Making contract trainers part of the team...
 Your company expects to see positive results and achievement of goals when bringing contract trainers on board. The best results come when those contract trainers are seamlessly integrated into the organization.
Integration is achieved when the contract trainers understand and share your organization's culture and values, when they are accepted by staff as being valuable members of the team, and when they are made an integral part of the company infrastructure.
How do you accomplish this? It takes commitment from both the organization and the trainers to make it work well. Here are some things that your organization can do to make the relationship more successful:
- Clearly define the roles. Before you begin searching for a contract trainer, prepare a written description of the role you expect the trainer to play and what you expect the trainer to accomplish. Similarly, prepare a written description of how individual members of your staff will interact with the trainer and what their specific roles are in relation to the training initiative.
- Carefully select trainers before contracting. Selecting the right contract trainer to meet your organization's needs is crucial for success. Review and verify their credentials to ensure their education, experience and skills are transferable to the goals you are trying to reach. Interview them to gauge whether their values are consistent with your organization's values. Remember that successful integration into your organization depends in part on the contract trainer's commitment to making the relationship work; seek to uncover the trainer's level of commitment during this screening process.
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