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Description

Neuroscience Applied to Learning: Supporting Attention, Memory and Transfer

Two days to rebuild your training sequences on what is actually known about how people learn

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Research on learning circulates widely and is often poorly understood. Appealing claims about learning styles still drive design decisions even though they are strongly contested. At the same time, robust principles on memory and attention remain rarely applied in corporate training rooms.

These 14 hours are designed for experienced trainers who want to review their sessions on firmer ground. Participants separate common myths from established findings, then rework their own content: length of sequences, form of review cycles, the role of error, conditions for effective retrieval, and the arrangements that support transfer back to the workplace.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish common myths about learning from scientifically established findings
  • Explain the role of attention and memory within a training sequence
  • Organise review cycles of a content item to support consolidation
  • Use error and active retrieval as levers for learning
  • Adapt an existing sequence using the principles retained

What makes this programme different

A reasoned sorting between widespread myths and genuinely established findings
Rework of one of the participant's real training sequences in light of each principle covered
Work on review and retrieval conditions beyond the training session itself

Programme

1Key Points on Learning

What is known and what is merely believed

  • How attention and memory work in general terms
  • Widespread myths and the reasons for their success
  • Limits of what can reasonably be claimed today
  • Careful use of these findings in the trainer's own discourse

2Attention and Cognitive Load

Avoiding saturation in order to enable learning

  • Factors that capture attention and factors that scatter it
  • Effects of an overloaded slide or handout on understanding
  • Segmenting sequences and positioning breaks
  • Instructions that reduce unnecessary effort

3Memory and Retrieval

Bringing the information back

  • Difference between recognising and being able to recall
  • Value of review cycles spaced over time
  • Active retrieval and the forms it can take in the room
  • The place of error in consolidation

4Transfer to the Workplace

From the training room to the job

  • Conditions that support application on return to work
  • Closing activities oriented towards action
  • Involving line managers in follow-up
  • Reactivation arrangements some time after the session

Who is it for

Experienced trainers · instructional designers and learning and development managers who wish to base their design decisions on established evidence.

Prerequisites

Designing or delivering training on a regular basis.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.