I believe that training and updating your knowledge to how things are currently is important, but if you're not interested in the subject material or "have to do trainings" because it's part of a requirement, then that knowledge is gone as soon as the test is passed.  The main point about the discussions so far are about keeping students accountable, flipping the classroom and holding them accountable for knowledge they retain, and this has its benefits.  The hardest thing for anyone to do is make someone have an interest in something that does not interest them.  I've learned through experiences from my own and from the views of others that even if you explain the benefits of knowledge you'll be met with resistance because someone might not want to go down that particular path. 

Has anyone else suffered through these issues as well?  If so, please comment and give some advice on how you have gotten through to people who learn just to get by but forget information even though it is important and relevant.