At Soul Canyon Training & Development we offer programs primarily to adults who want to continue to grow, develop and learn. Training and teaching adults is different than teaching kids and several factors must be present to create an excellent adult learning experience. FUN Adults need to have fun when they learn in order to stay engaged AND in order to retain what they learn. The main reason having fun increases retention is that emotional markers or “anchors” are created that assist the “stickiness” of cognitive concepts.
Here’s the thing; as a business owner or manager, you are busy. Where are you going to carve out the time to train your people? Peer training has its place and can be effective. Mentoring is valuable if done right. Bringing in a training program can be helpful. The biggest pay off we see is when we can bring equitable training to a company. Meaning, by putting together a development plan for each individual based on the needs of the individual, we can bring the entire team to a higher level of performance. At Soul Canyon Training & Development we pride ourselves on the incorporation of these critical adult learning concepts. We make our events fun, engaging, relevant and practical. We also offer tools to make sure that concepts are applied and reviewed. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this — as well as your experiences you’ve had — good and bad — about learning things as an adult. n
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REPETITION High frequency repetition initially for short term retention, then daily repetition for long term retention are critical. APPLICATION Immediately putting the concepts and skills to use in the real world is critical. Tying new skills to current issues and problems will expedite the learning, because there is an immediate pay off, we will put forth the effort. ACCOUNTABILITY AND COACHING Setting up a “practice plan” and way of reflecting on the learning process down the road will increase the stick rate of concepts presented at a training event.
CEO and co-founder of Soul Canyon
Training & Devel- opment has been offering training programs since 2002. She invites you to reach out with comments, questions or just to chat.
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