Principles of Adult Learning
As you begin to design and develop any training program for adults, keep in mind
these additional principles regarding how adults learn:
• Adults must recognize the need to learn.
• Adults want to apply new learning back on the job.
• Adults need to integrate past experience with new material.
• Adults prefer the concrete to the abstract.
• Adults need a variety of training methods.
• Adults learn better in an informal, comfortable environment.
• Adults want to solve realistic problems.
• Adults prefer the hands-on method of learning