#27 Factors related to negative transfer of training

What makes for effective training in tactical and critical response Occupations? To help answer this questions and improve awareness, a group of researchers recently published a study on “Factors Related to Negative Transfer of Training in Safety‐Critical Professions: An Interview Study” 

They separated the factors in several factors related to the Trainee, Training design and Organisational Environment and relevant subfactors within each. Part 1 provides an overview of their recommendations, with subsequent summaries on the 3 factors and subfactors to follow. 

From the results the authors made these Recommendations.  

1.   Don’t pressure trainees into showing only desired behaviour – instil a growth mindset/ Help them try out and learn new skills.

2.   Don’t let trainees perform simplified versions of important tasks – in some cases no practice at all is better than incorrect practice.

3.   Don’t focus only on performance outcomes – monitor the process for unrealistic aspects of the simulation and debrief differences between the simulation and reality.

4.   Use balance of training of routines (repetitively) and training of higher order competencies using varied and unpredictable training scenarios.