Learning Transfer (13.00-15.00)

Event overview:
The fundamental purpose of learning and development is to help people develop skills which, when applied to work, enhance job and organisational performance. While this is widely acknowledged, how we measure the success of learning is not often in alignment with this idea. In fact, the most popular model for evaluating learning and development (Kirkpatrick Model) has three “levels” devoted to measuring learning outcomes, and only one measuring performance outcomes.

Over the years, a number of people have offered theoretical models for how to enhance learning so that it results in greater impact on performance. This work goes under many names: extended learning, learning transfer, transfer climate, and relapse prevention, to name a few. In this overview we will use the term Learning Transfer, because in our opinion, Learning Transfer best represents the desired outcome – transfer of learning to actual job performance.

Learning Transfer Model
1. Learner Readiness activities: These activities focus on ensuring that the learner is prepared for the core learning event. Activities that address motivation, learner goals, self efficacy, and testing of prerequisite skills are included in this category.
2. Learning Transfer Design activities: These are activities embedded in the instructional design that are intended to support learning transfer. Practice activities, role modeling, setting learning goals, and application review and support are examples.
3. Organisational Alignment activities: These activities focus on ensuring that the organization supports the use of the skills. Activities here include manager coaching, peer support, connecting learning to the job, and creating a learning culture.

Activities that enhance the transfer of learning into workplace performance will have an important impact on an organization’s performance and can significantly increase the return-on-investment for training and development efforts.

Human Resource Managers, Managers and Sales Managers should join us to learn techniques on how to implement learning to their organization