Without getting to detailed, it is important for us to make the distinction between training and learning. We see Training as an “event” … we see Learning as a “process.”
For example, you might attend a classroom session on the subject of Presentation Skills. We would call that training and it is a discrete event. It happens on Wednesday from 8am to 4pm in Building 4162, Room 145. Another example would be an online course on Diversity. While not tied to a specific time or location, the training is a discrete event … there is a defined amount of content that is presented in the course.
So there are two examples of training. In our model, you can see Training depicted below.
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But as important as what happens in the Training event are those things that happen (or don’t happen in many cases) Before and After the Training. Coupled with what actually happens During the Training Event, these three phases combine to create a process we call Learning.
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Unlike Training, Learning is not a discrete event but a series of events and activities that happen Before, During and After Training. While the events may be discrete, the process is not.