Classroom Training
Keeping up with today's technology is a constant challenge. Books, videos, seminars, training events all take time and you HOPE to meet the need as inexpensively yet completely as possible. Classroom training provides the learner with an environment that includes a lab, an instructor, and a structured approach to teaching.
But before you make a decision about the best technology training method for your organization, you must decide that the training is necessary in the first place. While there is no hard and fast rule to decide when one is sufficiently fluent with a particular technology, it is often possible to identify significant gaps in ability that can be addressed through training. Such gaps may become evident as staff members discover, in the course of their daily work, that some additional skills could help them do their work more efficiently or more confidently. By checking out the classes offered by various training organizations, you can identify what skills might be helpful, and what classes could fulfill your organizations training needs.
Classroom training can be an affordable easy way to train several staff members at the same time. But consider carefully how the benefits of classroom training will mesh with the needs and learning styles of your staff. To do this, ask your trainees these questions:
- Do you prefer to interact with others while learning?
- Do you learn best by doing?
- Do you require a distraction-free learning environment?
- Do you need to be held accountable for your learning?
- Do you work best in a structured environment?
- Do you prefer to have immediate answers to questions?
If your trainees answered yes to most or all of these questions, classroom training may be the best method for your organization. All that remains is to find the most effective training classes.
Of what we learn we retain approximately:
5% of what we Hear in a Forum
10% of what we Read
20% of what we Hear and See
30% of what we See in Action
50% of what we Discuss
75% of what we Practice
80% of what we See and Do Thereafter
** Indicates learning retention potential when attending interactive classroom training |
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