"I never teach my pupils; I only
attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn." - Albert
Einstein
People are often confused between teaching
and training and they use these terms interchangingly. In fact, both are
different with specific goals and objectives. Here goes the difference between
teaching and training.
Teaching emphasizes on sharing
knowledge while training emphasizes on converting knowledge into skills and
abilities. Teaching is theory-oriented while training is practical-oriented. Teaching
is basically for enlightenment and empowerment while training is for both
employment and employability. Teaching is a holistic process while training is
only a segment of it. At times training is an extension of teaching. Teaching
is a superset of training while training is a subset of teaching.
Teaching usually happens in conventional
classroom environment while training is extension of classroom teaching which
may involve outdoor activities. Teachers
make use of PowerPoint Presentations and whiteboard/blackboard accompanied by
questioning and summarizing. Trainers adopt practical activities including role-plays,
debates, group discussions, Just A Minute (JAM) sessions and experiential
learning to name a few. Trainers mostly engage the audiences with interactive
sessions. Teaching is to equip with
knowledge while training is to bring out behavioral changes in the
participants. Teachers have a specific content and follow it. In contrast,
trainers create their content as per the profile and expectations of the
audiences. Hence, the content for teaching is mostly rigid while the content of
training is flexible and tailor-made. Teaching emphasizes on sharing ideas and
insights while training emphasizes on application of acquired ideas and
insights. In a nutshell, teaching is to
acquire qualifications while training is to equip with competencies and
capabilities.
Teaching equips with breadth of
knowledge while training equips with depth of knowledge in a specific area.
Teaching is often forgotten while training is often remembered for a long
duration. Teaching equips with knowledge while training offers with tools and
techniques to convert knowledge into skills and abilities. Additionally, training
is to enhance employees’ performance to improve organizational bottom lines.
Teaching cannot be measured easily while training can be measured easily. Ideally teaching takes place in campus while
training takes place in corporate. Teaching
involves abstract approach while training involves concrete approach. Hence,
understand the difference and equip with qualifications and competencies to acquire
enlightenment, empowerment, employment and employability.
"What I hear, I forget. What I
see, I remember. What I do, I understand." - Confucius
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