The Days Training Course

Having been on a number of theses course; a whole day sat listening to the presenter and taking notes. It would be interesting to find out at what point people do stop taking notes. I tend to stop after about two hours. I have realised that these types of courses are a very inefficient way of delivering learning especially for the kinaesthetic learner. The brain within about two hours will reach saturation point and quite naturally will need to consolidate what has been learnt and wish to apply that learning within practical situations.

The fundamental problem with a day’s training course is that it is generic in its nature; designed to meet a wide range of individual and business needs.  We will probably leave with a small percentage of what has been delivered and learnt that will be of immediate use, most of the rest being of little use or value at the present time. Some of it may be of value at a later date as capability and understanding develops trough putting the technology to use. The chances are that when you get to try applying a particular software feature (at some time after you were taught how) you have forgotten how to do it.

The brain is naturally selective about what it stores in long term memory, if learning is not put to use it goes.  Even the short term memory will fail to hold new learning when it is at learning saturation point.

The Day’s training course is an easy way for the trainer to deliver training. For those attending it is an inefficient way to acquire new and useful skills.