The Impact of Learner Characteristics on ...

The learner characteristics during pre-training stage was analyzed and twelve enterprises, which practiced on-the-job training and received government grant-in-aid in 2010, were selected in this study. There are totally 181 valid samples. This study adopts Holton’s Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) to analyze learner characteristics during the pre-training stage. The characteristics include Learner Readiness (LR), Motivation to Transfer (MT), Personal Capacity toTransfer (PCT), and Performance Self Efficacy (PSE). The results show the characteristics of trainees have positive effects on Transfer Effort-Performance Expectations (TE-PE). Among the four factors, LR and MT have the most significant effects. This study can serve as requisites for training practitioners to enhance learner characteristics prior to training. Respondents of this study are learners who have participated in training programs organized by enterprises of various scales. This study suggests enhancing some of the learner characteristics during the pre-training stage to improve transfer of training and training effectiveness in post-training stage by means of regression analysis and factor analysis to examine the characteristics.