Increasing Learning Engagement: A Skills-First Approach

Introduction

• Skills-based training for success

1. The New Skills-First Approach

• The changing environment of training needs
• Why skills-first training?

2. Define the Types of Skills

• What are power skills?
• What are hard skills?

3. Engagement Techniques for Teaching Power Skills

• Identifying response attributes
• In medias res
• Construct activity
• Role-play with a twist
• Card and board games for skills reinforcement

4. Engagement Techniques for Teaching Technical Skills

• Learning by doing: A three-step process
• Whiteboard walk-through
• Applied practice
• Observational checklist as a learning tool
• Escape room design

Conclusion

• Next steps