What are the four essential aspects of successful training?

The four essential aspects of successful training are learning objectives, involvement, opportunity to share experiences and fun. Malcolm Knowles first proposed these aspects in his book "The Adult Learner," a book on adult learning theory.

For a training program to be effective, it must explain the purpose of the training to those in the program. All participants must be actively involved in the program through a combination of problem solving, role playing and other activities. An effective training program should take advantage of the experience that the participants bring with them and add new skills on top of that experience. Finally, training programs that are creative and make learning fun are likely to be especially effective.