why the trainer's toolkit?
As a trainer/facilitator I've spent over 15 years searching out engaging exercises, which effectively illustrate learning points to the teams I've worked with.
During that time I've lost count of the number of books, CD ROMs and elaborate manuals I've bought, only to find that within the '101 Outstanding Ice-breakers' promised there are less than 10 that I could use without being laughed out of the training room. Of those ten, at least half are the old favourites we have all seen before.
The Trainer's Toolkit is therefore our attempt to collate some of the best exercises we have come across, adapted or created from scratch, packaged in a format which means you only have to pay for the exercises you want to use. Most importantly, the exercises come with detailed facilitator's notes. These ensure you can get as much from an exercise on the first time you use it as we achieve having used it over and over again, tweaking and improving each time.
We can't claim that everything you find here is original or created by ourselves; this site is intended to be a library of the best exercises we know of, as opposed to a book of proprietorial material. Where possible we have given credit to the author of the exercise although as most of those featured have evolved through several hands we have been unable to identify a single source for the majority of those listed. The fee charged to download each activity is intended to cover the cost of hosting the site, writing up and extensively testing and refining each of the exercises we list.
We are often asked to include contributions from other trainers which, subject to a thorough review and trial, we are more than happy to do. In return we offer complimentary credits to any trainers that successfully contribute an exercise we subsequently add to the site. Email us with any suggestions you'd like us to consider.
Finally, enjoy the site and look forward to seeing outstanding results from your work in future.
Dan Collins
Founder, Fresh Group of which TrainersToolkit.co.uk is a part.