Towards Sustainability of Training Transfer: Examining the Impact of an Introductory Training Program on Teachers’ Teaching Practices in the Educational Omani Context

This study aims to investigate the dominant factors influencing the transfer of training (TOT) in the New Omani Teachers' Program (NOT) and understand how these factors influence training transfer after program completion. The research also seeks to identify ways to improve TOT following participation in the NOT program. In the educational Omani context, the lack of a systematic evaluation process for training transfer poses a significant challenge in training transfer evaluation.

Employing a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, this study utilized the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) survey as the initial data collection instrument. Subsequently, in-depth individual interviews were conducted to gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting success or failure of training transfer. The study included participants from the seventh cohort of the New Omani Teachers' Program, totaling 192 individuals who successfully completed the training program.

The findings reveal that the work environment emerges as the most dominant factor influencing the training transfer process. To enhance training transfer and its evaluation, specific conditions, collectively referred to as SAFE, need to be incorporated into the work environment. SAFE stands for Support, Adequacy, Feedback and Engagement. This research contributes to the field theoretically, practically and methodologically.