Spoilt for Choice

Abstract

Constant working conditions are outdated. Consequently, employees are confronted with the challenge of continuing vocational training. In this context, the question is how to select the appropriate trainer or training institute. In recent years, learning transfer research has focussed on researching the determinants of learning transfer. Baldwin and Ford's basic learning transfer model forms the starting point for this. This model differentiates between training input, training output and conditions of transfer. Thus, trainee characteristics, training design and work environment are determinants of training input. The author examines existing standards for training design and trainer competences in practice. In this regard, the author focusses on the question of which are the decisive criteria for the final decision in favour of a trainer or a training institute. No conclusive answer can be given to this question, as no studies are available. Consequently, a future field of research is evident here.