# Plan how to make training stick on the job

A before, during, and after plan that helps trainees apply new skills at work, with roles for managers and ways to measure it.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Plan, Code, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-how-to-make-training-stick-on-the-job

## Prompt

```text
Help me design a learning-transfer plan so people apply what they learn in training to their actual work.

**Training program:** [TOPIC and format]
**Learners:** [roles, experience]
**The work situation where they should use it:** [specific task or challenge, e.g. "handling pricing objections on renewal calls"]
**What usually gets in the way:** [e.g. no time to practice, managers don't reinforce, old habits, tools don't support it]
**Who can help:** [managers, peer coaches, L&D, team leads]

Use the main drivers of transfer: learner motivation and confidence, relevance of the content to real tasks, opportunity to use the skill soon, and support from managers and peers.

Return:
1. **Before training:** how to set expectations (manager pre-conversation, a real goal or work problem each learner brings).
2. **During training:** practice on real cases, action plans, and anticipating obstacles (if-then plans).
3. **After training (first 90 days):** spaced reminders, on-the-job assignments, check-ins, job aids, and peer practice, laid out week by week.
4. **Manager toolkit:** a short script for the pre- and post-training conversations and what to observe.
5. **Barrier fixes:** for each barrier I listed, a specific countermeasure.
6. **Measurement:** behaviors to observe, who observes them, and when; one business metric to watch.

Keep it practical for busy managers: their total time commitment should be under 30 minutes a month per learner.
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## What to fill in

- TOPIC and format
- roles, experience
- managers, peer coaches, L&D, team leads

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