Training Methods

Regardless of whether you are conducting instructor-led training, self-paced training, or a combination of the two, effective learning rarely takes place with dry content. Participants will lose interest and before you know it, they’ll be checked out completely.

Studies have cited that on average, people remember only 20% of what they read, 30% of what they hear and 40% of what they see. The importance of facilitation ties in here as people remember a whopping 90% of what they see, hear, say and do.

Here’s what’s great: As a trainer, you have various training methods from which you can choose from. Each method has pros and cons and can serve different needs.

The methods that you select will be dependant on several factors. These factors include:

• Training objectives
• Available resources
• Your audience
• Time allocated for training
• Available facilities
• And several others

One of the most important things to note is that learners are not equal. People learn differently. They learn at different speeds and relate differently to various teaching methods. As a trainer, you need to be prepared for this and adapt when necessary.