TRAINING AND COACHING

Training and coaching are two different things, although some use them interchange.

Training- Is a structured lesson design to give people the knowledge and skills to perform a task.

Coaching- Is a process designed lesson to help the employee develop more expertise and resolve obstacles to
improving job performance.

Training and coaching are going hand in hand first you train people with a great deal of technical support and
then you teach them with motivational tips.Training as well as coaching help create the conditions that encourage
somebody to learn and develop. People learn from the experiences from the others. By building an image of what
they are trying to learn in their minds by acquiring and knowing the knowledge they need, by applying it to their
job and/ or practice.

COMMON POINTS OF BOTH COACHING AND TRAINING

a.Testing to assess levels of knowledge, capacity and trust.

b.Defines targets that can be routinely calculated this helps differentiate these into step by step action.

c. Clarify course, goals and responsibility. To promote accountability, include the individual or team in the decisions
making process.

d.Encourage peer coaching by reminding them that everyone has a stake in each other's success.

e.Coaching is more than telling people how to do something, it involves giving guidance, building skills, generating
obstacles, building better system, learning through discovery.

f.Cope with emotional challenges by helping them improve, analysing and pointing out ways they hold back,
encouraging them when they become frustrated and so on.

g.Give feedback by pointing and suggesting solutions, rather than actively criticizing errors.

As a leader you must view coaching from two different viewpoints:

1.Coaching to lead others

2.Being coached to achieve self improvement.

Condition of learning

To be successful in guiding subordinates, the leader must familiarize himself with these learning condition and
strictly follow them while training his people:

a The person must be motivated to learn.

You connot teach certain people who are not inspired to learn knowledge or skills. They've got to feel the
need to learn what you say. Manny to able to carry out their duties properly. Their motivation is to be able to carry
out their work in return for a salary, rewards, challenges, job satisfaction etc.
b.Involve your sabordinates in the process.

Keep their attention in the learning process by deliberately engaging their minds and emotions. Participate in
them through active capability practice, or through active capability practice, or through conversation. With a
lengthy lecture you can't keep their attention.

People normally pay attention for a short period of time (less than 30 minutes). We need to use what they're
told or their minds wander.if you're lecturing for an hour , there's very little to recall.

Alternative, give a brief lecture, explain (15 minutes or less), and then practice them provide feedback
throughout the practice session until they are able to do it themselves. If this is a large, complicated task, break it
down into short steps of learning.