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Description

Learning How to Learn: Choosing Your Method, Reviewing Effectively and Transferring to the Job

Acquire new skills faster and stop forgetting the essentials of a training course within two weeks

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

Roles evolve, tools change and everyone is expected to keep learning without setting aside long blocks of time. Yet most of us still rely on school habits: re-reading, highlighting, piling up notes. The effort is genuine, but the content fades quickly and rarely turns into practice on the job.

Two days to understand what makes learning stick, select methods suited to the type of content, organise effective review cycles and prepare the transfer of learning to real working situations.

Learning objectives

  • Identify your own learning habits and their limitations
  • Select a learning method suited to the type of content targeted
  • Organise short working sessions and spaced review cycles
  • Use self-testing and explaining to others to consolidate learning
  • Prepare the transfer of a new skill to a real working situation

What makes this programme different

Each participant applies the methods to content they genuinely need to master
A live demonstration of the effectiveness gap between re-reading and self-testing
A six-week learning plan built before the end of the programme

Programme

1What Makes Learning Stick

Not All Methods Are Equal

  • Attention, effort and consolidation
  • The limits of re-reading and highlighting
  • The role of error in learning
  • Misconceptions about learning styles
  • Favourable physical and practical conditions

2Choosing Your Method

Matching the Type of Content

  • Learning a technical gesture or hands-on skill
  • Acquiring knowledge and procedures
  • Understanding complex reasoning
  • Learning a language or professional vocabulary
  • Alternating theory and practice

3Organising Your Work

Short, Regular Sessions

  • Breaking an objective down into short units
  • Planning thirty-minute sessions
  • Spaced review and self-testing
  • Tracking your own progress
  • Dealing with moments of discouragement

4Transferring to the Job

Learning in Order to Use It

  • Identifying situations of application
  • Explaining the content to a colleague
  • Putting learning into practice quickly
  • Gathering feedback on your practice
  • Adjusting the method after a setback

Who is it for

Employees who need to build new skills on a regular basis · professionals changing career direction · participants enrolled in long training pathways.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

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.