Editing Training (section)

{{Short description|Acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of teaching or practice}}
{{Other uses}}
[[Image:Christer Fuglesang underwater EVA simulation for STS-116.jpg|thumb|An astronaut in training for an [[extravehicular activity]] mission using an underwater simulation environment on Earth.]]

'''Training''' is [[teaching]], or developing in oneself or others, any [[skill]]s and [[knowledge]]  or [[Physical fitness|fitness]] that relate to specific [[practicality|useful]] [[Competence (human resources)|competencies]]. Training has specific goals of improving one's [[wikt:capability|capability]], capacity, [[productivity]] and [[wikt:performance|performance]]. It forms the core of [[apprenticeship]]s and provides the backbone of content at [[institute of technology|institutes of technology]] (also known as technical colleges or polytechnics). In addition to the basic training required for a [[Trade (profession)|trade]], [[Employment|occupation]] or [[profession]], training may continue beyond initial competence to maintain, upgrade and update skills throughout [[career|working life]]. People within some professions and occupations may refer to this sort of training as [[professional development]]. Training also refers to the development of physical fitness related to a specific competence, such as sport, martial arts, military applications and some other occupations. Training methods of all types can be improved by setting specific, time-based, and difficult goals. This allows for the progressive mastery of a topic with a measured outcome.<ref>Victoria Stewart, Sara S McMillan, Jie Hu, Jack C Collins, Sarira El-Den, Claire L O’Reilly, Amanda J Wheeler, Are SMART goals fit-for-purpose? Goal planning with mental health service-users in Australian community pharmacies, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 36, Issue 1, 2024, mzae009, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzae009</ref>