07/08/2024
Do you know what is the difference between teaching and training?
Let's explore the difference between teaching and training today.
I learned it a few years ago when I used to work in a 9 to 5 job for a reputed MNC. They recruited me as a customer care executive and threw me into interim training so that I could understand the job responsibilities very well.
On the 1st day of training, a very sickly, slim, and thin-figured professional came to us. The entire hall started gossiping about his laugh-generating figure.
"Stop, what is the difference between teaching and training?" - it was the first conversation he started with us. None of us could give him a satisfactory answer to his question.
He started, "Well, see the terms teaching and training are often used interchangeably, but these are not the same, they have different meanings in the real world".
He continued, "When a teacher teaches a lesson, he or she doesn't care about the audience, how many pupils can understand and implement the lesson, but when it comes to training, the trainer is obliged to train every student and make sure that each of them can implement the lessons in a practical sense. Meaning when you go through a training program, you have to have the ex*****on method learned and it's not only the student's responsibility, but also it's the responsibility of the trainer as well".
I was surprised to know this fact first time. So, training is a far better means of learning practical methods than teaching and trainers are also responsible for that.
So, next time when you choose a trainer to learn a new skill, make sure your trainer is also aware of this fact. Good luck.
Did you know this difference before? Be honest and let me know.
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