{
  "title": "Train-the-trainer in the canton of Ticino: how should refreshers be spaced for knowledge used only at certain times?",
  "url": "https://shr.swiss/blog/formation-formateurs-tessin-comment-espacer-rappels-savoirs-saisonniers-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-07-01",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Concentrating training just before a busy period may seem efficient. Research on spacing nevertheless suggests distinguishing immediate performance from retention when the knowledge is actually needed.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Train the Trainer",
  "place": {
    "name": "Lugano",
    "region": "Tessin",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes: distribute rather than concentrate",
      "point": "Nicholas J."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A second study: the interval depends on the retention horizon",
      "point": "Nicholas J."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion: more refreshers would be enough",
      "point": "These findings mean neither that every additional refresher is useful nor that the longest interval is always preferable."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits: remembering content is not professional mastery",
      "point": "The cited studies concern memory tasks and do not directly measure the quality of banking, commercial or managerial decisions."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Lugano",
      "point": "An exercise in the train-the-trainer programme could use the hypothetical case of an Italian-speaking family SME in fashion trading in Lugano, preparing its teams for a campaign with partners in Lombardy."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Rohrer",
      "year": "2006",
      "source": "Psychological Bulletin"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Pashler",
      "year": "2008",
      "source": "Psychological Science"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 425,
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}