four levels

So many of you have reached out and asked us how to measure the effectiveness of micro-learning and other newer styles of training. Here is our best advice, along with…

From Jim Kirkpatrick, Training Evaluation Expert Click here for Jim’s previous Quick Tip.

DThe Kirkpatrick model is elegant in its efficiency. The time-tested four levels remain effective as the foremost training evaluation methodology worldwide. Wendy Kirkpatrick makes it easy to understand in this brief yet informative…

Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation, the popular best-seller authored by Jim Kirkpatrick and Wendy Kirkpatrick was recently named to the list, “48 Books Every Aspiring Chief Learning Officer Should Read.” TalentLMS recently published the…

L&D professionals must utilize effective training evaluation in order to gauge the success of their initiatives. Are you unsure where to start? Listen to this Kirkpatrick audio clip. Don Kirkpatrick provides…

The Kirkpatricks receive many questions about training evaluation, and how to use the Kirkpatrick Model for maximum organizational benefit. Often, concerns distill down to two distinct yet common questions. Both are particularly…

Newly Discovered Article from 1956 Reveals a Four Levels Surprise by Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick We were speechless as we read an article penned by Dr. Don Kirkpatrick in 1956 that neither…

Bronze with Seoul: This group shares the certificates earned during a Kirkpatrick bronze certification program last month in Seoul, South Korea. Those 4 fingers represent the four levels of the Kirkpatrick Model, of course.…

Does your current training evaluation plan look something like this: Level 1: smile sheetsLevel 2: testingLevel 3: 90-day surveyLevel 4: ?? If so, it’s time to upgrade to a hybrid…

How do you advance and transform your career? Take this quiz to see if you are making colossal training strategy mistakes that could threaten your career. Once you finish the quiz,…

Our affiliate in India, C2C, conducted a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level at the end of February.  Click here to view photos from the program.  Interested in attending a bronze program? Click…

Back in February, Emirates Airlines honored their employees who have achieved Kirkpatrick silver certification. To earn this recognition, participants must have attended both a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program Bronze and Silver Level…

How do you connect training and evaluation to improved on-the-job performance and results? Jim was working with a client a few years back that had won a number of industry…

Have you implemented a new evaluation plan? How is it going? Have you come away with any highlights or insights into the process? Share your experiences, and read the experiences…

Our affiliate Mindset facilitated a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level near the end of December. Click here to see photos of participants having fun while earning their certification. Interested in earning your…

If you could ask Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick any question you wanted, what would you ask them? Tim Sosbe of Focus magazine sat down with Jim and Wendy to ask them 5 questions about their…

Our affiliate in India, C2C Organizational Development, hosted a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in Gurgaon, India. Click here to view photos of the participants working hard towards their Kirkpatrick certification. …

I was sitting in front of an audience of 2,000 people in Calcutta, India in November of 2002 at the India Society for Training and Development (ISTD) annual conference. I…

2017’s New Year Message Greetings Colleagues and Friends, Wendy and I were watching a sappy Hallmark Channel T.V. movie the other night about an orange cat bringing together two unlikely…

Our affiliate in China, OnDemand, hosted a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in November.  Click here to view photos of the participants working towards their bronze certification. Interested in becoming Kirkpatrick…

On December 2, Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick, along with LTEN, hosted a webinar entitled, “Top Training Mistakes: Are You Making Them?“ Jim and Wendy presented some of the top training evaluation mistakes seen…

By Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick, T+D Magazine, November 2016. The four levels is the most common training evaluation approach, but that doesn’t mean it has been implemented correctly over time. On the…

On October 12, Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick conducted a webinar with Training Magazine Network called, “Getting Kirkpatrick Evaluation Right – Case Examples and Tips from Practitioners.“ Participants were able to pick up practical tips…

On October 13, Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick, in cooperation with ATD, presented a webinar entitled, “Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation: Do You Really Know the Four Levels?” Don Kirkpatrick’s groundbreaking four levels of training evaluation…