Citation
National Research Council. Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century. Chapter 6, “Teaching and Assessing for Transfer.” Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012.
What it says
- This synthesis highlights factors that support transfer of training into real work.
- The chapter reports that transfer is facilitated by supervisory support, coaching, opportunities to perform what was learned, interactive training, feedback, and job-relevant training.
- It also highlights the importance of motivation, self-efficacy, and a positive transfer climate.
Why it matters here
- It supports designing AI enablement as job-embedded practice rather than classroom-only instruction.
- It reinforces the need for office hours, mentoring, peer support, manager support, and rapid application after training.
Limitations
- This is a broad transfer synthesis, not an AI-specific workplace study.
- It is more useful for rollout design than for fine-grained instructional tactics.
Project takeaways
- Pair learning materials with immediate workflow application.
- Design for transfer climate, not just content quality.
- Keep manager and peer support inside the enablement model.