Training Transfer & Sustainment

Human Resource Development Masterclass

In this sixth episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Fredrick Muyia Nafukho (Texas A&M University) and Dr. Wendy E.A. Ruona (University of Georgia) discuss Training Transfer & Sustainment, including:

• What we mean by “training transfer” and why it’s an important concept in HRD.
• The components of the transfer system, and which of those components are most likely to impact transfer.
• Which components are most critical at the different stages of the transfer process.
• The important role that managers and peers play in the transfer process.
• How HRD professionals can design and develop training in a way that increases the chances that the learning will transfer back to the job.
• Advice for HRD professionals who are starting to consider the process of transfer in their own organizations.
• and much more.

In the first part of the episode, Fred and Wendy meet one-to-one with host, Darren Short. In the second part, they are together to discuss their shared interest in Training Transfer & Sustainment.
For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com. For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials not included in this episode.
This episode is sponsored by: Educational Human Resource Development program at Texas A&M University – check them out at https://eahr.tamu.edu/; and by University of Georgia Graduate Program in Adult Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development – check them out at https://coe.uga.edu/academics/concentrations/learning-leadership-and-organization-development.

Chapters

1. Introductions (00:00:00)

2. Conversation with Dr. Fredrick Muyia Nafukho (00:02:51)

3. Conversation with Dr. Wendy E.A. Ruona (00:25:07)

4. Group conversation with Fred and Wendy (00:47:44)

5. Wrap-up (01:15:10)