Stop Abandoning Your Learners -
I have seen it countless of occasions.
Employers are advised to attend an online training course (or perhaps a live training event) when they're informed that it is necessary for their job.
They have time off from their hectic schedules in order to improve their skills and strategies.
Instructors (be they online or in-person) are full of energy in their passion about the topics they're giving.
There are practice scenarios available as well as quizzes and discussions in order to ensure that all participants are aware of the material.
After the day, the learning session is over and the child is sent away in the hopes that they can put the knowledge they have just learned will use.
But, it can happen...
Participants in the training go back to work and forget a great deal of what they have learned - but this isn't their responsibility. The reason is that they weren't appropriately supported immediately following having completed the training.
What's Your Post-Training Assistance Program?
The above model is the most frequently used model in the live events of training, but it could be applied to diverse ways to teach.
Much time and effort goes in the creation of an engaging course or seminar that there's often no support plan in place for following the seminar or course.
The teachers are congratulated for the job they have done yet, they're in a negative way to people attending the event without having adequate supporting mechanism to support them.
This needs to be changed.
Following course, there are 3 elements to support post-training:
- Communication plan for Follow-Up
- Webinars for clarification on the subject
- Support portal
Once the course was completed, students must begin receiving messages regarding the information they have acquired. The first of which is an overview (with responses to the most frequently requested questions).
The frequency of communication should be maintained during the first few weeks following the training.
It is a good idea to organize an online webinar that employees can "check in" the employees' responses to find out whether they have any further issues or concerns, as well as to determine whether they are implementing the lessons they have acquired. The duration of the webinar could range from an hour to 3 hours, depending upon the degree of difficulty the material. It is possible to have several webinars.
If you're developing a training programme where live instruction is necessary, don't abandon the participants after the program. If you have the right post-training support strategy in place, you can be sure that the learning process is better suited to your needs.
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