Open Access

Vanessa Ullrich

• Transfer of learning is gaining more and more importance in today’s business world. HR departments need to justify the costs of trainings and demonstrate their success. Even though transfer of learning has been studied by scientists for many years, it is still not possible to detect the factors that truly influence the transfer of training. In this bachelor thesis a practical example was used to elaborate how trainings can be supported (before and after) to ensure the transfer of learning. For this purpose, empirical research from recent years has been compared. They elicited several factors as transfer relevant as e.g. the trainee characteristics in general, the support of supervisors or the transfer climate. However, the results point to the need for further research concerning how transfer is measured and conceptualized. Furthermore the future role of new learning methods (e.g. Mobile Learning) for the preparation and follow-up of trainings was investigated. When analyzing the evaluation questionnaires of the company, several scopes for improvement(e.g. self-assessment of learning gain or the different knowledge of the participants) were identified. Measures which can be used before and after the training in order to address the transfer relevant factors and the identified scopes for improvement are presented in the course of the work.