What should I read about what works in training?

January 10, 2021 3:34 PM

I'm looking for resources (articles or books ideally rather than videos or audio presentations) about what makes workplace training successful, and / or about how to evaluate whether training has had sustained benefits, whether staff have learnt from it, whether any intended behaviour changes have been sustained long-term. I'm sure there must be some recent research or key texts about these things and would be grateful for any pointers. Thanks.
posted by paduasoy to Work & Money (3 answers total)

Futurist Kevin Kelly wrote a blog post years ago that convinced me that one of the best short courses on effective adult professional education can be found in the American FAA's Aviation Instructor book. It's available for free in PDF form. I used to give presentations at career and technical education conferences about the best resources, and year after year, I would have teachers thank me for alerting them to this one.
posted by seasparrow at 4:44 PM on January 10, 2021 [1 favorite]

Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen might be useful.
posted by verity kindle at 5:11 PM on January 10, 2021

The Association for Talent Development website may be helpful.
posted by wg at 7:04 PM on January 10, 2021