For trainers who want to succeed with blended learning, more and more specialized training programs are being offered. But what do you learn in the training to become a “Blended Learning Trainer” and is the investment worthwhile? Answers to this are provided by Björn von Busch from the Blended Learning Academy in an interview:

Blended learning is becoming increasingly popular in further education. This is shown by both the rising demand from companies and the growing supply from training providers. This popularity is certainly also due to the simple basic idea of blended learning: You combine your in-person events with accompanying online content. So far, so simple – or?

For this simple concept to work in practice, you as a trainer not only need to master your own content and a suitable online tool: You also need an appropriate didactics and conceptualization to ensure that your blended learning is truly successful. To develop this overall offer, more and more training and further education programs to become a “Blended Learning Trainer” are being offered.

But is further education to become a Blended Learning Trainer worthwhile?

We asked Björn von Busch from the Blended Learning Academy, who trains trainers for blended learning, this and other exciting questions. The training to become a Blended Learning Trainer with blink.it as the online tool has been offered for five years now. Last year, the concept won the European Training Award in the category New Learning, together with blink.it as the best tool – the blended learning trainer training is practically a “double winner combination”.

In the following video interview, Björn von Busch answers all questions on the topic of “training to become a Blended Learning Trainer.”:

Question 1: (from 00:46) What advantage does blended learning have for freelance trainers?

Question 2: (from 01:29) Why should trainers undertake training for blended learning?

Question 3: (from 02:41) What makes blink.it the perfect tool for blended learning?

Question 4: (from 03:45) What tips can you give trainers for getting started?

"Qualitative training in the digital realm only works with the appropriate didactics and a suitable tool" – Björn von Busch

In the training to become a Blended Learning Trainer, you will be taught not only the basics of blended learning but also the correct didactics and conceptualization as well as the use of suitable tools. Thus, as a trained Blended Learning Trainer, you can leverage specific competencies for the implementation and sale of your new offerings.

From our perspective, the training to become a Blended Learning Trainer is particularly worthwhile for you if you

• want to use blended learning for additional income in the future,

• haven't yet found the right entry into blended learning,

• want to get to know suitable tools like blink.it directly in the training.

Would you like to get a personal impression of why the experts from the Blended Learning Academy recommend blink.it as the perfect blended learning tool in trainer training? Then simply take advantage of the free and non-binding admin demo for blink.it: This way, you will first gain insight into a course from a participant's perspective and can then create initial content in your own test course.

Good luck on your path to becoming a Blended Learning Trainer!