Adult Learning Basics

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Understanding and Applying Adult Learning Theory

Most people who work as talent development professionals are transferred into it or are promoted into their jobs. They do not possess formal degrees in employee training, human resource development, human performance improvement, or training and development (T&D). Many are still not certified professionals in learning and performance. And yet awareness of learning—and how to make it better— is fundamental, and essential, to the work of people in the talent development field. By analogy, medicine is based on a fundamental understanding of human anatomy, and talent development is based on a fundamental understanding of human learning. For learning professionals, learning is a critically important ...