JHPIEGO TrainerNews™ |
Transfer of Learning Guide Now in French
and Spanish
(January 2003)
JHPIEGO is pleased to announce the publication of the French and Spanish versions of "Transfer of Learning: A Guide for Strengthening the Performance of Health Care Workers." This is a joint PRIME II and JHPIEGO publication. English excerpts from this guide were included in JHPIEGO TrainerNews from March 2002 to September 2002 and the complete guide in English can be found on the Reproline website. The French and Spanish translations are also available on ReproLine.
The primary purpose of this guide is to share strategies and techniques that can be used before, during, and after training interventions to ensure support for the transfer of knowledge and skills to improved performance on the job. The strategies and techniques for transferring learning are presented in an easy-to-use matrix that serves as a table of contents for the rest of the document. We have also included a brief introduction to the many performance factors that can play important roles in the transfer of learning. Users of this guide are encouraged to examine their work environments carefully in order to understand fully all the factors that may be affecting worker performance. A case story illustrates several of the performance factors and demonstrates how to implement some of the ideas shared in the matrix.
The information in this guide enables all of the stakeholders involved in a training intervention to play their respective roles in ensuring that transfer of learning occurs. Stakeholders in the training and learning process may include policymakers and officials at national, regional and local levels, program planners, supervisors, trainers, learners and their co-workers. For learning interventions to be successful, stakeholders must work together as partners with a common goal. While the guide outlines specific actions for supervisors, trainers, learners, and their co-workers, other stakeholders can also use this information to gain an appreciation of the process and an understanding of the support and resources needed to ensure transfer of learning.
To order a print version of the guide, send email to orders@jhpiego.net. For more information about transfer of learning, contact Rick Sullivan at repro@jhpiego.net.