Training Evaluation

Reason for Evaluating Training

Evaluation involves the assessment of
the effectiveness of training programs.
Evaluating training acts as a check to
This assessment is done by collecting
ensure that the training is able to fill the
data on whether the participants were
competency gaps within the
satisfied with the deliverables of the
organization in a cost-effective way.
training program, whether they learned
something from the training and are
 Evaluation ensures
able to apply those skills at their
accountability- training evaluation
workplace.
ensures that training programs
comply with the competency
gaps and that the deliverables
are not compromised upon.
 Check the cost – training
evaluation ensures that training
programs are effective in
improving the work quality,
employee behavior, attitude and
development of new skills within
the employee with a certain
budget. Since globally companies
are trying to cut their costs
without compromising upon the
quality, evaluation just aims at
achieving the same with training.
 Feedback to the
Training evaluation can be defined as
Trainer/Training – Evaluation
any attempt to obtain information
also acts as feedback to the
(feedback) on the effects of training
trainer or facilitator and the
program and to assess the value of
entire training process. Since
training in the light of that information
evaluation accesses individuals at
for improving further training.
the level of their work.
Evaluation training can be viewed as a
method of measuring change in
knowledge, skills, attitudes, job
performance, costs and the quality of
the training facilities.