Once you have provided training, you may feel the need to evaluate its effectiveness or evaluate your Return on Investment (ROI).

Training is a big investment, so you want to ensure effectiveness (2004 ASTD State of Industry Report surveyed companies to find that 1-3% of total payroll is spent on training)

Why?

• To determine what training is relevant to your employees? jobs
• To determine what training will improve performance
• To determine if training will make a difference
• To distinguish training needs from organizational problems
• To link improved job performance with the organization?s goals and bottom line
• To focus training dollars to accomplish the mission of the organization

The following are commonly used and associated with the evaluation of training:

Evaluating Training
Models for Evaluating Training
Calculating ROI (Return On Investment)