A3 – Transfer of Training
Pre Training (text pages 297-298)
1. Liaise with Management…they will decide who should attend readiness to learn/trainability trainability tests increase the employee’s motivation to learn meet with employees to discuss training needs get employee input and involvement provide employees with support for learning and training (time to prepare and attend)
2. As the Trainer ensure that you are using the instructional design model ensure both the trainees’ supervisor/s and trainees have met to discuss training and are prepared find out supervisor and trainee needs and expectations
3. Trainees should find out about training programs prior to attendance. meet with supervisor to discuss training program and develop action plan for learning and transfer prepare for training program
During Training
1. Management should participate in training programs if possible attend training programs before trainees attend reassign employee’s work while they are attending training
2. Trainer should incorporate conditions of practice, adult learning principles, and other learning principles in design include content and examples that are relevant and meaningful
3. Trainees should enter training program with positive attitude and motivation to learn engage themselves by activating participation develop an action plan for application of training on-the-job
Post Training
1. Management should ensure trainees have immediate and frequent opportunities to practice and apply what they have learned encourage and reinforce trainees’ application of new skills develop action plan with trainees, show support by reducing job pressures and workload, arrange practice sessions, give promotional preference to employees who have received training and transfer, evaluate employees’ use of trained skills on-the-job and recognize and acknowledge transfer success.
2. Trainer should help trainees anticipate barriers and figure out how