training programs

Structured learning systems

Training programs are structured courses designed to develop specific skills or knowledge.

Companies run training programs for new employees; governments fund training programs for the unemployed.

The term usually implies practical, job-related instruction rather than academic education: She completed a six-month training program in medical coding.

Also called simply training.

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structured vs. unstructured learning

training programstrial and error

Learning through repeated attempts

learning by doing · sink or swim · self-teaching · autodidacticism · figuring it out

active development vs. stagnation

training programsdeskilling

Reducing job complexity

standing still · coasting · complacency

skill-building vs. skill-application

training programsactive duty

Current military employment status

job performance · real-world application · execution

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