Guidelines for effective team training
| Themes | Description |
|---|---|
| Setting the stage | |
| Guideline 1 | The design and development of team training must be guided by the results of a team task analysis. |
| Guideline 2 | When training time is scarce, pre-practice tools can be used to maximise the impact of training. |
| Guideline 3 | Ensure latent organisational messages about the importance of team training match those that are spoken. |
| Design/implementation | |
| Guideline 4 | Team training must emphasise key teamwork components. |
| Guideline 5 | Design team training to facilitate shared understanding among team members. |
| Guideline 6 | Ensure team training facilitates adaptive behaviours. |
| Guideline 7 | Team training must promote attitudes and behaviours that are indicative of a learning climate. |
| Guideline 8 | Ensure team members apply closed loop communication. |
| Guideline 9 | Design team training to create systematic opportunities for practice of requisite team competencies. |
| Post training | |
| Guideline 10 | Evaluate team training and collect a variety of evidence as its impact. |