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As said in the title, my question is how corporate training is different from college education. Does it have major differences? I think both way we learn the same things.
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I think that you need to get more specific in what your problem is, if you want a useful answer.
– Eric Wilson
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
@JoeStrazzere >>training my company will provide for me to help me do my job better Yes
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
Yes, that's my question
– user10125
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The cynical me says: corporations don't want to train anyone. They want people to be able to do the job immediately.
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As said in the title, my question is how corporate training is different from college education. Does it have major differences? I think both way we learn the same things.
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As said in the title, my question is how corporate training is different from college education. Does it have major differences? I think both way we learn the same things.
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I think that you need to get more specific in what your problem is, if you want a useful answer.
– Eric Wilson
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
@JoeStrazzere >>training my company will provide for me to help me do my job better Yes
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
Yes, that's my question
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:24
The cynical me says: corporations don't want to train anyone. They want people to be able to do the job immediately.
– Irwin
Mar 21 '14 at 20:39
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1
I think that you need to get more specific in what your problem is, if you want a useful answer.
– Eric Wilson
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
@JoeStrazzere >>training my company will provide for me to help me do my job better Yes
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
Yes, that's my question
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:24
The cynical me says: corporations don't want to train anyone. They want people to be able to do the job immediately.
– Irwin
Mar 21 '14 at 20:39
1
1
I think that you need to get more specific in what your problem is, if you want a useful answer.
– Eric Wilson
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
I think that you need to get more specific in what your problem is, if you want a useful answer.
– Eric Wilson
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
@JoeStrazzere >>training my company will provide for me to help me do my job better Yes
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
@JoeStrazzere >>training my company will provide for me to help me do my job better Yes
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
Yes, that's my question
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:24
Yes, that's my question
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:24
The cynical me says: corporations don't want to train anyone. They want people to be able to do the job immediately.
– Irwin
Mar 21 '14 at 20:39
The cynical me says: corporations don't want to train anyone. They want people to be able to do the job immediately.
– Irwin
Mar 21 '14 at 20:39
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College training, you will find, focuses on building the base skills of a trade, and broadening your understanding of that trade so that you will be prepared to apply it in any way a company requires.
Corporate training is practically the opposite - when you are hired for a position, a corporation will want to hone your skills in a specific area, so that you can focus on solving their problems for that area.
The area that they will have you hone in on depends on the field you are in - if you're a programmer, it could be a specific coding language or a specific application you are expected to maintain. If you are in marketing, you may be trained in providing presentations and reports.
Basically, college training provides you a broad base of knowledge, but in the corporate world, your on-the-job training is to focus that knowledge and produce finished work.
Note: This is different than job training that you may get outside of regular work - often corporations that want to help their employees fill knowledge gaps will send their employees to job training, and at these training sessions you will be expected to learn a broad variety of ways to apply a particular skill, but, that skill will likely still be focused on the job you're expected to do when you return from training.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
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Your college education is about what you want - you choose your major and even within a major, you have some freedom to choose the courses you want to take.
Corporate training is about what THEY want from you and what THEY need from you to be of better use to them. In other words, they train you to fill their needs and your happiness/sense of fulfillment either in life or on the job is certainly not a priority let alone a consideration in their Weltanshaung (world outlook)
In addition, corporate training is typically very focused on immediate benefits to the organization and very narrow in scope. Basically, they want you to go out there and just get the task done.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
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Depending on the specifics, there can be some similarities and some big differences:
Some courses I took in university could be passed by someone taking the old exams and using those to get a passing grade. In this case, the person never had to go to the lectures given or read the textbook. The exams were multiple choice which can be quite different from a corporate environment where you don't have only 4 possible choices before you to consider in how to get something done. How well does someone have to know the material after the final exam would be another way to see this.
Some corporate training may not have an exam as it may be about being present to hear the company's harassment policy or have some other orientation that may be viewed as training or on-boarding. All of my undergraduate university courses had a final exam in contrast.
Some corporate training may be outside of regular working hours that isn't necessarily the case of university courses that generally follow a schedule. I can remember going to the office on a Saturday morning to learn about ITIL and how my employer was going to bring that into the organization with this specific tool that was to be used in this way.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
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Corporate or corporate deposited training is very specific to your job function, or anticipated function (an upcoming upgrade or new application to support etc...). You come away with skills you can use right away.
College is a foundation - in many cases you learn "how to learn", and other "soft skills" like time management... Many people wind up in careers unrelated to their degree. I was a Computer Science major, and a bunch of us approached the dept. head(s) to suggest they change the intro level programming language to one that was actually in wide use; that way we'd get the theory as well as the practical knowledge. The dean responded, "This is an institute of higher learning, we don't teach practical skills; you're to learn those after you graduate".
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
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corporate training is current, college education not so much.
corporate training courses change every day to keep up with standards and new things that someone needs to learn.
college education although current, may lack the On going new processes that are happening out there.
That's why a 3 week corporate training course cost more than a year at college.
answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
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College training, you will find, focuses on building the base skills of a trade, and broadening your understanding of that trade so that you will be prepared to apply it in any way a company requires.
Corporate training is practically the opposite - when you are hired for a position, a corporation will want to hone your skills in a specific area, so that you can focus on solving their problems for that area.
The area that they will have you hone in on depends on the field you are in - if you're a programmer, it could be a specific coding language or a specific application you are expected to maintain. If you are in marketing, you may be trained in providing presentations and reports.
Basically, college training provides you a broad base of knowledge, but in the corporate world, your on-the-job training is to focus that knowledge and produce finished work.
Note: This is different than job training that you may get outside of regular work - often corporations that want to help their employees fill knowledge gaps will send their employees to job training, and at these training sessions you will be expected to learn a broad variety of ways to apply a particular skill, but, that skill will likely still be focused on the job you're expected to do when you return from training.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
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College training, you will find, focuses on building the base skills of a trade, and broadening your understanding of that trade so that you will be prepared to apply it in any way a company requires.
Corporate training is practically the opposite - when you are hired for a position, a corporation will want to hone your skills in a specific area, so that you can focus on solving their problems for that area.
The area that they will have you hone in on depends on the field you are in - if you're a programmer, it could be a specific coding language or a specific application you are expected to maintain. If you are in marketing, you may be trained in providing presentations and reports.
Basically, college training provides you a broad base of knowledge, but in the corporate world, your on-the-job training is to focus that knowledge and produce finished work.
Note: This is different than job training that you may get outside of regular work - often corporations that want to help their employees fill knowledge gaps will send their employees to job training, and at these training sessions you will be expected to learn a broad variety of ways to apply a particular skill, but, that skill will likely still be focused on the job you're expected to do when you return from training.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
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up vote
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up vote
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College training, you will find, focuses on building the base skills of a trade, and broadening your understanding of that trade so that you will be prepared to apply it in any way a company requires.
Corporate training is practically the opposite - when you are hired for a position, a corporation will want to hone your skills in a specific area, so that you can focus on solving their problems for that area.
The area that they will have you hone in on depends on the field you are in - if you're a programmer, it could be a specific coding language or a specific application you are expected to maintain. If you are in marketing, you may be trained in providing presentations and reports.
Basically, college training provides you a broad base of knowledge, but in the corporate world, your on-the-job training is to focus that knowledge and produce finished work.
Note: This is different than job training that you may get outside of regular work - often corporations that want to help their employees fill knowledge gaps will send their employees to job training, and at these training sessions you will be expected to learn a broad variety of ways to apply a particular skill, but, that skill will likely still be focused on the job you're expected to do when you return from training.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
Zibbobz
6,68752453
College training, you will find, focuses on building the base skills of a trade, and broadening your understanding of that trade so that you will be prepared to apply it in any way a company requires.
Corporate training is practically the opposite - when you are hired for a position, a corporation will want to hone your skills in a specific area, so that you can focus on solving their problems for that area.
The area that they will have you hone in on depends on the field you are in - if you're a programmer, it could be a specific coding language or a specific application you are expected to maintain. If you are in marketing, you may be trained in providing presentations and reports.
Basically, college training provides you a broad base of knowledge, but in the corporate world, your on-the-job training is to focus that knowledge and produce finished work.
Note: This is different than job training that you may get outside of regular work - often corporations that want to help their employees fill knowledge gaps will send their employees to job training, and at these training sessions you will be expected to learn a broad variety of ways to apply a particular skill, but, that skill will likely still be focused on the job you're expected to do when you return from training.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
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answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
Zibbobz
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answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
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answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:56
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Your college education is about what you want - you choose your major and even within a major, you have some freedom to choose the courses you want to take.
Corporate training is about what THEY want from you and what THEY need from you to be of better use to them. In other words, they train you to fill their needs and your happiness/sense of fulfillment either in life or on the job is certainly not a priority let alone a consideration in their Weltanshaung (world outlook)
In addition, corporate training is typically very focused on immediate benefits to the organization and very narrow in scope. Basically, they want you to go out there and just get the task done.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
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Your college education is about what you want - you choose your major and even within a major, you have some freedom to choose the courses you want to take.
Corporate training is about what THEY want from you and what THEY need from you to be of better use to them. In other words, they train you to fill their needs and your happiness/sense of fulfillment either in life or on the job is certainly not a priority let alone a consideration in their Weltanshaung (world outlook)
In addition, corporate training is typically very focused on immediate benefits to the organization and very narrow in scope. Basically, they want you to go out there and just get the task done.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
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up vote
2
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up vote
2
down vote
Your college education is about what you want - you choose your major and even within a major, you have some freedom to choose the courses you want to take.
Corporate training is about what THEY want from you and what THEY need from you to be of better use to them. In other words, they train you to fill their needs and your happiness/sense of fulfillment either in life or on the job is certainly not a priority let alone a consideration in their Weltanshaung (world outlook)
In addition, corporate training is typically very focused on immediate benefits to the organization and very narrow in scope. Basically, they want you to go out there and just get the task done.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
Your college education is about what you want - you choose your major and even within a major, you have some freedom to choose the courses you want to take.
Corporate training is about what THEY want from you and what THEY need from you to be of better use to them. In other words, they train you to fill their needs and your happiness/sense of fulfillment either in life or on the job is certainly not a priority let alone a consideration in their Weltanshaung (world outlook)
In addition, corporate training is typically very focused on immediate benefits to the organization and very narrow in scope. Basically, they want you to go out there and just get the task done.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
Vietnhi Phuvan
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answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:47
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68.9k7118254
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Depending on the specifics, there can be some similarities and some big differences:
Some courses I took in university could be passed by someone taking the old exams and using those to get a passing grade. In this case, the person never had to go to the lectures given or read the textbook. The exams were multiple choice which can be quite different from a corporate environment where you don't have only 4 possible choices before you to consider in how to get something done. How well does someone have to know the material after the final exam would be another way to see this.
Some corporate training may not have an exam as it may be about being present to hear the company's harassment policy or have some other orientation that may be viewed as training or on-boarding. All of my undergraduate university courses had a final exam in contrast.
Some corporate training may be outside of regular working hours that isn't necessarily the case of university courses that generally follow a schedule. I can remember going to the office on a Saturday morning to learn about ITIL and how my employer was going to bring that into the organization with this specific tool that was to be used in this way.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
JB King
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Depending on the specifics, there can be some similarities and some big differences:
Some courses I took in university could be passed by someone taking the old exams and using those to get a passing grade. In this case, the person never had to go to the lectures given or read the textbook. The exams were multiple choice which can be quite different from a corporate environment where you don't have only 4 possible choices before you to consider in how to get something done. How well does someone have to know the material after the final exam would be another way to see this.
Some corporate training may not have an exam as it may be about being present to hear the company's harassment policy or have some other orientation that may be viewed as training or on-boarding. All of my undergraduate university courses had a final exam in contrast.
Some corporate training may be outside of regular working hours that isn't necessarily the case of university courses that generally follow a schedule. I can remember going to the office on a Saturday morning to learn about ITIL and how my employer was going to bring that into the organization with this specific tool that was to be used in this way.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
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up vote
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Depending on the specifics, there can be some similarities and some big differences:
Some courses I took in university could be passed by someone taking the old exams and using those to get a passing grade. In this case, the person never had to go to the lectures given or read the textbook. The exams were multiple choice which can be quite different from a corporate environment where you don't have only 4 possible choices before you to consider in how to get something done. How well does someone have to know the material after the final exam would be another way to see this.
Some corporate training may not have an exam as it may be about being present to hear the company's harassment policy or have some other orientation that may be viewed as training or on-boarding. All of my undergraduate university courses had a final exam in contrast.
Some corporate training may be outside of regular working hours that isn't necessarily the case of university courses that generally follow a schedule. I can remember going to the office on a Saturday morning to learn about ITIL and how my employer was going to bring that into the organization with this specific tool that was to be used in this way.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
JB King
15.1k22957
Depending on the specifics, there can be some similarities and some big differences:
Some courses I took in university could be passed by someone taking the old exams and using those to get a passing grade. In this case, the person never had to go to the lectures given or read the textbook. The exams were multiple choice which can be quite different from a corporate environment where you don't have only 4 possible choices before you to consider in how to get something done. How well does someone have to know the material after the final exam would be another way to see this.
Some corporate training may not have an exam as it may be about being present to hear the company's harassment policy or have some other orientation that may be viewed as training or on-boarding. All of my undergraduate university courses had a final exam in contrast.
Some corporate training may be outside of regular working hours that isn't necessarily the case of university courses that generally follow a schedule. I can remember going to the office on a Saturday morning to learn about ITIL and how my employer was going to bring that into the organization with this specific tool that was to be used in this way.
answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
JB King
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answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
JB King
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answered Mar 21 '14 at 18:26
JB King
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Corporate or corporate deposited training is very specific to your job function, or anticipated function (an upcoming upgrade or new application to support etc...). You come away with skills you can use right away.
College is a foundation - in many cases you learn "how to learn", and other "soft skills" like time management... Many people wind up in careers unrelated to their degree. I was a Computer Science major, and a bunch of us approached the dept. head(s) to suggest they change the intro level programming language to one that was actually in wide use; that way we'd get the theory as well as the practical knowledge. The dean responded, "This is an institute of higher learning, we don't teach practical skills; you're to learn those after you graduate".
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
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up vote
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Corporate or corporate deposited training is very specific to your job function, or anticipated function (an upcoming upgrade or new application to support etc...). You come away with skills you can use right away.
College is a foundation - in many cases you learn "how to learn", and other "soft skills" like time management... Many people wind up in careers unrelated to their degree. I was a Computer Science major, and a bunch of us approached the dept. head(s) to suggest they change the intro level programming language to one that was actually in wide use; that way we'd get the theory as well as the practical knowledge. The dean responded, "This is an institute of higher learning, we don't teach practical skills; you're to learn those after you graduate".
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
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up vote
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Corporate or corporate deposited training is very specific to your job function, or anticipated function (an upcoming upgrade or new application to support etc...). You come away with skills you can use right away.
College is a foundation - in many cases you learn "how to learn", and other "soft skills" like time management... Many people wind up in careers unrelated to their degree. I was a Computer Science major, and a bunch of us approached the dept. head(s) to suggest they change the intro level programming language to one that was actually in wide use; that way we'd get the theory as well as the practical knowledge. The dean responded, "This is an institute of higher learning, we don't teach practical skills; you're to learn those after you graduate".
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
44453
Corporate or corporate deposited training is very specific to your job function, or anticipated function (an upcoming upgrade or new application to support etc...). You come away with skills you can use right away.
College is a foundation - in many cases you learn "how to learn", and other "soft skills" like time management... Many people wind up in careers unrelated to their degree. I was a Computer Science major, and a bunch of us approached the dept. head(s) to suggest they change the intro level programming language to one that was actually in wide use; that way we'd get the theory as well as the practical knowledge. The dean responded, "This is an institute of higher learning, we don't teach practical skills; you're to learn those after you graduate".
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
44453
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
44453
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
44453
answered Mar 21 '14 at 21:12
Chip
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0
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corporate training is current, college education not so much.
corporate training courses change every day to keep up with standards and new things that someone needs to learn.
college education although current, may lack the On going new processes that are happening out there.
That's why a 3 week corporate training course cost more than a year at college.
answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
Tasos
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up vote
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corporate training is current, college education not so much.
corporate training courses change every day to keep up with standards and new things that someone needs to learn.
college education although current, may lack the On going new processes that are happening out there.
That's why a 3 week corporate training course cost more than a year at college.
answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
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corporate training is current, college education not so much.
corporate training courses change every day to keep up with standards and new things that someone needs to learn.
college education although current, may lack the On going new processes that are happening out there.
That's why a 3 week corporate training course cost more than a year at college.
answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
Tasos
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corporate training is current, college education not so much.
corporate training courses change every day to keep up with standards and new things that someone needs to learn.
college education although current, may lack the On going new processes that are happening out there.
That's why a 3 week corporate training course cost more than a year at college.
answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
Tasos
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answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
Tasos
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answered Mar 22 '14 at 1:13
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I think that you need to get more specific in what your problem is, if you want a useful answer.
– Eric Wilson
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
@JoeStrazzere >>training my company will provide for me to help me do my job better Yes
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:18
Yes, that's my question
– user10125
Mar 21 '14 at 18:24
The cynical me says: corporations don't want to train anyone. They want people to be able to do the job immediately.
– Irwin
Mar 21 '14 at 20:39