Evaluating the training

Kirkpatrick Evaluation Method:

Reaction: what the trainees learned from the program. Evaluate the trainees' reaction.

Learning: test the trainees to determine whether they learned the principles, skills, and facts they were                         supposed to learn.

Behaviour: ask whether the trainees' on the job behaviour changed became of the training program.

Results: what final results were achieved in terms of the training objectives previously set.

Need: 

 To validate training 

To justify the cost incurred 

To help improve the design 

To help in selecting training methods 

Return on investment ( ROI): 

Analysis allows decision makers to determine the financial return from training.