We start from the assumption that people are a fundamental element for the success of organizations, both public and private, being the investment in training an organizational policy of the utmost importance. For organizations, the decision to invest in training is complex, because the return is difficult to quantify and not easily visible, hence the need to study the motivations that lead workers to attend vocational training and, what is even more crucial, to identify the motivations that preside over the actual transfer of learning to the workplace. The application of theories and models and the acceptance by the organization of the need to implement training policies underlie challenges of tailor-made training and development of learning motivation skills, and, later on, the ability to apply the learning in the workplace. This article is therefore intended to present a theoretical reflection on the reason for the transfer of learning acquired in vocational training to the workplace, contextualizing the reality of the Public Administration in Macao Special Administrative Region. This study aims to contribute to the hierarchies and organizations, allowing those responsible for training to have theoretical approaches that allow them to improve the training offer, adjust it and adapt it to the needs of the organization and the expectations of workers.