Two formats - one goal: gaining your expertise
The compact one-day format: Leading and challenging trainees in a contemporary way - compact
Our tried-and-tested classic: practical, focused, efficient. This format provides you with the most important content in a compact format in one day - ideal for anyone who is short on time but still wants to gain valuable insights.
The intensive two-day format: leading and challenging trainees in a contemporary way - intensive
Our new successful model: with more space for in-depth study, exchange and practical application. In two days, you will gain more comprehensive insights, more time for reflection, transfer and networking with other participants.
Contents
Framework conditions and influencing factors - consequences for trainers
- Future influences and possible working environments of the future.
- What makes young people tick today - expectations and formative influencing factors.
- Generations: Myths and fact check (S model).
- trainers as role models, mentors and coaches - what does this mean in practice?
- What has changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and how are we responding to this in everyday training?
- Mental stress among trainees.
- Social and digital skills - equally important for trainees and trainers.
- VUCA world and the consequences for dual training.
Successful integration of new trainees
- How trainees are integrated into the company as quickly as possible: Picking them up mentally and getting them excited about their work.
- Introduction of trainees at the workplace and in the respective work areas.
- Prerequisites/requirements for comprehensive and structured on-the-job training.
- Preboarding and expectation management - developing a culture of trust.
- Effective onboarding: from "day one" to the first weeks of training.
Accompanying and guiding trainees in a modern way
- What do prospective trainees expect from their training company?
- Synchronous and asynchronous communication - both in presence and in dialog format.
- Challenging and leading trainees - how does it work? (Types of leadership and leadership analysis).
- Support the development of junior staff - get to know and understand key motivational factors.
- Inspire with attractive and innovative training methods.
- Know personality and training types and take them into account for training.
Dealing with difficult situations - successful communication in everyday training
- Addressing and dealing with conspicuous behavior: Poor performance, unpunctuality, absenteeism, conflicts and other disruptions.
- Consistent action: First steps before disciplinary measures.
- Use of learning types and learning conditions as an analytical tool.
- Conducting difficult training discussions - knowing, implementing and permanently applying feedback rules.
Performance assessment and promotion (development and feedback discussions, target agreements)
- Giving trainees targeted feedback and thus developing them further.
- Aim, purpose, content and procedure of a development discussion.
- Development and use of development and assessment systems and questionnaires.
- Organizing the meetings: Plan space and time optimally.
- Assessing instead of judging - motivate, support and develop your trainees!
- Achieve sustainable results through clear principles and objectives in the development discussion.
- Exercises: Experience development and feedback discussions live and improve your discussion skills together!
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- Better understand the expectations and developments of the younger generation.
- Know and consider myths and facts about the young target group.
- Recognize current influencing factors/framework conditions of modern vocational training.
- Ensure the rapid and sustainable integration of new trainees.
- Strengthening your own leadership skills and trainers- both in direct and virtual communication.
- Work out, develop and discuss practical solutions for the challenges of everyday training.
- Master difficult situations more confidently and improve your own conversation skills.
- Get to know and set up effective and motivating development and feedback discussions.
- From practice for practice: Benefit from the intensive exchange with othertrainers and training officers: How do others do it?
- Networking: Take away new perspectives, valuable impulses and ideas for your own training work.
Methods
Extensive practical and group exercises, peer-to-peer exchange, in-depth reflection, best-practice sharing, in-depth short presentations by the speaker, case studies, discussions, expert talks, learning type and leadership analysis, checklists and to-do lists for practical transfer.
Recommended for
trainers, training managers, training officers (ABBs), mentors, tutors, HR managers whose work involves supervising trainees.
Further recommendations for "Leading and challenging trainees in a contemporary way - intensive"
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Start dates and details
Monday, 13.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 14.04.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, 23.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 24.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 08.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 09.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, 15.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 16.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.