Belgium
Train the trainer
Date: 28 - 29 September 2026
Language of instruction: English
This course is designed for early-career educators and researchers in who wish to develop the confidence and skills to design, develop and deliver effective training. It targets early stage trainers, postdoctoral researchers, and academic staff involved in teaching.During the training, participants will learn evidence-based principles of how people learn and how to apply these principles to create structured, captivating, and practical sessions. The course emphasizes fostering learner engagement, organizing content for clarity, and providing constructive feedback.Based on the ELIXIR-GOBLET Train-the-Trainer framework, the program also addresses common challenges faced in academic teaching environments and encourages peer-to-peer exchange. Although examples are drawn from bioinformatics, the concepts and strategies introduced are transferable to teaching across higher education disciplines.
Keywords: Didactics, Train-the-trainer, career development, ELIXIR
Venue: Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II, Technologiepark 75
City: Zwijnaarde
Country: Belgium
Postcode: 9052
Learning objectives:
- Define and write learning outcomes for a training session
- Describe at least three training techniques drawing on learning principles
- Develop assessment questionnaires
- Discuss the impact of learning about learning principles as a trainer
- Draft a training syllabus and lesson plan
- List and describe key features of learning principles
- List based on the training plan what types of material are needed for each part of a training session
Organizer: VIB
Event types:
- Workshops and courses
Sponsors: ELIXIR Belgium
Instructors: 
Bruna Piereck, Alexander Botzki
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