Skills Transfer...

There are three basic ways in which skills can be transferred within an organisation:

• From one person to another (on-the-job training, or peer support)

• From one work context to another – using the skills needed in one department to ‘cross-fertilise’ another department’s thinking or operations

• Task-related transfer – here an ability acquired for the performance of a task may be used in the performance of a different task 

Skills can be transferred into an organisation from external bodies or individuals. Example include cross-organisational mentoring, and the creative use of an interim manager.

Used creatively, skills transfer is an important part of training and development. Few organisations understand their skills base in sufficient detail to understand how skills can be transferred internally. This understanding can be achieved by a skills needs analysis.

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