Virtual Instructor-Led Training

The ideal team size should be around 20 participants, like it is for most learning interventions. The maximum we recommend is 25. The minimum recommended group size is 6 since below that we would have a compromise on the richness of group learning and sharing of best practices.

Each learning journey is different. So, it is usually crafted based on the client’s specific learning need. A typical learning journey can take 3-4 weeks at minimum from the pre assessment to the post assessment phase. A journey can even take a few months.

Learning is not just about knowing new things. It is about assimilating it, pondering over it, questioning it, challenging it, and finally coming to a new understanding of the topic and seeing it with new eyes. Group reflection helps learners see topics through multiple perspectives, accelerates motivation and enriches learners. In a typical 45 minute session, participants and facilitators login on the virtual platform. The participants share their experiences of using some of the skills learned from the previous segments of the journey. As facilitators, we believe the wisdom lies with the group. The facilitator guides the group through thoughtful questions and possible solutions to challenges they face. They also employ the benefits of peer learning and encourage cohort members to support each other and share their own best practices.

It is recommended to go in for the entire package since it has been designed after careful research for maximizing learning impact. However, we are flexible on this. Some of our clients prefer to do some of the segments on their own using company specific platforms. We support their decision in such cases as long as the overall learning does not get impacted.

The assessments are usually curated by our design team depending on the learning need. Once the assessment method is validated by the client, the administration is usually done at least a week before the virtual workshop so that the facilitators can use some of the insights in the delivery.

If it is a skill, it needs practice for it to seep into a learner. In such cases, the learning interventions are spaced out over a few months. In this time, the learner goes through a string of experiences that can include some or all of these: ILTs, VILTs, simulations, microlearning, group coaching, 1-1 coaching, Masterclass sessions, workplace application exercises, assessments and action learning projects.

Like all other FocusU programs, our VILTs are thoughtfully curated. This usually involves working with the client L&D team during and post their TNA analysis, identifying the key learning needs, working on the assessment and design of the learning program, planning reinforcement strategies and measuring impact through post assessments.

Most VILTs by themselves are 90-120 minutes in duration. However, basis the analysis of our learning designers, one or more of these components may be added to improve learning effectiveness:

• 15-30 minutes for pre assessment
• 45 minutes for group reflection (when applicable)
• 30-60 minutes for microlearning / self-paced learning
• 15 minutes for post assessment
• Self-allotted time for reading

Yes, this can be done if a need for this is perceived.