Training Strategies for the Twenty-First Century: Using Recent Research on Learning to Enhance Training

These are exciting times for training as technology allows us to understand how the brain learns and functions. Research confirms our belief that we have the ability to learn throughout our lives, reinforcing the concept of lifelong learning. This has important implications for the mental and physical health of the aging population, and becomes an important reality for managing a lifetime of health and happiness. It has equal importance for training to ensure the use of strategies that allow all learners to be successful. The knowledge we now have on how the brain learns provides us with a unique opportunity to re-examine our training methods to ensure that we embrace brain-based learning, multiple intelligence and emotional intelligence. This will bring to the training environment an attitude that provides a true understanding, empathy, tolerance and respect for all learners, creating optimum learning environments.