The transfer of training: what really matters

• Published in: International journal of training and development Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 103 - 120
• Main Authors: Grossman, Rebecca, Salas, Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2011; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult Education; Cognitive Ability; Identification; Information Transfer; Modeling (Psychology); Motivation; Self Efficacy; Studies; Training; Transfer of Training; Work Environment

Although organizations invest billions of dollars in training every year, many trained competencies reportedly fail to transfer to the workplace. Researchers have long examined the ‘transfer problem’, uncovering a wealth of information regarding the transfer of training. Inconsistencies remain, howe...