Philosophy
The aim of a training course is to assist the trainee in acquiring new skills. To acquire these skills focus should be set on doing and not just knowing. The amount of information present on the Internet and in books is enormous. Anyone trying to learn a new skill by delving into this enormous body of information on the Internet might just get lost and get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of it.
The goal of a training course therefore is not to try and cram as much information as possible into the heads of trainees. The information is always there on the Internet. The goal of a training course should be to try and assist the trainee in finding direction in order to navigate smoothly through this huge amount of information present which would otherwise be confusing to the beginner. Consequently, the course should be simple, clear, and most importantly brief. Focus should be given to essential points. The goal should never be to fill in the head of the trainee with the largest amount of information possible.
It is not just impossible to fill the heads of trainees with everything about the subject underhand, but it is simply counterproductive. A process called information overload can take place in the trainee’s head and can block his/her ability to actually do effective and balanced things with the skills he/she learns. Information overload can also impair creativity and kill any potential for further enhancement using self-learning. An agile, lightweight, swiftly moving mind would be better equipped to handle the constantly and rapidly changing elements of the IT world. A brain overweighed with loads of information would simply not be capable of performing in such an environment, not to mention the inability to cope with rapid change.