Learning
vs. Training
Training is the giving of information and
knowledge, through speech, the written word or other methods of demonstration
in a manner that instructs the trainee. Learning is the process of absorbing
that information in order to increase skills and abilities and make use of it
under a variety of contexts. Whatever the goals, the quality of the learning
will rely largely on the quality of the training, and so the role of trainer is
very important as it can have a huge effect on the outcome of a course for the
learner.
The
characteristics of learning
v As mentioned above,
learning is the process of absorbing information and retaining it with the goal
of increasing skills and abilities in order to achieve goals - but it's more
than that.
v Learning is what we go
through when we want to be equipped for non-specific and unexpected situations
and the two are not mutually exclusive.
v While you do learn to
do something specific, you are also inadvertently equipped with the knowledge
and/or skills to face future challenges.
v In essence, learning is
all about equipping a person to tackle not just today's issues, but preparing
him/her to creatively come up with ways to tackle tomorrow's issues.
The
characteristics of training
v Training on the other
hand focuses more on the development of new skills or skill sets that will be
used.
v Training is the process
each new employee goes through when joining a company to learn how to carry out
the day-to-day operations, know how their department works and how job-specific
tools operate in order to carry out their responsibilities.
v In essence, through training,
we are not looking to reshape the behavior of an individual rather the point is
to teach the employee or learner how things are done so that they can then
carry out a process on their own.
v Ideally, an e-learning
environment will utilize both learning and training principles throughout its
curriculum. This allows instructors/trainers to provide their learners with the
tools to tackle current issues, develop life-long skills, improve on their
problem-solving skills and utilize resources to the best of their ability.
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