Evaluating Training: From Personal Insight to Organisational Performance

by PeterBramley (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.36

  This second edition of Peter Bramely's popular and practical book shows you how to build evaluation into every stage of the training process from design to delivery. New material covers linking training to employee effectiveness and performing cost-benefit analysis. An entirely new chapter shows you how to collate and present your findings in order to change what needs changing and raise awareness of the value your training is delivering to the organisation.

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.36

  The Training Essentials series focuses on issues in contemporary training. The books are comprehensive, setting out the theoretical background, while also providing practical guidance to meet the hands-on needs of training practitioners. The series features core reading for those working towards professional training qualifications and the competency requirements of the Training and Development Standards. Training is a costly investment which must serve business goals. This book shows how to build evaluation into every stage of design and delivery. It describes a range of techniques with practical advice on choosing and implementing appropriate ones. The book covers: organizational, team and individual effectiveness and how to measure it; assessing changes in behaviour through competence approaches and behaviour scales; evaluating learning - changes in knowledge, skills and atttudes; making and presenting cost-effectiveness comparisons and estimated benefits from investment; evaluating the running of a programme, matching methods to outcomes and benchmarkiing against best practice. The book explains how to ensure quality training is constantly focused on changing organizational needs; using systematic evaluation is essential.