Learning vs. Training, what is the difference?
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Article: Online Learning
Author: Olusola
David, Ayibiowu
Edition : 11
Year : 21 August,
2017
Published: Online
by Creative Arts Solution Foundation
Learning vs. Training, what is the difference?
It's important to understand the difference between
learning and training. Of course they are inextricably linked, but they are
unique aspects of any educational process. 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.
Let's look at the characteristics of each, and see
what makes an e-learning environment work.
The characteristics of learning
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. 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. While you do learn to do
something specific, you are also inadvertently equipped with the knowledge
and/or skills to face future challenges. 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
Training on the other hand focuses more on the
development of new skills or skill sets that will be used. 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. 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.
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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