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The cost-effectiveness of training is an issue that is often seen as being difficult to quantify in relation to tangible benefits.

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A course of study which can lead to a qualification. This will often be over an extended period of time, typically 9-months or greater.

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A short period of study, typically from an hour up to several weeks or months (especially if attended, for example, on one-day or part-of a day or evening per week).

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The identification of training requirements for individuals, or an organisation, so as to improve performance to an appropriate level of effectiveness and efficiency.

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Different approaches can be taken for a training needs analysis process, however, some key features and sequence of activities will typically include:

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See Knowledge.

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This term, which is usually abbreviated to VARK, and is an approach to learning and is sometimes seen as focusing on styles of learning (according to Neil Fleming), with Reading also including writing and Kinesthetic also including doing.

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Lev Vygotsky saw the construction of knowledge as significantly influenced by social interactions and the environment in which they take place.

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