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Get Kirkpatrick certified and confidently leverage and validate your talent investments. The Kirkpatrick fall/winter program schedule is now available. Save $300 when you register early. Hurry; savings end on May…

Kirkpatrick certification programs continue to sell out! Claim your seat in an upcoming live-online class and learn how to leverage and validate your talent investments. Take advantage of $300 savings…

The Abu Dhabi School of Government is demonstrating their commitment to performance and results by investing in Kirkpatrick Certification for their employees. Mohammed Gheyath, Acting Director-General of ADSG commented, “As…

By Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick Many of you know my feelings about Kirkpatrick Level 1 “happy” or “smile” sheets. If not, I’ll share with you there is a whole lot more…

SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021, the largest cable event in the Americas and hosted by The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), a subsidiary of CableLabs®, took place as a virtual global event for the…

Kirkpatrick Partners is honored to have their article on how to structure and evaluate a successful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative featured on the cover of T+D Magazine.

Tragic headlines continue to put diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the forefront and reinforce the urgency and importance of true change in these areas. Are you struggling with exactly…

Don’t let your training role be replaced by an app. The Kirkpatrick’s laid out 6 simple and impactful things you can do right now to stay relevant.

Happy Birthday, Wendy!

The New World Kirkpatrick Model will show you how to create an effective training evaluation plan for any program.

Hone your business acumen and speak the language of the business when making your case for training resources and support.

How will you prove the value of a major soft skills initiative, such as leadership development or change management?  Don’t miss our next free webinar to find out how to…

Do your leadership development remote and in-person training programs produce results? Most training professionals can easily identify the desired training outcome, but don’t know the formula to achieve the desired…

Greetings. Way to make it to the mid-point of 2021! For many of us, the clouds of COVID-19 are beginning to lift. For others though, the beast still holds on.…

Everyone believes training helps people and teams to succeed, but sometimes it misses the mark. Quality training requires many resources, and it needs to work. Listen to Jim Kirkpatrick’s expert advice…

A Google search on the phrase sales training yields 2.5 billion results. Which program should you choose? How do you know if it will deliver results? The secret to selecting a sales…

Seven years ago this week, my dad passed from this world at age 90. As I reflect on his life as a training leader and father, I focus on the…

Change. The word strikes fear in many people. If you are part of a change management initiative, or simply trying to help people through a workplace transition, here are six…

Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick celebrated his birthday in April. We won’t tell you how old he is, but if you reach out to him, he probably will. If you would like…

Attend this free webinar to find out the secret to sales training that works every time, regardless of the topic, audience, or delivery platform.  Don’t miss this event if you…

Listen to this free webinar to find out Jim Kirkpatrick’s one, game-changing question that will generate the support and involvement required for your training programs to impact on-the-job performance and create meaningful results.

Are you struggling to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training, especially when you are also working remotely? If so, listen to this conversation between Wendy Kirkpatrick, training evaluation expert, and…

Do you deliver training and then go looking for results? Then you are part of the majority who miss the most important element of a successful training and evaluation plan.…

Many training professionals don’t evaluate organizational level outcomes for their programs because they think they won’t be able to prove it. Ironically, this avoidance of Level 4 Results is a…