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LEVERAGING RESULTS FROM LEARNING
Ensuring training pays off in the workplace
The Need
For training (including e-learning) to be effective, it has to be successfully applied. Transfer of learning to the workplace is essential to achieving competence, performance and business objectives. To put it another way, the quality and value of training depend on follow-through. Research shows, however, that lack of transfer is a significant problem. Too often, application is either not attempted or quickly abandoned. Managers are the dominant influence on transfer, but they need a good understanding of their vital role and how to leverage results from learning.
Program Structure
Pre-work (minimal) + Workshop (1/2 day) + Application.
Participants are given access to an online support site after the workshop.
Workshop Content
- The training effectiveness equation and its interpretation.
- The crucial role of managers in maximising learning transfer.
- Three types of barriers to successful transfer of learning.
- Use of the transfer barriers checklist to identify leverage points.
- How to significantly increase motivation to learn and to transfer learning.
- The simple application of force field analysis to transfer of learning.
- Two basic types of influence that every manager should use.
- Transfer strategies that can be applied before, during and after training.
- The contribution of these strategies to a talent-smart and productive workplace.
- How transfer strategies leverage the application and benefits of training.
- The need to actively partner with learning and development specialists.
- Action planning for transfer, including self-managed transfer strategies.
Participants use a real training need as a ‘running case study’ throughout the workshop.
They are also introduced to the support site content, including job aids and the ‘application story’ format for reviewing and communicating details of their transfer of learning.
Who will benefit?
This program is suitable for managers at all levels. (The only prerequisite is that the managers (a) have staff reporting to them, and (b) the staff will be undertaking off-the-job training.) Many learning specialists have also attended this course.
Benefits
- Managers who are more supportive of training and make smarter use of their influence in the workplace.
- Greater transfer of learning and ‘learning from transfer.’
- Increased effectiveness, ROI and credibility of training.
Testimonial
"I believe this programme is invaluable for any business that has any sort of structured training programme operating. Having said that though, the practical ideas and techniques that it delivers (and which can be implemented immediately upon the trainees return to work) are useful for one-on-one training as well. It delivers practical leadership strategies for ensuring training delivers bottom-line results and that’s something we all need to address."
Training & Development Manager, Dahlsens Building Centres
The Leveraging Results From Learning program is part of the MaxEffect system.
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