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Take your Evaluation of Training beyond the Initial Survey

Training

Learning and Development professionals commonly evaluate training sessions at their conclusion. This feedback survey provides information about the effectiveness of the training days as well as the facilitator for the session.

As a follow up, however, consider asking participants their usage of the skills and knowledge they learned after they have had a chance to […]

Use Training to Boost Employee Morale and Improve the Workplace

Training

Training is an effective way to not just increase the skills of your employees but to boost morale and improve the workplace overall. Training improves the workplace overall as it shows the organization’s commitment to employees and indicates to employees that an investment in their future is key.

Investing in regular training for employees enables […]

Criteria for Selecting a Training Vendor

When selecting a vendor to provide training curriculum within the organization, consider the following criteria to enable comparisons between various training vendors:

Content: How robust and complete is the content? How practical and usable is the content for participants once they complete the workshop? Can content be customized to be relevant to the organization? What […]

Increase the Chances of the Training “Sticking” Back on the Job

Use a variety of methods to increase the chances of training in workshops sticking once the participants return to their jobs. For example,

Utilize case studies, discussion topics and problem solving scenarios that are similar to what the participant’s encounters in their role. Enable for opportunities to practice the concepts being learned within the classroom […]

When Your Training Programs are Not Excelling – Part V

The Action Plan

Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this article.

Based on the information gathered both via surveys and interviews, as well as in casual conversations, the following was decided as a course of action:

Training Programs

Individual contributor/staff level: Given the desire to enable for more leadership […]