1. Scheduling Clinical Training
Sr.Alees Mary
Academic Nursing Coordinator
Training schedule – arrange or plan an event for a particular period of time. (Schedule – அட்டவணை)
Before creating your training program, it is important for you as the trainer to understand and design a clinical scheduling.

2. Design a successful training schedule
Overall Objective
Design a successful training schedule
Learning Objective
Explain the importance of Training schedule
Sequence the sessions in a training schedule
Construct a training schedule for a given period of time

3. Definition – Training Schedule
A path to achieve the Course objective
What do you understand on seeing a schedule?
Duration of the course
Syllabus covered in a period of time
The methodology
Person responsible for each session
When the session will happen
When assessments happen

4. Why to Schedule ? To ensure smooth and orderly training
To achieve the objective of the training
To ensure learning within a specific period of time
To inform the trainee about the curriculum methodology
To have a balance between the theory, lab work, observation and practice

5. When to schedule ? Before the commencement of Training
During the Training
After the Training
Before the commencement – when to orient, what to orient, who will be responsible
During the training – If suppose the session got cancelled due to some reasons, scheduling must be done to see that none of the sessions are missed out
After the training – In case the trainees require some specific classes or demonstration or practice. Special scheduling is required to enhance the capacity of the trainee.

6. How to Schedule ? Know your audience Know the course content
Define Teaching methodology
Indicate the person responsible
Institution events based schedule
Societal events based schedule
Free schedule
Target audience
Syllabus
Teaching method – Classroom, Lab, Observation, Practice, Formative assessment, Summative assessment
Person responsible for each session
Lean period / high volumes / Hospital function / weekly camp / weekly off
Local functions (Azahar festival, deepavali, pongal, etc.) students will leave home for celebration
Free schedule – To hold postponed classes, repeat classes, etc.

7. Type of scheduling Course
Lesson
Course schedule – preparing timetable for the courses that you run
Lesson schedule – Planning each part of the sessions

8. Marketing the programme
Interview
Shortlisting
Orientation
Basic
Transfer
Specialty
Formative Evaluation
Summative
CME / TOT
Sample

9. Lesson Plan Session Plan Time / Duration
1. Lesson Title – Introduction
5 minutes
2. Learning Objectives
2 minutes
3. Course Content
30 minutes
4. Content Discussion
5. Lab Demonstration
1 hour
6. Observation
7. Formative Assessment
8. Assignments (Group / individual)
9. Live Practice
3 hours
10. Summative assessment with practical & viva voce
Total hours
11 hours 7 mins
Lesson title:
Learning objectives
Course content
Lab session – includes, demonstration by the tutor and practice and demonstration by trainee
Observation – specify No. of cases to be seen
Formative assessment – number of times the assessment need to be taken
Assignments – Group / Individual (it can be a homework)
Live Practical – under the supervision of the seniors, no. of cases to be done must be fixed while planning to deliver the lesson

10. Lesson Plan Learning Objectives Theory Practical Observation
Basic Requirement
Pre-Test Assessment
Learning Objectives
Theory
Practical
Observation
Assessment
What basic knowledge is required to teach this session!
Pre-test to know the level of knowledge that they have and at what level we could provide the session to enhance their knowledge and skill

11. Case 1
A nursing college name “CARE” is visiting Aravind (Tirunelveli) to have 2 day exposure, which is a part of their curriculum. All the 30 nursing trainees are currently undergoing General Nursing and Midwife (GNM) training. Design a training schedule for this team!

12. Case 2
One of the eye hospitals from Nepal is planning to send 5 ophthalmic assistants for 1 week refresher training.
2 candidates are for Outpatient Training, 1 candidate is for Housekeeping and Stores training, 1 candidate is for Refraction Training and 1 candidate is for operation theatre training. Design a training schedule for this team!

13. Case 3
The training division is planning to have 1 day CME for the 3rd and 4th year MLOPs. The trainees belong to Outpatient, Operation, Inpatient and Refraction. Design a training program for this team!

14. Thank You It’s all about time management!
You can Actually do a lot of things if you work out your Schedule
Amanda Izatt
Thank You