# Consulting Skills for Trainers

> Consulting skills are the key to sustaining rich client relationships,It is for any trainer is the demonstrated ability to forge and renew deep consulting.

- Source: https://bodhih.com/consulting-skills-for-trainers/
- Publisher: Bodhih Training (Bengaluru, India; since 2008)
- Last updated: 2026-09-25
- Contact: solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601

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Top Consulting skills that differentiate top trainers in the Industry

## At a glance

- **Duration:** Tailored to your goals
- **Who it’s for:** Trainers, L&D professionals, managers and subject-matter experts
- **Format:** In person · Live virtual · Blended
- **Where:** India & 7 regions worldwide
- **Recognition:** Technavio Global Top 7 · Train the Trainer

Consulting skills are the key to sustaining rich client relationships,It is for any trainer is the demonstrated ability to forge and renew deep consulting.

- Delivered in person at your location or as live virtual sessions
- Designed with the ADDIE model and evaluated for behaviour change
- Ranked among the world’s top 7 Train the Trainer programs by Technavio
- Offered by Bodhih since 2008 to 2,000+ organisations across 7 regions

**Where and how:** consulting skills for trainers certification as an in-person workshop in [Bengaluru](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-in-bangalore/), [Mumbai](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-mumbai/), [New Delhi](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-new-delhi/), [Hyderabad](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-hyderabad/), [Chennai](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-chennai/), [Pune](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-pune/) and [Kolkata](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-kolkata/); as a live online course; or delivered overseas in [Dubai](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-dubai/), [Singapore](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-singapore/), [Saudi Arabia](https://bodhih.com/train-the-trainer-certification-in-saudi-arabia/) and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Last reviewed 25 Sep 2026 · Bodhih Training, Bengaluru

The top consulting skills for trainers are a phenomenal ability to listen for need and listening to learn from clients on their products and processes along with strategies and services; demonstrating superior [problem solving](https://bodhih.com/problem-solving-and-decision-making/) skills through high value questioning techniques; being able to research on the unique tactics and situational variables that bring solution to the client’s brief; customize solutions and their implementation nuances in a way that mitigates potential risks and finally, a trainer needs to be a consultant by completing a robust knowledge and skills transfer process.

## How are consulting skills used by a trainer?

Bodhih’s consulting skills for trainer program attends to various touchpoints in a trainer’s professional journey. Often, trainers need to comprehend where they are in a life-cycle of a training department (internal or client’s) and for that they need consulting skills. As also when trainers are called upon to shuffle between the roles of a trainer, a consultant and a change agent, are consulting skills needed.

Trainers are called to diagnose [soft skills](https://bodhih.com/behavioural-skills-training-in-india/) issues and other tangible performance leakage matters for which consulting skills of probing, research, analysis, conducting experiments are all pushed into immediate effect. Bodhih’s session on consulting skills for trainers is an industry recognized offering that assists trainers in establishing deep partnerships with line management by showcasing credibility and increasing influence.

**At Bodhih’s Consulting skills for trainer’s workshop, participants are encouraged to comprehend and leverage the power of consulting including negotiating effectively for enduring work agreements and developing the skills to assertively express needs for successful business partnership.**

Bodhih’s facilitators with a mix of insightful role-play situations, and presentations, introduces the topic of consulting skills for trainers and highlights components that make it powerful. Accompanied by rich group discussions the class is instructed on the crucial role of consulting by a preparations and planning exercise. Methods to prepare for a telephonic or face to face meeting and developing an appreciation for the client’s industry and specific organizational developmental issues are completed.

**The workshop emphasis to use Consulting skills for trainers is driven by tested techniques like** approaching customers with first impressions being meticulously crafted, basics of [body language](https://bodhih.com/power-of-body-language/) mastered, and using NLP techniques of mirroring for establishing rapport.

## Bodhih’s Consulting skills training program targets probing techniques for mapping customers’ needs systematically and holistically.

The seasoned trainer through a class exercise, role-play and presentation brings home the critical skill of asking high value contextual questions that delayers information and implied meanings and surfaces actionable insights.

**Consulting skills training program works on the premise that consulting work thrives when link between the customer needs and creating the right scenario is established to prove the trainer’s value.**

In Bodhih’s consulting skills workshop, the facilitator leverages this principle to lay out the core module around relating benefits with value and recommending clients with appropriate solutions inclusive of return on investment. Participants through role play scenarios and real time feedback, appreciate how common objections can be sorted and client confidence can be boosted by analogies, and effective closure techniques.

Bodhih’s facilitators are seasoned professionals who create linkages between skills picked up in the workshops and then to apply them in participant’s current roles. This is done through specific illustrations and analogies and is true for the next session at the Consulting skills for trainers Effectiveness program – ensuring peak performance.

**At Bodhih, consulting skills training course is a much-asked for session that is part of a larger behaviour skills program suite.** The session draws richly from research done on cutting edge consulting practices and published literature on developmental journeys.

**The heart of the Consulting skills and frameworks lies in the powerful session that dissects the topic of ensuring peak performance.**

Through group exercises and presentations, participants identify the reasons that hold back trainers from reaching their full consulting and business development potential.

## How would you gain from India’s best ‘Consulting skills for trainer’s workshop’ at Bodhih?

Bodhih customizes its Consulting skills training programs along the ADDIE model. Workshop experiences are analysed, designed, developed and delivered that are solution focused and include a range of blended training pedagogy such as role plays, group exercises, self-assessment tools, management games, individual activities, videos, case studies, facilitation, discussions and more.

In addition to the ADDIE model, the consulting skills workshop takes advantage of the experiential adult-learning process of concrete experience – reflective observation – abstract conceptualization – active experimentation.

**The edge in Bodhih’s Consulting Skills training comes from** researched industry learnings, current best practices and academic insights. The workshop takeaways ensure that learnings are grasped and applied at all levels within a company and its individuals. The long-term benefits are to institutionalise consulting skills in an organization or within a trainer’s individual inventory by embedding rapport building skills, adding probing questions ability to map client needs, and work on high-value transformational outcomes.

## What is Bodhih’s promise on Consulting skills training courses?

Trainers across industries and functions and executive level participants who have attended Bodhih’s sessions on Consulting skills for trainers talk of the changed individual behaviours, namely, demonstrating in-depth organizational analysis, increased ability to problem solve and build collaborative teams and to deepen their process consulting expertise.

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## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bodhih’s Train the Trainer certification recognised?

Yes. Bodhih’s Train the Trainer program is ranked among the world’s top 7 in the Train the Trainer market by London-based research firm Technavio. Certificates can be verified online on the Bodhih Verify page.

### What is consulting skills for trainers training?

Consulting skills for trainers training at Bodhih is a customised, practical program. Consulting skills are the key to sustaining rich client relationships,It is for any trainer is the demonstrated ability to forge and renew deep consulting.

### Who is the Consulting Skills for Trainers Training program for?

Trainers, L&D professionals, managers and subject-matter experts. Bodhih tailors the examples, case studies and depth to your industry, culture and team level.

### How long is the Consulting Skills for Trainers Training program?

Bodhih tailors the duration and depth to your goals and team, from focused workshops to multi-session learning journeys. Share your requirement and we will recommend a format.

### Can Consulting Skills for Trainers Training be delivered online?

Yes. Consulting Skills for Trainers Training can run in person at your location, as live virtual sessions for distributed or hybrid teams, or as a blended journey that adds self-paced learning on Bodhih.org between sessions.

### How is the impact of Consulting Skills for Trainers Training measured?

Success measures for Consulting Skills for Trainers Training are agreed with you before design, as part of the ADDIE model. Bodhih can add pre- and post-program assessments on AssessAll and manager check-ins to track behaviour change.
