GENERAL PRINCIPLES

• Adult learners are volunteers - no one has (usually) forced them to attend. They usually come with their own reasons for learning and have their own priorities and views about why something is important to them.
• They come with the intention of learning - so you need to keep them motivated.
• They come with experience, and therefore can contribute to the process of learning - draw on their experiences.
• They learn best when they are actively involved and when they can participate.
• They learn best when the training provides practical benefits for their own work.
• They usually have diverse backgrounds - exploit these to provide different perspectives on each problem.