No matter how well-designed your training is, it will not stick without support from within the organisation. That is because Training Transfer Effectiveness is not a solo sport — it is a team effort that requires strong internal partnerships across departments, roles, and functions.
When HR, L&D, line managers, and leadership are aligned, training becomes a shared responsibility, not just a training department initiative.
Who Are the Key Internal Partners?
Line Managers: They coach, reinforce, and hold employees accountable for applying what they learn.
Supervisors & Team Leads: They create day-to-day opportunities for practice and provide real-time feedback.
HR Business Partners: They ensure that training goals align with performance expectations and growth pathways.
Department Heads: They cascade priorities and embed training into team strategy and KPIs.
Executives & Senior Leaders: They sponsor training initiatives, signal strategic importance, and role-model commitment to training.
IT & Ops Teams: They support the tools, platforms, and systems that enable post-training application (LMS, digital nudges, data systems).
Why These Partnerships Matter:
Alignment: Ensures training initiatives are not isolated but embedded in strategy and operations.
Accountability: Creates shared ownership for training outcomes — not just attendance.
Application Support: Provides the reinforcement, coaching, and context employees need.
Sustainability: Drives long-term behaviour change through collaboration and consistency.
How to Strengthen Internal Partnerships:
Involve key stakeholders early.
Share post-training action plans with line managers.
Provide training for managers on how to reinforce what was learnt.
Set shared KPIs between L&D and department leads.
Hold monthly training review check-ins across teams.
Celebrate cross-functional success stories publicly.
Training sticks when internal partners stay engaged.
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