Office Training Project

Fleet Trucking

Memo

To:	Cindy Kramer, Vice President
From:	[Your Name]
cc:	Upper Management
Date:	April 25, 2015
Re:	Importance of Learning Styles, Adult Learning

Good Day Ms. Kramer

This memo is attended to address and clarify concerns from my previous memo, and individual items addressed by upper management, regarding training office personnel. I understand that they are especially concerned about several of the office staff who have been on the job for quite a while and by placing employees into a classroom setting that would make them feel as if they were in elementary school again.

There are two approaches used amongst adult learning, one is Gerontology and the other is Andrology. Gerontology is a scientific study of old and aging. “A consistent finding is that, although older adults can take longer to learn new knowledge and skills and make more errors during learning, they can and do attain performance levels equal to those achieved by younger adults. In addition there are principles that can be used for effective training and development of older adults” (Learning and HRD).

Older workers can and do develop with respect to motivation, therefore it will be important for active participation in the training program.

Andragogy, is another form of adult learning approach, with this approach “adults have acquired a large amount of knowledge that can be tapped as a resource of leaning” (Learning and HRD). “Adults are motivated to learn in order to solve problems, or address needs, and they expect to immediately apply what they have learned to these problems and needs” (Learning and HRD).

Our training program will focus on the characteristics of the participants, “attention will be paid towards motivation, structure, familiarity, organization, and time. Training will be effective and focused on career perspective” (learning and HRD).

HRD definitely understands how vital it is to meet our learner’s needs. This affects change, either by acquiring or something new. I expect positive changes amongst the Adults in their performance as they attend training. As indicated prior this promotes continued innovation and responsibility.

Please allow me to know if there are any additional concerns.

Work Cited

Foundations of Human Resource Development, 3, Learning HRD. (n.d.). In <i>Learning and HRD</i>.