About the Online ASTD Measurement Kit :

Now there is a way you can submit your training data online for benchmarking through the ASTD Benchmarking Service's Measurement Kit!

The Benchmarking Service is designed to build an extensive database of comparative information about training expenditures from a large number of organizations-large, small, public, and private. The data collection instrument-the ASTD Measurement KitTM-represents the first set of standardized measures that provide common ground for the comparison of results. This venture will help firms monitor and improve the effectiveness of training and provide credible data for industry-wide comparisons.
Participating firms will each receive a customized Benchmarking Report comparing their training investments and outcomes with those of similar organizations.

Overall, the Service and Kit provide new, widely accepted measures of training for the industry as a whole and are creating new information on what works in training and what doesn't. This will help to establish new accountability within the training industry and enhance the credibility of the professionals who work within it.

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