Trainers – stop conning people that you are providing workshops
Abstract
Purpose
The aim is to expose shoddy and unprofessional thinking and activity amongst some trainers.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses dictionary definitions and experience to expose linguistic errors by trainers who label their courses as workshops – when they are not.
Findings
The analysis shows that trainers mis‐use the English language in order to promote their courses.
Practical implications
The practical implications for the buyers of learning and development activity is to beware of trainers disguising their courses as workshops.
Social implications
One implication is the waste by organizations on courses that masquerade as workshops – hence reducing practical application and transfer of learning.
Originality/value
No‐one has written on this subject before.
Keywords
Citation
Cunningham, I. (2010), "Trainers – stop conning people that you are providing workshops", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 5-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281011056686
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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