Transfer of training – the importance of work environment in organisations in Ho Chi Minh City

• Main Authors: Vũ Việt Hằng, Huỳnh Đạt Lâm
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 2016-04-01
• Series: Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội
• Subjects: đào tạo; chuyển giao đào tạo; môi trường làm việc
• Online Access: https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-vi/article/view/883

The Aim of the study is to find out what factors of work environment are that affect the extent to which trainees apply the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes gained in training to their jobs (transfer of training) in Ho Chi Minh City. The research “Transfer of training – The importance of work environment” collects data from 178 employees who were trained by the company from 3 to 24 months. By the survey research that combine two methods: qualitative (group discussion and in depth interview) and quantitative (questionnaire) the authors found 4 factors that significantly and positively related to transfer of training: opportunity to use, peer support, manager support and openness to change.