Training
is the teaching of vocational or practical and relates to specific useful
skills. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of
content at technical colleges or polytechnics. Today it is often referred to as
professional development. Training is the process of making proficient through
instruction and hands-on practice in the operation of equipment, including
respiratory protection equipment, that is expected to be used and in the
performance of assigned duties. Training is the systematic development of
attitudes, knowledge and skills, behaviours pattern required by an individual
in order to perform adequately a given task or job between actual and required
human performance at work forms the basis of the need.
Difference between training and education
Formal
education is usually thought of studies done in schools. The Trainees range
from the very youngest through college to those in adult education. There is
also informal education or self-study, where adults read books, listen to tapes
and learn through other media. Observing life itself is a form of education.
The objective of classes or of self-education is usually to gain knowledge
about facts, events, principles, concepts, and such. In some classes the
student is required to demonstrate the memorization of facts and the
association between concepts. In other classes, they must apply rules to solve
problems. Testing concerns memorisation and understanding, plus perhaps
analytic and problem solving skills.
On the
other hand, formal training is usually concerned with gaining a skill. Training
is done in trade schools, seminars, and business training classes. Learners of
training are usually adults, although there are some classes to teach
youngsters certain skills. Informal training is usually done through reading,
viewing or listening to how-to material. Sometimes that material is then used
as a guide, while the person applies the skills learned.
For
example, you may refer to a how-to book when trying to fix your plumbing at
home. Verification of skills is best achieved by actually doing something in
the real world. Sometimes tests given in trade schools check for knowledge, as
opposed to skill. Often in corporate training sessions and in seminars, there
is no verification that the learner had achieved the desired skills.
Education
is for the rounding-out of the individual and the good of society; it is
general, provides background, and increases understanding Training is for the
good of production - it is a way to solve production problems through people;
it is specific and helps people to acquire skill through use of what they have
learned.
In conclusion
Education
concerns remembering facts and understanding concepts. It is usually taught in
school, although self-study is possible. Training concerns gaining skills and
taught either in trade schools or business training sessions.
