Kettlewick Removals safe lifting course
Learning objectives slide with outcomes a trainer can assess
A learning objectives slide tells participants at the start of a session what they will be able to do by the end, written so that each outcome can be observed and assessed. This one opens a two hour safe lifting course for crews at Kettlewick Removals, a fictional moving company.
What is on the slide
- Title
- Safe Lifting Course. Safe Lifting for Kettlewick Crews. By the end of this two hour session, every crew member will be able to:
- Objective 1
- Assess any load against the 20 kg solo lift limit before touching it.
- Objective 2
- Demonstrate the six step lift with a 15 kg carton, observed by a trainer.
- Objective 3
- Plan a two person carry for a piano or fridge using the agreed calls.
- Objective 4
- Choose the right aid, a trolley, stair climber or straps, for five sample items.
- Objective 5
- Identify three warning signs of back strain and report them the same day.
- Objective 6
- Complete the hazard check for a stair access job in under 10 minutes.
When this is the right slide
Choose this slide at the start of a training session or course module, when participants need to see the outcomes they will be assessed on, each written with an observable verb.
What to swap it for
Content: Objectives Rows + Members Panel. Swap to the objectives rows with a members panel when the session is built around a named cohort whose members and roles should sit beside the outcomes.
What this slide shows
A small eyebrow reads Safe Lifting Course above the title Safe Lifting for Kettlewick Crews, followed by the intro line: by the end of this two hour session, every crew member will be able to. Six objectives follow, each with a round icon badge in a teal shade that lightens down the list. Assess any load against the 20 kg solo lift limit before touching it, with a scales icon. Demonstrate the six step lift with a 15 kg carton, observed by a trainer, with a box icon. Plan a two person carry for a piano or fridge using the agreed calls, with a people icon. Choose the right aid, a trolley, stair climber or straps, for five sample items, with a truck icon. Identify three warning signs of back strain and report them the same day, with a warning icon. Complete the hazard check for a stair access job in under 10 minutes, with a clipboard icon. The 20 kg solo limit is the company's own rule for this course, and the page makes no claim about legal limits. The layout takes exactly six objectives, so the four core outcomes of lifting, carrying, choosing aids and checking hazards are joined by assessing the load and spotting strain.
When this is the right slide
Use it at the start of any training session, workshop, course module or induction, so participants know what they will be able to do and trainers know what to assess. It suits safety training, software onboarding, professional development and school lessons alike. It is the wrong slide for a talk that informs rather than trains, such as a strategy briefing, where a takeaway slide at the end serves better. It is also the wrong slide when the session is organised around a cohort, such as a mentoring program, where participants and their roles matter as much as the outcomes; a layout with objectives in rows and a members panel beside them suits that case.
How to adapt it
First, write each objective as a single sentence that starts with an observable verb, and test it by asking how a trainer would check it. Second, add a condition and a standard to the practical objectives, such as the load, the tools or the time allowed. Third, keep the list to what can genuinely be achieved in the session time stated in the intro line. For a software onboarding session, objectives might read create a project, invite two colleagues and export a report as PDF. For a first aid refresher, they might read perform thirty compressions at the correct depth and place a casualty in the recovery position. Choose icons that echo each objective, because they help participants find their place when the trainer returns to the slide at the end of the session to check that every outcome was met.
What makes this slide work
Every objective starts with an observable verb
Assess, Demonstrate, Plan, Choose, Identify, Complete. Each of the six objectives opens with something a trainer can watch or check. That makes the slide an assessment plan as well as an introduction. A participant who reads it knows exactly what they will be asked to do before the session ends.
Conditions and standards are written in
With a 15 kg carton, observed by a trainer. For five sample items. In under 10 minutes. The practical objectives carry the condition and the standard of success, so there is no argument later about whether someone met them. That precision matters on a safety course, where a pass should mean something on the job.
The intro line names the audience and the time
By the end of this two hour session, every crew member will be able to. One sentence sets the length of the session and says the objectives apply to everyone, not just new staff. It also commits the trainer to finishing all six within two hours, which keeps the session honest about its scope.
Questions people ask
Which verbs make a learning objective assessable?
Verbs that describe something a trainer can see or check: assess, demonstrate, plan, choose, identify, complete. Avoid understand, know and appreciate, because nobody can observe them. Each objective on this slide could be ticked off on a checklist during or after the session, which is the test of whether the verb is doing its job.
How many objectives should a training session list?
Three to six for a session of an hour or two. This layout holds exactly six, which suits a two hour practical course. A shorter session should trim to the outcomes that matter most, and a full day course may need objectives per module rather than one long list. More than six objectives usually means the session tries to cover too much.
Should objectives include a condition or a standard?
Where possible, yes. With a 15 kg carton, observed by a trainer and in under 10 minutes are conditions and standards that make the objective precise. They tell participants what success looks like and tell the trainer what to check. Not every objective needs both, but the practical ones benefit most from them.
When should a learning objectives slide be split?
When the session has distinct parts, each with its own outcomes. A course with a theory module and a practical module might show two objectives slides, one at the start of each part. That keeps each list short and lets participants see progress. A single slide with ten objectives is hard to read and harder to remember.
Where should the objectives slide sit in the deck?
Immediately after the title slide, before any content. Participants should know what they will be able to do before they are asked to learn anything. Many trainers also return to the slide at the end, ticking off each objective with the group, which turns it into a short review and a check that nothing was missed.
How should a learning objectives slide be presented?
Read the intro line, then read the objectives aloud, because spoken objectives set expectations better than silent ones. Pause on the practical ones that will be assessed, such as demonstrating the lift with a 15 kg carton, so participants know they will be asked to do it. Keep it brief; the objectives frame the session rather than teach it.
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