PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING

At any time you are formulating and creating a training program for adults be sure to remember the following principles:

· Adults must recognise the need to learn

· Adults want to apply new learning back on the job

· Adults to integrate past experience with new material

· Adults prefer the concrete to the abstract

· Adults need a variety of training methods

· Adults learn better in an informal, comfortable environment

· Adults want to solve realistic problems

· Adults prefer the hands-on method of learning