RESOURCES FOR TRAINERS

Note—This list is for informational purposes only. No official endorsement of any practice, publication, program, or individual by the TECECDS is intended or is to be inferred. Additionally, to determine whether these professional development opportunities will meet licensing standards, please contact your local DFPS Child Care Licensing Representative. We try our best to keep this information current, but dates and web page addresses change frequently, so the information contained in this list may have already changed.

Quick Links through our Resources
Printed Resources
Conference/Training Presenter Opportunities
Online Course/Trainings
On Site Courses/Trainings
Certification Programs

Printed Resources:

• Flyer - Interested in Training and Don't Know Where to Look?
  
  

Conference/Training Presenter Opportunities:

• The Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC) is seeking presenters for their 2012 Spring Conference, to be hosted on March 2-3 in Cypress, TX. Proposals can be submitted online by clicking here. For more information please visit their website or contact haaeyc@haaeyc.org or 713-781-2155.
  
  
• Annual Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse: Prevent Child Abuse Texas is proud to announce the 26th Annual Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse on March 19-20, 2012 at the Houston Westin Galleria.  To be a part of the conference, please complete the Presenter Registration form. For questions or additional information, call 512.250.8438 x 118, email rene@preventchildabusetexas.org; or visit our web page www.PreventChildAbuseTexas.org.
  
  
• The Panhandle Association for the Education of Young Children (PAEYC) Training Conferences: The PAEYC is seeking presenters for their regular training conferences. If you are interested in presenting at one of their conferences, please click here to download a Speaker Proposal form.
  
  
• Camp Fire USA Training Opportunities: Camp Fire is accepting request for proposals (RFP) for training services to be provided in the interest of Camp Fire's Creative Training Solutions Program. The purpose of RFP is to solicit training proposals on a variety of topics in different formats such as workshops, and series of workshops which are appropriate for child care staff, family child care providers, and administrators/directors. We hope to reach a diverse population of competent professionals interested in providing training services through Camp Fire USA. If you are interested in being considered for their list of trainers, please click here.
  

Online Courses/Trainings:

• Adult Learning: Theories, Principles and Application (EDD511): Online course offered by the University of Phoenix. For information visit the University of Phoenix website.
  
  
• Adult Learning: Theories and Strategies for Trainers and Directors ( PROF101): This online course is designed for directors and other early childhood professionals who train adults or facilitate professional development programs. Participants will learn basic adult learning theories and strategies. Click here to visit the ChildCare Education Institute website for more information.
  
  
• How To Design Effective Training For Your Staff: Offered by the Texas A & M AgriLIFE Extension. This FREE online course will present effective adult learning strategies that will assist the program director/trainer in developing effective training plans. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Human Learning & Development (EDC 371): Offered by the University of Texas's University Extension. This course looks at two areas of study: adult development and adult learning. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Instructional Design in Adult Education: The Continuing Education Center at the University of Houston is offering online courses in Adult Education. For more information, please visit their site by clicking here.
  
  
• Introduction to Adult Education (ADTED 460): Offered by Penn State. For information visit the Penn State distance learning website
  
  
• Introduction to Adult Education (EDU 131): Offered by Colorado Community College Online. This course, along with EDU 132, introduces the student to the basic concepts in the instruction of adults. For more information, visit the CCC Online website.
  
  
• Memory & Learning: Offered by The Bob Pike Group, this webinar will help demystify how adults learn and find ways to make our learning "stickier". Participants will identify instruction methods that help drive retention, list ways to resuscitate retention, and uncover tips to drive memory and retention before, during and after a session. Webinar Date: January 9, 2012 from 3-4 PM Central. To register or for more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Planning, Organizing & Delivering Adult Education (EDU 132): Offered by Colorado Community College Online. This course, along with EDU 131, introduces the student to the basic concepts in the instruction of adults. For more information, visit the CCC Online website.
  
  
• Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect (PCAN) Training of Trainers: The National Association for Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) and Zero to Three will be offering two "Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect (PCAN) Training of Trainers". The first training is scheduled for Houston, Texas, January 17 -18, 2012. The second is scheduled for Dallas, Texas, March 6-7, 2012. Trainers who wish to participate must be registered in the Texas Trainer Registry and will receive the two-day training free of charge. In exchange, trainers will be required to sign a letter of commitment and asked to conduct a least one training over the next 12 months in one of five targeted counties (Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, Taylor, or Wichita). Anyone who is interested should email their contact information, along with the training they wish to participate in, to Judy Willgren at Judy.Willgren@naccrra.org. To view a training flyer, click here. To view the training agenda, click here.
  
  
• Teaching Adult Learners: The University of North Texas is offering a 6-week online mini-course on how to teach adult learners. This course will teach how to use the newest educational methods to create a student-centered classroom that’s perfectly suited for adult learners. The next session for this course starts January 18, 2012 . For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Teaching Adults Responsibly (ADTED 498A): Offered by Penn States. For information visit the Penn State distance learning website
  
  
• Train the Trainer: Offered by LearnHowTo.com. This online course will provide readers with a solid foundation of skills and knowledge of process of learning, the role of the individual trainer and issues of importance when working with groups. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  

On Site Courses/Trainings:

• Communications Workshops for Trainers: The University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center at Austin is offering communications workshops designed for trainers, public speakers, and spokespersons. For more information about these workshops, please visit the PDC website.
  
  
• Effective Training and Coaching Techniques: Offered by Wynn Solutions. This workshop is designed to enable participants to hone their influence strategies and help create the component parts for an effective presentation. For more information, click here to be directed to their website.
  
  
• Exceptional Presentations: Baker Communications offers a two-day Exceptional Presentations training workshop. For more information, click here to be directed to their website.
  
  
• Presentation & Public Speaking Skills: Learning Lab Associates offers several sessions for improvement of training skills. For more information, click here to be directed to their website.
  
  
• Speaking in Front of People: Offered by the University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center. This workshop teaches how to turn your fear into energy through personalized and highly interactive exercises designed to improve public speaking skills. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Train the Trainer: Offered by the University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center. This highly interactive on-site two-day workshop will cover all the essential training tools and techniques used to enable participants to explore how they can expand, improve, or change their delivery style to become a powerful trainer. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Train the Trainer Boot Camp & other sessions: Offered by the Bob Pike Group. The Train the Trainer workshop is offered as a 2-day, 3-day or online training. The workshop is designed to enhance training and presentation skills. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Train the Trainer Workshops: Offered by The Training AdvantEdge. They offer several workshops on developing training skills. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Training of Trainers Workshops: Offered by Literacy Texas. The goal of these workshops are to give teachers/literacy tutors, who have some experience working with adult students, the skills and techniques needed to provide quality training/teaching for their organization. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Training the Trainer One-Day Seminars: Fred Pryor Seminars offers several one-day seminars on how to train adults and gain valuable up-to-date training strategies and pointers. Cost: $195.00. Location: Statewide. To find a seminar near you, click here to be directed to their website. For more information click here the training brochure.
  

Certification Programs:

• Adult Educator Seminar Series Certificate Program: Offered by Mount Royal College. Enhance your knowledge of adult learning principles and the specialized needs of adult learners through this dynamic and interactive seminar series. The online format consists of three modules, each of which has three required courses plus one optional course. For more information, please visit their site by clicking here.
  
  
• Adult Learning and Education: the University of North Texas offers a certificate program in Adult Learning and Education. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Adult Learning and Training Delivery Certificate : Offered by The Center for Workplace Excellence. This certification course covers nine modules in adult learning and training delivery. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Adult Training and Development Certificate: Offered by Amberton University (Garland, TX). This 12-hour on-site program is designed for individuals who are employed or desiring employment in settings focused on teaching or training adults. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Teaching Adult Learners Certificate: Offered by the University of California - San Diego Extension. The Teaching Adult Learners Professional Certificate is an online certificate program. The program is designed to prepare you to work with groups of adult learners in diverse and challenging environments. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Training and Development Certificate Series: Offered by Collin College at their Plano, TX campus, this series offers 90 hours of training in the following areas: Training and Development Techniques, Understanding the Adult Learner, Creative and Effective Presentation Skills, Instructional Design & Development, and Marketing Techniques for Trainers. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  
• Trainer Certificate Program: The University of Houston offers an on-site Trainer Certificate Program and additional sessions for trainers. For more information please contact Dr. Kelly Welsh at 713-743-4637 or via email at kawelsh@uh.edu. For additional information, you can click here to be directed to their website or click here to view their informational flyer.
  
  
• Train-the-Trainer Certificate: Offered by the University of Minnesota's College of Continuing Education, facilitated by The Bob Pike Group. The highly interactive and engaging courses focus on training facilitation skills, participant-centered methodologies, presentation skills, design strategies and more. For more information, click here to visit their website.
  
  

Last Updated on February 10, 2012 by Katie Chennisi