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Welcome to the official website of Donald L. Kirkpatrick and the Kirkpatrick Model. This site is the source for authentic Kirkpatrick® products and programs for the best in training evaluation and measuring the business value of your programs.
At Kirkpatrick Partners we transform training professionals and learning functions into true strategic business partners. We equip people to create significant value for their business stakeholders and demonstrate impact to the bottom line.
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Dr. Don Kirkpatrick made his final formal presentation at the ASTD International Conference and Expo on May 24, 2011.
Click here to see the video tribute to Don. Click here to read what Training Magazine has to say about Don. Kirkpatrick, two decades beyond usual retirement age, has enjoyed a wonderful career, sharing his knowledge with people around the world. Upon this announcement he is happy, healthy, and thankful. He will spend more time with his wife Fern, and family and friends in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
For more information see our press release.
A timeline of Don's contributions to the training industry can be viewed in our About Us tab.
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Kirkpatrick Silver and Gold-Level Certification Now Available
January 12, 2011
We are pleased to launch silver and gold-level certification programs this Spring. Individuals who hold a Kirkpatrick certification are bronze-level certified and eligible to become silver-level certified
Click here for the certification overview Click here to learn about the silver-level certification Click here to learn about the gold-level certification
Get Kirkpatrick® Certified in the UK
January 6, 2011
Join Jim Kirkpatrick for the first-ever public Kirkpatrick certification program in the UK.
The program will be held on March 6-7 in Birmingham. This location provides the best combination of accessibility and cost of accommodation for delegates in the England area. It is just two hours from all major UK cities.
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Register by Monday, January 16, 2012 and save £240.
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December 13, 2011
Our resources page has been reorganized. Log in to view the new podcasts and video modules and easily locate previous Kirkpatrick Quick Tip podcast / videos.
You can now also sort each section by title, author or size, helping you locate items quickly. Click here for the Table of Contents
Get Connected with the Kirkpatrick Community
November 30, 2011
Kirkpatrick Partners prides itself on communicating respectfully with community members by limiting messages to one email per week. We are pleased to unveil our new social media strategy that allows you to further refine what messages you receive from us, when and how. Click here for more information
Kirkpatrick® Spring Schedule Announced
November 9, 2011
Get Kirkpatrick® Certified in 2012. Here are some of our upcoming certification classes:
Online: starting Jan 11 Dulles, VA: Feb 7-8 Online: starting Apr 20 Dulles, VA: Apr 24-25 McLean, VA: Jun 19-20
Kirkpatrick Partners is a provider of training evaluation and business partnership training, products, consulting, and impact studies. Our work is based on the Kirkpatrick Four Levels™ Evaluation Model created by Donald L. Kirkpatrick in 1954 as part of his PhD dissertation on the evaluation of the effectiveness of training for supervisors. It is expanded by the Kirkpatrick Business Partnership Model and Kirkpatrick Foundational Principles.
Instead of training ROI, we focus on training Return on Expectations (ROE). This is a more holistic measurement of all of the benefits realized from a program or initiative, qualitative and quantitative. We offer courses and workshops on training evaluation and business partnership that equip training professionals to create, demonstrate, and measure the business results and value their training yields or supports.
Donald (Don), James (Jim), and Wendy Kirkpatrick are pleased to be united as Kirkpatrick Partners. Whether you want to earn your Kirkpatrick certification or simply create more value in your organization, we are here to help. Our programs are valuable whether you are a corporate employee, member of government, or an independent consultant.
The Kirkpatricks are the authors of nine books including Evaluating Training Programs, Implementing the Four Levels, Transferring Learning to Results, Kirkpatrick Then and Now, and Training on Trial.