of session


Rhona Arthur
Assistant Director
Scottish Library Association/Scottish Library & Information Council
1 John Street
Hamilton
ML3 7EU
Tel. 01698 458888
Fax. 01698 458899
email. [log in to unmask]
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web. www.slainte.org.uk




 




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