The Essential Guide to an Excellent Personal Injury Training Course

Mar 31
13:57

2009

Nick Jervis

Nick Jervis

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How do you know which Personal Injury Training Course is going to provide you with the best returnon your investment? This guide looks at the important factors to consider when deciding which course to book.

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Deliverance

This is not a reference to the film,The Essential Guide to an Excellent Personal Injury Training Course Articles but to the person that will take you through your personal injury training course. You need to ensure that the person delivering the training has practical experience that is recent. If you are attending a course to improve your day to day practical skills, then you really need someone that can walk the walk as well as talk the talk. This ensures that you will obtain the maximum return on your investment in the course.

If you are attending a medical evidence course you should look for a practising General Practitioner, Orthopaedic Surgeon or another consultant. If it is a practical personal injury training course then a practising solicitor or legal executive is likely to understand your needs the best.

Presentation

A good mixture of training is required; everyone learns in different ways. Some people like a lot of detail in writing, others need practical implementation. You should ensure that the course you are attending has a mixture of presentation which should include::


Short sharp bursts of presenter led training, for example 10 minute sessions of presentation. The longer the presentation goes on, the more of the audience switches off.


Interactivity is king. The more the audience can be involved, the better their understanding of the subject matter will be at the end of the course
Case studies. The course should include lots of opportunity to apply what has been learned to a real life case study. The whole purpose of the course is to make your daily job that much easier and more professional, so you must be able to apply what you learn to the types of cases that you deal with everyday
A relaxed training environment. Traditional classrooms with small desks are not ideal for adult education. The more informal the training is the more relaxed the delegates are and so the more they are likely to learn.
Small groups ensure that everyone is involved and no one can hide from group discussions. Applying ensures learning.

Assessment

During a personal injury legal training course the trainer needs to constantly check that each of the delegates understands the subject matter. Small group feedback and individual questions are the best ways of ensuring understanding.

Outcomes

What are you expected to be able to do once the course is completed that you could not do before? Clear objectives and outcomes are vital to ensure that you understand what you should be able to achieve at the end of the course. The outcomes should be reviewed during the course to ensure that everyone is still heading in the right direction.

Evaluation

A good training provider is always looking to improve their training and to take it to the next level. The best way of ensuring this is by obtaining feedback from everyone attending each personal injury training course. Delegates should be encouraged to provide honest and open feedback so that the course provider can learn from the information and improve the course the next time that they run it.

Summary

Good personal injury training should be delivered by a practising lawyer, be interactive, case study based, relevant to the audience and have clear outcomes and objectives. If the course you are thinking of attending includes all of these, you should get an excellent return on your investment.

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