Training Transfer

Our co-founder Melanie Martinelli recently spoke at LearnTec about How You Can Create a Culture That Supports Transfer. The talk was based on Lever 12 from the 12 Levers of Transfer Effectiveness. While many companies acknowledge the significance of transfer, the talk revealed a misalignment between what they say and what they actually do. In Dr. Ina Weinbauer-Heidel's book "What…

We recently had the opportunity to interview Heather Heward, a wildland fire instructor, who attended the Transfer Design program. Here are some highlights from our conversation: WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO ATTEND THE TRANSFER DESIGN PROGRAM? “I wanted to get help applying the concepts of transfer effectiveness to my field, and I wanted to have a dedicated reason for digging into…

INTERVIEW: VEENA B.M DISCUSSES HER TRANSFER DESIGN PROGRAM EXPERIENCE Veena is the Head of Talent Management at AllState India and has worked in People Development across industries over the past 2 decades. WHAT IS THE TRANSFER DESIGN PROGRAM? The Transfer Design Program is for HRD professionals, L&D consultants, training designers and trainers alike, who understand the obstacles of training transfer…

“WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO TRANSFER” – THE PROBLEM OF PERSONAL TRANSFER CAPACITY AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Training is a key element of any successful organisation, but how do you ensure that the training you provide to your employees is effective? The answer, among others, lies in understanding Personal Transfer Capacity. It is one of the 12 levers…

INTERVIEW: SUNITA RANI DISCUSSES HER TRANSFER DESIGN PROGRAM EXPERIENCE Sunita is a Professor at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and oversees designing and delivering programs related to Organisational Behaviour and helps others in the Academy to design better programs too. WHAT IS THE TRANSFER DESIGN PROGRAM? The Transfer Design Program is for HRD professionals, L&D consultants, training designers…

Before we discuss the fairytale of the self-directed learner, let’s begin with a story of our own. Margret is a personnel developer at a retail company. She’s just finished a six-month project, uploading 30 videos to the company’s learning platform on ‘best practice tips for sales’. The e-learning consultant has filled it with quizzes and interactive elements. It’s launched during a sales…

A key question facilitators need to ask themselves if they want to make sure transfer happens is, “During training are the trainees already making action plans that involve not just their goals but specific concrete activities?” Ideally, trainees will leave a training program saying, “I know what I am going to do step by step after training”. In our last…

“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action” – Herbert Spencer. Did you know that only 20% of what is learnt in training programs is actually applied back on the job? We know this is an issue that many L&D professionals face when designing programs for their trainees. We at The Learning Gym (TLG) believe we can do…