Training Evaluation - the TrainingCheck Approach

The TrainingCheck Approach to Training Evaluation

TrainingCheck was created out of a large-scale project involving employers, employer representative bodies, training providers, government organisations and trade unions.

Extensive research and consultations were carried out with the purpose of attempting to define training evaluation methods which would both produce powerful results and, crucially, would be practical for organisations to implement. The training evaluation model which emerged out of this research was then developed into an online tool, and this was then tested and trialled across a wide range of organisations.

At the heart of the TrainingCheck approach is the latest Kirkpatrick ‘Return On Expectation’ (ROE) model of training evaluation. However, because the research told us that it can be informative to use a range of means to evaluate the contribution and impact of training, the approach also incorporates elements (e.g. example evaluation questions) derived from other training evaluation models, including Josh Bersin’s ‘Learning Impact Measurement Framework’, Robert Brinkerhoff’s ‘Success Case Method’, Jack Phillips’ ‘Return On Investment’ approach and the ‘Balanced Scorecard for Skills’.

Our research and consultations also told us conclusively that there is not a one-size-fits-all solution to training evaluation. The individual circumstances and priorities of each organisation will determine what type of training evaluation is possible, practical and useful. Put very simply, sometimes all you may need to do is measure, say, compliance, while in other cases you will want to drill down into the bottom-line impact of the training.

For this reason TrainingCheck provides both a broad choice of ready-made training evaluation content (including example training evaluations and a comprehensive question library) together with fully flexible evaluation authoring capabilities, which together enable evaluators to establish and carry out the kind of training evaluation which is both most appropriate for and most meaningful to their organisation.

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