The Aim of the study is to find out what factors of work environment are that affect the
extent to which trainees apply the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes gained in training
to their jobs (transfer of training) in Ho Chi Minh City. The research “Transfer of training – The
importance of work environment” collects data from 178 employees who were trained by the
company from 3 to 24 months. By the survey research that combine two methods: qualitative
(group discussion and in depth interview) and quantitative (questionnaire) the authors found 4
factors that significantly and positively related to transfer of training: opportunity to use, peer
support, manager support and openness to change
