Bitesize No. 2 – Putting a £ Value on Training
It is amazing how much training takes place and how much money is spent without any effort being made to put a real value on what such training is worth. This is a pity because training can make a significant difference and generate very considerable pound signs. Also, if managers do not really consider the […]
Modern apprenticeships review
Trainers and training managers are being asked for their views on modern apprenticeship frameworks for IT, telecoms and contact centres. The feedback will be used in a review by the sector skills council e-skills UK into IT, telecom and call handling national occupational standards. e-skills wants comments on ‘what is good’, ‘what is bad’ and […]
Justify your budget
In today’s tough financial climate more training managers have to consider their return on investment. Anthony Greenfield head of learning, business improvement company Boxwood Group argues that this is a discipline that reaps rewards. Any self-respecting business knows that training and development are essential to improving corporate performance. It is widely recognised that a failure […]
Public sector fails to evaluate training effectiveness, finds survey
Recent research carried out by LogicaCMG finds that, despite significant expenditure, a lack of formal evaluation means there is little way of proving a return on investment for public sector training. Out of a total of 101 central and local government and NHS bodies surveyed, only 36 per cent were mapping training effectiveness against job […]
How is your training managed?
As part of this month’s theme on Adding Value and next month’s on the Training Cycle, we are asking you to share your reflections on how training is managed, in principle and in reality. We are looking for answers to any or all of the questions below (you can reply anonymously if you choose). Email […]
Training improves performance!
Well, you would have hoped so, but it’s good to have evidence. According to a major new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses, there is a direct relationship between training and business performance.The FSB study “Lifting the Barriers to Growth in UK Small Businesses” received over 18,000 responses, and provides unequivocal evidence that businesses […]
You can’t design effective training without effective evaluation
EvaluationZone aims to build up a complete and systematic approach to training which enables trainers and developers to make as big a contribution to organisational effectiveness as possible. This short article gives a glimpse of part of that continuing professional development and looks at the specific area of training design.Design is just one part of […]
EvaluationZone online workshop report: Return on Investment
This is the complete transcript from the first EvaluationZone workshop run by Paul Kearns on January 10 2002.return to the EvaluationZone workshop area.Stephanie Phillips Hi Meghan, Sue, Donna.Stephanie Phillips Thanks for coming along.Stephanie Phillips We’ll just wait a few minutes to see who else turns up.Stephanie Phillips Hi Ian, Perry.Stephanie Phillips Thanks for coming.Perry Williams […]
Struggling with evaluating Return on Investment? read on…
Return on Investment (ROI) is very much a hot topic these days in business – if you invest, the reasoning goes, you need to be able to quantify exactly the benefits from that investment. This theory is being increasingly extended in organisations looking to become more accountable and more efficient to company training budgets. However, […]
Beta Test Overview of Microsoft Office 10
For those of us still getting to grips with Office 2000, how does it feel to know that already testing is taking place on the latest version intended to replace this which is Microsoft Office 10?There is talk that Mac Office 2001 expected release date is October as well as plans to create an on-line […]
Performance Management lacks consistancy in UK
The Industrial Society reports that financial considerations are the most widely used measures of a company’s performance, but in the results of a new survey also announces that 24% of businesses now use broader measures of gauging performance. The real news from the survey is that there appears little consistancy in the way that British […]
Are there any small consultancy companies who have experience of Business Appraisal?
We have been invited to tender for the opportunity to review the current business and operations of a local council. The review will include analysis of the draft business plan, analysis of cost and income structures, analysis of current staffing levels & skills, assessment of current operational performance against contractual standards & industry practice and […]
How do you monitor and evaluate inter-group Partnerships?
I am a Training Consultant (with Derbyshire Constabulary) and I have just commenced a 12 months secondment to the Government Offices in the East Midlands at Nottingham. I am acting as Police adviser to a number of teams who are working with community ‘Partnerships’ to reduce crime. One particular initiative being looked at is the […]
Has 360 feedback run amok?
Has 360 feedback gone amok?David A Waldman; Leanne E Atwater; David AntonioniReprinted with permissionExecutive OverviewThree hundred and sixty degree feedback programs have been implemented in a growing number of American firms in recent years. A variety of individual and organizational improvement goals have been attributed to these feedback processes. Despite the attention given to 360 […]
Can you recommend any training evaluation forms?
Can anyone recommend/post any good forms for evaluating training or recommend any simple software for generating evaluations of training?Responses to Comments below please. Thanks,Andrew Goodmanemail:goodman.co@virgin.netEditor’s note: If you’ve got good forms that you’re willing to share, TrainingZone will also publish them in the Toolkit area! Tim Pickles Can anyone recommend/post any good forms for evaluating […]
Exploring attitudes and perceptions through personal constructs
For several years as a trainer and consultant I was looking for a techniques which examined or measured changes in perception, attitude and other ‘soft’ areas of a person’s interest and ability. It was not until I started to explore the work of Kelly with repertory grids and personal construct psychology that I found a […]
Can you suggest any training and development performance indicators?
Are there any T & D Managers/Officers who currently compile performance indicators and are prepared to let me have a list of those they find the most useful? A Local Authority context would be even more helpful.Ian Cawthra T & D Manager Stevenage Borough Council. Are there any T & D Managers/Officers who currently compile […]
