Evaluation of Training and Development

 




Internal promotion, progression planning, and employee development all require training as part of a strategy. It is a long-term investment in staff productivity and retention, ensuring long-term career advancement and job satisfaction. It needs time, effort, and financial resources, just like any other organizational process. The company wants to know if its money is being spent wisely. This involves ongoing training and education evaluation (Topno, 2012).

The phrases measurement, as well as assessment, are also used frequently when referring to evaluation. Measurement and/or assessment give the data on which the evaluation is based; evaluation involves explanation and judgment. It is worth noting that the phrases "validation" and "evaluation," both of which are commonly used in HRD literature, are not always identical. The systematic process of data collection to determine if training is effective is generally referred to as training evaluation (Goldstein and Ford, 2002).


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It is estimated that just 10% of training and development expenses are transferred to the workforce (Baldwin and Ford, 1988). An evaluation of a training program can assist an organization in achieving various objectives during the period of its entire training program. The major goals of the training program evaluation are to determine the training's effectiveness and whether it can be used as a training instrument (Topno, 2012).

Multiple purposes are included in the evaluation objectives at various levels.  To achieve these many goals, different employees from different parts of the company may need to work together (Eseryel, 2002).  According to Bramley and Newby (1984) Feedback, control, research, intervention, and power games are the five main purposes of the evaluation.

Organizations incorporate a range of approaches to evaluate training effectiveness, depending on the structure and budget of the business. The Kirkpatrick model is a prominent model that focuses on assessing four sorts of outcomes, or in other words, results from a highly effective training program should emerge at four levels: Response, Learning, Behavior, and Outcomes. Daniel L. Stufflebeam created the CIPP model of program evaluation, which is divided into four phases: context, entrance, process, and product evaluation. It is founded on the concept that the fundamental goal of assessment is to increase the effectiveness of a program. The CIRO model for evaluating management training focused on four different parts of the training: context, input, reaction, and results. Over the last decade, training professionals have been challenged to demonstrate the financial value of training to their employers. To measure the return on investment (ROI) created by training, D. Phillips suggested adding another layer to Kirkpatrick's four-tier assessment system (Topno, 2012).

It is insufficient to just perform a training program. Training and development programs should be evaluated to see if they are effective and provide the expected results. Effective training begins with accurate evaluation (Rama Devi and Shaik, 2012). The impact of training on learner performance and behavior is determined during the evaluation of training and development.  Professionals must focus on analyzing training and development as well as effectively demonstrating and explaining to management the value of training initiatives (Topno, 2012).


References

Baldwin, T. and Ford, J., 1988. Transfer of Training: A Review and Directions for Future Research. Personnel Psychology, 41(1), pp.63-105.

Bramley, P. and Newby, A., 1984. The Evaluation of Training Part I: Clarifying the Concept. Journal of European Industrial Training, 8(6), pp.10-16.

Eseryel, D., 2002. Approaches to evaluation of training: Theory & practice. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 5(2), pp.93-98.

Goldstein, I.L. and Ford, J.K., 2002. Needs Assessment, Development and Evaluation.Fourth. Robert G Jones, 239.

Devi, RV. and Shaik, N., 2012. Evaluating training & development effectiveness-A measurement model. Asian Journal of Management Research, 2(1), pp.722 - 735.

Topno, H., 2012. Evaluation of Training and Development: An Analysis of Various Models. IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 5(2), pp.16-22.


Comments

  1. As you explained in detail to develop training programme to achieve organizational and personal goals, it has to be evaluated. Evaluation can be done as formative (while it is being developed) or summative (after deliver the programme) When design a training evaluation process, selecting appropriate training evaluation techniques, determine what to measure and choose suitable training evaluation tools are very important. (Andriotis, 2019)

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  2. As expounded by (Topno, 2012) Training assessment is the maximum vital thing for schooling and improvement. One of the fundamental motives is that everyone’s fashion is descriptive and subjective in nature, its signs for comparing schooling and improvement are now no longer genuinely given and explained. So after discussing loads at the fashions for comparing schooling and improvement, it is able to be counseled that there is sufficient version for schooling assessment. They ought to be in addition changed with the aid of using giving its fundamental signs and explained nicely approximately every trouble in order that assessment of schooling and improvement may be nicely accomplished with greater effectiveness


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    Topno, H., 2012. Evaluation of training and development: An analysis of various models. Journal of Business and Management, 5(2), pp.16-22.

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  3. Training and development are primarily concerned with the acquisition of understanding, knowledge, techniques, and practices. Of course, training and development are essential for human resource management as they can improve individuals, collectives, and performance at institutional levels. HRM plays an important role in Training and development. we need to develop our skills and competency to be promoted, it help us to bear new positions and perform well.(Tahir,N.et.al.2014)

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  4. Hi
    Training like any other organizational activity requires time, energy, and money. It’s a critical investment in a strategy that leads to internal promotion, succession planning, and employee development. It’s an investment in employees‟ productivity and retention by providing for career progression and employees’ job satisfaction over a long time (Bowes, 2008). Therefore the organization needs to know whether its investment is being spent effectively or not. For this continuous evaluation of training and development is necessary. Evaluation of training and development means assessment of the impact of training on trainee’s performance and behavior

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  5. The requirement of the training is identified by analyzing the gap between expected knowledge and skills with the existing knowledge and skills of the employee Training is all about improving individual and group performances and in turn influencing the overall performance of the business. It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and ensure that the original learning goals were achieved (Verma, 2022).

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