Psychology for trainers
Practical perception and action aids
Contents
Acute social issues - from the pandemic to climate change, armed conflicts and the future of work in a digital world - are leading to rapid changes in the corporate environment and the reality of young people's lives. This makes it all the more challenging for trainers to develop a good instinct and a clear approach for the trainees. Helpful approaches from relevant areas of psychology, such as
Developmental psychology
- What do we see when we look at the socialization fields and developments of young people today and at their values in relation to life and work?
Motivational psychology
- How do the ways in which trainees achieve their goals differ depending on the type of motivation?
Communication psychology
- How do I communicate in a coherent way - suitable for young trainees, suitable for the situation and suitable for myself? How do I lead as a trainer?
Systemic approach
- What kind of learning do I stand for as a trainer with regard to the structure and culture of my company?
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
- Develop psychological methodological knowledge and refresh existing skills.
- Discover new development ideas - for the role as a trainer and for the design of training in the company.
- Reflecting and practicing on specific case studies with other subject matter experts , also with regard to difficult training situations.
- Benefit from the exchange with peers and their experience.
- Expand the professional network that can provide support beyond this workshop.
As a free add-on, 3 issues of the new magazine "personalmagazin - neues lernen" are included as inspiration for personnel development in training . The magazine is sent out every 2 months and ends automatically.
Methods
Expert input, group work, self-reflection, discussion and exchange, exercises, role plays, cases of the participants are discussed.
Recommended for
Training officers, trainers, managers with training responsibility.
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- Customized training courses
- Direct application in practice
- Efficient use of time and resources
Start dates and details

Monday, 07.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 08.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Thursday, 03.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 04.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, 01.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 02.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, September 27, 2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, September 28, 2027
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The training for trainers
As trainer , you trainer take on a wide variety of roles. Sometimes you’re more of consultant, coach, motivator, or mentor. This is a responsibility-filled role—after all, trainees represent the company’s most important future potential. Knowledge of various training methods, as well as in motivational psychology or communication psychology, can make your job much easier. With this specialized psychology training trainers , you trainers the fundamentals of developmental psychology and gain psychological expertise to better understand, coach, and motivate young people.
Motivational and developmental issues among young adults are trainers challenging topic for trainers . Without the necessary expertise and practical knowledge, trainers can quickly find themselves overwhelmed by their trainees. In training psychology training trainers not only trainers useful methodological knowledge and practical tools for effectively working with young people in vocational training, but you’ll also learn specific strategies for handling conflicts and develop pedagogical skills that can, for example, optimize your communication in day-to-day training situations.
The functions, responsibilities, and role of a trainer are becoming increasingly diverse. From coach to motivator and counselor, the demands of vocational training are constantly rising. Intraining trainers, learn how to motivate your trainees from day one and apply different training methods appropriately to each situation. This will help you make the learning process for your trainees engaging and effective.