1. VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE NCO ACADEMY How to Prepare and Conduct Training

2. INTRODUCTION VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY CORP OF CADETS SERGEANT MAJOR: SGM JOHN L. NEEL “Effective Training at VMI”

3. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY The method you are about to learn can be utilized to prepare and conduct training of ANY type. You can apply it to simple tasks, drill blocks, field training, classroom training and more.

4. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 1.Determine the desired outcome of training 2.Prepare 3.Demonstrate 4.Walk-through and talk-through 5.Practice 6.Test 7.Retrain and retest

5. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 1.Determine the desired outcome of training -Set tasks, conditions and standards -What level of expertise do you intend to impart upon them?

6. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 2. Prepare -Gather references, training aids and resources -Prepare lesson plan -Recon training site -Rehearse

7. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 3. Demonstrate -Show the students exactly how to perform the tasks being trained on -Use demonstrators that are proficient in the tasks -“at combat speed”

8. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 4. Walk-through and talk-through -Tasks are demonstrated again, but slowly in order to allow for it to sink in -Can use several methods such as “talk through”, “step by step” or “by the numbers”

9. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 5. Practice -Students perform the tasks -Assistant instructors oversee the practice -Break into smaller groups if possible -Assistant instructors correct students

10. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 6. Test -Students perform the tasks -Ensure that they meet the standards that you set prior to training

11. PREPARE & CONDUCT TRAINING VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY 7. Retest and retrain -Students that do not meet the standards are taken aside and retrained by assistant instructors -Once up to speed, they are retested

12. QUESTIONS? VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE --- NCO ACADEMY