PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAINING: Understanding the modalities M. Nazmul Haq M. Nazmul Haq Professor, IER Professor, IER University of Dhaka University of Dhaka

What is Training It is a process through which behavioural modifications are made in a systematic way along with some knowledge and attitudinal aspects It is a process through which behavioural modifications are made in a systematic way along with some knowledge and attitudinal aspects There are 4 constituent parts in training, i.e., There are 4 constituent parts in training, i.e., Trainers Trainers Trainees Trainees Materials Materials Methods Methods

Training Environment Trainer Materials & MethodsTrainee

DEFINITION Trainer provides teaching Teaching is the arrangement of information and environment to facilitate learning Trainees modify their learning Learning is the development of new knowledge, skills, or attitudes when the individual interacts with information and environment

TYPES OF LEARNING Cognitive Learning: Knowing, Knowledge Affective Learning: Feeling, Attitude, Values Behavioural Learning: Doing, Moving

Training modalities Teaching Teaching Training Training Facilitating Facilitating

Teaching It is disseminating information through conventional way It is disseminating information through conventional way Teacher is a person who is expert in content Teacher is a person who is expert in content Have limited or sufficient skill of delivering information Have limited or sufficient skill of delivering information A successful teacher may not always be a good trainer A successful teacher may not always be a good trainer

Training It is a systematic process of teaching/ learning activity to enhance individual’s inherent potential to attain a specific goal It is a systematic process of teaching/ learning activity to enhance individual’s inherent potential to attain a specific goal Providing training is a highly skillful job which requires an integrated ability of information, attention and innovation Providing training is a highly skillful job which requires an integrated ability of information, attention and innovation A trainer may not be an expert of a subject but s/he should have a good grasp of subjects A trainer may not be an expert of a subject but s/he should have a good grasp of subjects Training is very much goal oriented and specific Training is very much goal oriented and specific

Facilitating Facilitating Facilitation is an artistic approach of conducting a training where different peoples are involved Facilitation is an artistic approach of conducting a training where different peoples are involved A facilitator is third party who is neither a trainer or a trainee A facilitator is third party who is neither a trainer or a trainee His/her role is to linkup the bits of information delivered by individuals His/her role is to linkup the bits of information delivered by individuals Facilitator knows little of information, bit more delivery skill and lot more wit and weaving experiences Facilitator knows little of information, bit more delivery skill and lot more wit and weaving experiences

TRAINING ENVIRONMENT Physical Environment Psychological Environment Social Environment

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Room size and sitting arrangement Theater style Conference style Dining style Lighting and sound Necessary equipments Sufficient materials

PSYCHOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT Setting up learning moods Attach emotion to the content Create a feeling of importance Show up your interest and excitement Have a good home work

Group/individual activity Demonstrate a psychological mood setting for teaching gardening for teachers Demonstrate a psychological mood setting for teaching gardening for teachers Demonstrate emotion setting for a content on guard against cyclone Demonstrate emotion setting for a content on guard against cyclone Describe the importance of teaching national culture and heritage Describe the importance of teaching national culture and heritage

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Make the participants familiar with each other Create a group pressure for learning Develop a we feeling through various exercises Do not cross the limit of your social norms

TRIANGULATION OF TRAINING Every training must corresponds to: Every training must corresponds to: Learners ability and needs Learners ability and needs The learning content and context of training The learning content and context of training And the trainer himself/herself And the trainer himself/herself

The trainer Contents Learners’ needs Integration of training, learners and contents Come down to the learners’ level by content and context Keep your content befitting to learners and the environment Change your behaviour accordingly