Training Evaluation

If you're looking for a foolproof method to produce program results, look no further than the Kirkpatrick® Return On Expectations (ROE) approach. When executed correctly, it is a fail-safe method. ROE is a measure of what a successful training initiative delivers to essential business stakeholders, demonstrating the degree to which their expectations have been met. Nearly all goal-setting philosophies start…

3 IMPORTANT KEYS TO GET STARTED WITH MORE PURPOSEFUL AND EFFECTIVE EVALUATION The Learning Gym recently hosted a virtual webinar, with HumanCap, based in Thailand, on an Introduction to the New World Kirkpatrick Model. Melanie Martinelli outlined 3 Important Keys to get started with more purposeful and effective evaluation. Key 1: Begin with the End in Mind.  In the Kirkpatrick…

INTERVIEW: TANNY NG SHARES HER EXPERIENCE ON THE KIRKPATRICK PROGRAMS Tanny Ng recently completed her Kirkpatrick 4 Levels - Gold Level certification and generously offered to share her insights with us on the Kirkpatrick Model and how taking these programs have changed the way she designs and runs training programs. Tanny is the Director at the Centre for Home Team Skills…

There’s so much more to the New World Kirkpatrick Model than evaluation. Evaluation is a critical element, the ability to demonstrate how our learning programs contribute to an organisations performance and results, however, to get to the evaluation part we must first create the value.A SUMMARY In unpacking the New World Model I tend to see three distinct phases. The…

Your level 1 & 2 results have been great but how are things going in the real world, in the workplace, and away from the formal learning?KEEP MONITORING AND ADJUSTING YOUR PROGRAM In article 6 we set up our monitoring systems early in the design phase knowing that we needed to monitor on-the-job behaviour and the short- and medium term…

6 articles about unpacking the New World Kirkpatrick Model and we finally come to the evaluation piece and how to demonstrate the value to the organisation and your key stakeholders.DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE IS ALL ABOUT SHOWING THE CONNECTIONS If you are not familiar with them here are the definitions of the Kirkpatrick Four levels: Level 4, Results – The degree…

All too often we get asked to look at or to discuss program evaluation after the program has rolled out. This of course can be done but in doing so we have lost so much opportunity to ensure the success of the original program and to look for continuous improvement. So, let’s look at the largest part of the New…

There are some things as learning professionals we can control or influence but there are others that we feel we can’t. However, if we don’t recognise them or do anything about them, our program is unlikely to contribute to organisational change or results. So, let’s explore these and see what we can do to give our programs the best chance…

Having carried out a business needs analysis and a performance needs analysis it’s now time to complete a learning needs analysis, or is it?If you been following the previous articles, we’ve completed the business needs analysis (BNA) and the performance needs analysis (PNA) and finally we can think about a learning component. But wait is it really required? During the…

We all know that once you’ve trained people and they’ve gained some great knowledge and some useful skills that they will automatically apply these when they get back to the job, right?Well of course not, we’ve probably experienced this ourselves where we may have had really good intentions to do something differently and when we get back to work, for…