TAP®: Training Delivery Skills - Refresher (APMG)

Experienced trainers benefit from reviewing their practice and keeping their delivery skills current as learner expectations and organisational needs evolve. TAP® Training Delivery Skills – Refresher provides a practical opportunity to revisit established delivery principles, reflect on current practice and identify areas for further development.

Designed for trainers who have previously completed a qualifying TAP® training delivery course, the programme combines self-paced preparation with a live, one-day refresher session. You will review the TAP® principles and Training Delivery Skills Guidelines, consider current learning and development trends, and prepare a 20-minute training session that demonstrates the guidelines in practice.

During the live session, you will deliver your prepared session and receive feedback from peers and the facilitator. You will use this feedback to recognise your strengths, evaluate your delivery and identify two development areas with clear actions.

Trainers must complete the refresher every three years to maintain TAP® Training Delivery accreditation and revalidate their digital badge.

Prerequisites

You must have completed one of the following TAP® courses before attending:

• TAP® Training Delivery for Experienced Trainers
• TAP® Delivery Skills for New Trainers

Before the live session, you will complete approximately one day of self-study and preparation. This includes assigned pre-reading, reviewing the core TAP® principles and current learning and development trends, and preparing a 20-minute training session using the TAP® guidelines.

Target audience

This refresher is designed for:

• Trainers who have completed TAP® Training Delivery for Experienced Trainers or TAP® Delivery Skills for New Trainers
• Trainers completing their three-yearly refresher to maintain TAP® Training Delivery accreditation and revalidate their digital badge

Pre-course work: Review and preparation

Complete approximately one day of self-study to refresh your knowledge of TAP® delivery principles and prepare for the practical session. This preparation supports an informed review of your current practice and helps you make effective use of feedback during the live day.

• Revisiting TAP® training delivery
• Reviewing the core TAP® principles and Training Delivery Skills Guidelines
• Reflecting on current training delivery practice
• Reviewing current learning and development trends
• Considering how established delivery principles apply to your current work

Preparing for practical delivery

• Planning a 20-minute training session
• Preparing to demonstrate the TAP® guidelines
• Reviewing the session approach and delivery techniques you intend to use

Live session: Refreshing and revalidating practice

The live, one-day session provides an opportunity to review delivery best practice, demonstrate your skills and reflect on feedback from other trainers and the facilitator.

Welcome and introduction

• Reviewing the purpose of the refresher
• Establishing personal objectives for the session
• Preparing to receive and use feedback constructively

Refresher on TAP® delivery best practice

• Revisiting the TAP® principles and Training Delivery Skills Guidelines
• Reviewing techniques for engaging and effective delivery
• Considering how purposeful delivery can support business benefit
• Reflecting on ways to maintain effective training practice

Peer delivery and feedback

• Delivering a prepared 20-minute training session
• Demonstrating the TAP® guidelines in practice
• Receiving feedback from peers and the facilitator
• Recognising strengths and identifying opportunities to improve
• Sharing effective practice and learning from other trainers

Feedback, reflection and next steps

• Reviewing feedback and reflecting on delivery performance
• Identifying two development areas
• Defining practical actions to address each development area
• Considering how to maintain and improve effective delivery practice
• Reviewing the requirement to revalidate TAP® Training Delivery accreditation every three years

Exams and assessments

The programme uses practical delivery and feedback to support the review of your training practice. Before the live session, you must complete the assigned preparation and plan a 20-minute training session.

During the live day, you will deliver your session in line with the TAP® guidelines and receive feedback from peers and the facilitator. You will then reflect on your performance, identify strengths and agree two development areas with clear actions.

The supplied course information does not specify a formal examination or detailed pass criteria. Trainers must complete the refresher every three years to maintain TAP® Training Delivery accreditation and revalidate their digital badge.

Hands-on learning

Practical delivery is central to the refresher. You will prepare and deliver a 20-minute session, demonstrate the TAP® Training Delivery Skills Guidelines and receive feedback from the facilitator and fellow trainers.

This experience gives you an opportunity to review your current approach, share effective practice and consider how your delivery can remain engaging, purposeful and aligned with learner and organisational needs. You will finish by identifying two development areas and practical actions to support your ongoing professional development.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Review the TAP® principles and Training Delivery Skills Guidelines
• Evaluate your training delivery against the TAP® guidelines and identify opportunities for improvement
• Apply techniques that support engaging and effective learning
• Deliver purposeful learning that supports business benefit
• Plan and deliver a prepared 20-minute training session that demonstrates the TAP® guidelines
• Use peer and facilitator feedback to recognise strengths and improve your delivery practice
• Identify two development areas and define clear, practical actions to address them