„Zaubern“ lernen – Welche pädagogischen Inhalte umfassen sogenannte Trainerausbildungen?

Although trainers can be expected to be important for the success further of vocational education, there is no regulation of the qualification of trainers in Germany. A so-called train-the-trainer certificate often serves as proof of professionalism. The study describes the topics of those certificates and their frequencies. Therefore we looked at the programs of 47 providers in terms of a qualitative content analysis. The inductively generated category system contains 56 categories on three hierarchy levels. The courses’ main purpose seems to be on the hands-on empowerment for designing workshops. Many topics refer to group dynamics and communication processes. Theoretical and empirical knowledge seem to be less important.