Increasing Efficiency in Extension Using the Train-the-Trainer Approach

Laura A. Warner, Amy Harder, Tom Wichman, and Frank Dowdle

Release Date: 11/3/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc170-2014

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Abstract

Extension has adapted to today’s financial realities through a number of strategies, including increased reliance on partnerships. One strategy that expands the reach of an Extension agent and capitalizes on partners is the “train-the-trainer” approach. This 4-page fact sheet describes the train-the-trainer approach as it applies to Extension programming, provides contextual examples from within and beyond UF/IFAS Extension, and offers best management practices.

About this Publication

This document is AEC517, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2014. Revised March 2021, August 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Laura A. Warner, associate professor; Amy Harder, professor, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Tom Wichman, GI-BMP Statewide Coordinator; and Frank Dowdle, agricultural safety Extension agent; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Warner, L. A., Harder, A., Wichman, T., & Dowdle, F. (2014). Increasing Efficiency in Extension Using the Train-the-Trainer Approach. EDIS, 2014(7). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc170-2014

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Amy Harder

associate dean for Extension, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; former professor, director of Program Development and Evaluation Center, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL (2007–2023)

Laura Warner

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University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, program evaluation and social marketing, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, and UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency, Gainesville, FL

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