Transfer of learning to work
Converts what was learned in a training or course into concrete work behaviour, plans the first application and tracks what works in practice.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- On-the-job observation
- hrmforce instrument
- Development Review, 360 Feedback, Competency Check
- Competency (50-framework)
- Learning Ability
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- rising
Structured workplace observation with a form based on behavioural anchors.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Applies one agreed action from a training in own work and reports how that went. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Builds an own application plan after a course, practises new methods in live work and reviews the effect with the manager. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Arranges working agreements so trained staff actually adopt new methods and steers on measurable application across the organisation. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Making an application plan after training Transfer plan | Determines right after a training which two or three actions will be done differently at work. | rising |
| V | Scheduling the first application at work Scheduling application | Puts a concrete moment in the diary at which the new skill is used for the first time. | rising |
| V | Practising a new skill in a safe setting Safe practice | Practises a new action first in a simulation or with a colleague before using it for real. | rising |
| V | Recognising relapse into old habits Relapse awareness | Notices when the old working method returns under pressure and deliberately corrects it. | rising |
| V | Agreeing transfer arrangements with a manager Transfer agreements | Agrees with the manager before and after training which room and support the application receives. | rising |
| V | Introducing a learned method in the own team Diffusing learning | Shares a newly learned working method with the team and turns it into a shared agreement. | rising |
| V | Tracking what works in practice Practice logging | Keeps a short record of which new approach produced results in real situations and which did not. | stable |