What is group training?

Group training is instruction which takes place when several individuals gather at a given location for a training course or a workshop.

Here are some benefits of group training:

• Trainees can learn and benefit from each other's experience.
• Trainers may save time and travel by working with several people at once.

Here is a disadvantage of group training:

• It might be expensive in terms of time and money if the training lasts a long time and if food, lodging, and travel is required.

Group instruction can be achieved either by

• having individuals go to a given location, or
• having the trainer travel to where the individuals are located.

This choice depends on local variables:

• Availability of local transport
• Cost of travel
• Number of people to train
• Number of people to train in a given location
• Willingness and ability of trainers to travel

• Concept module: group training
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): G
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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