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By Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick, T+D Magazine September 2012

Thanks to our contributors Rob LaVanway and Billy McLeod for their efforts to implement the Kirkpatrick Model and for taking the time to share their progress!

In 2009, ATSD published The Value of Evaluation: Making Training Evaluations More Effective, a report that revealed the results of a study that queried organizations regarding how well training evaluation was meeting their business needs.

Responses to the 26 questions led to disturbing conclusions. "The pursuit of excellent learning evaluations continues, but so far few organizations think they've mastered them," the report states. "Only about one-quarter of respondents ... agreed that their organization got a solid 'bang for the buck' from its training evaluation efforts."

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2: #5

What information do executives really want from training? How should this information be presented?

Listen to this seven-minute quick tip to find out the answers, and hear an example of how it was done successfully.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2: #4

We are avid fans of Level 3, and often call it the most important level.

It is still critically important to keep focus on Level 4 Results, however. Listen to this eight-minute quick tip to find out the reasons why.

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Listen to Wendy and Jim discuss the new Kirkpatrick Four Levels Evaluation Certification Program - Silver Level in this short five-minute introductory video.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #3

One of the most universal training challenges is to get application of what is learned in training on the job.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #2

Do you find the typical "smile sheet" data really compelling? If so, chances are you are a training professional. Your stakeholders, however, are typically looking for something else.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #1

To start your year right we have a gift for you: a free copy of the Kirkpatrick chapter, Chapter 20, of the ASTD Handbook of Measuring and Evaluating Training.

Unless evaluation results are effectively used, you have likely expended a lot of energy but stopped just short of realizing the ultimate purpose of training and learning - to improve organizational effectiveness.

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From everyone on the Kirkpatrick team, we wish you a happy holiday season!

Santa and mrs claus made an appearance at kirkland crossing retirement center

Santa and Mrs. Claus made an appearance at Kirkland Crossing retirement center.

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The current issue of Training magazine includes an announcement of the winners of their Emerging Training Leaders award. We are proud to announce that Wendy Kirkpatrick has been selected as one of these exceptional, business-savvy training leaders.

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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, both 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.

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