Kirkpatrick New World Model

Yikes! The year is half over. Did you commit to advancing the value of your training this year? Are you on track to meet your goals? Here are some ideas…

Today it’s microlearning. A number of years ago it was avatars. Before that, e-learning. It’s easy to get excited about what’s new.  However, just because everyone is talking about a hot…

Here we are, leaving 2018 in traditional holiday fashion. I went to a Christmas concert over the past weekend where there were lots of festive songs with instruments, bells, and…

The end of the year brings the holiday season for many of us. This is a time of joy, and often times of chaos and overload. Fortunately, we can keep…

Is it just us, or does each year go more quickly than the previous one? Here are quick links to our most popular articles and clips of the year, in…

It’s a startling statistic for L&D professionals: approximately 85% of training graduates do something other than what they learned during training. There are a variety of reasons for this, including:…

Honest evaluation also means having the courage to report all data to stakeholders, whether positive or negative. It is always nice when the data is positive; that makes reporting easy…

This lively group busily works to earn their Kirkpatrick bronze certification during a recent program in the United Kingdom. Kirkpatrick affiliate C2C led the program. Kirkpatrick certified facilitator Melanie Martinelli faciliated. Click here to see…

This participant works toward her Kirkpatrick bronze certification during a recent program in Seoul, South Korea. Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator Je Pil Jeon lead the program. Click here to see all photos from this program.

This week, we hear from talent development professional Kevin M. Yates. His real-life application of the Kirkpatrick Model helped write his program’s success story. Yours can be next. The Roadmap to Results…

What’s better than Paris in the summer? Pursuing your Kirkpatrick bronze certification there! In late June, Kirkpatrick affiliate Formaeva hosted an in-house bronze program. Led by Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator Jonathan Pottiez, the group…

If you haven’t visited our Facebook page recently, you’re missing out. Social media is more than just “social.” We’ve set up our Facebook page to serve as a valuable resource for our community. Read…

We take pride in sharing useful content with our community each week. Now that we’re already halfway through the year, we thought we’d take a moment to look back at…

The ATD 2017 International Conference & Exposition is happening this week in Kirkbook’s hometown of Atlanta, Ga.  Kirkbook has had such a great time getting ready for the conference, watching Jim’s session and interacting…

Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator Laura Sharon recently conducted a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level.  Click here to view photos of the participants working towards their Kirkpatrick certification.  Interested in attending a Kirkpatrick…

May is Military Appreciation Month. We do a lot of work with the military, and some of our Certified Facilitators are military veterans. Chuck Udell, a Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator, describes…

I try every day to emulate his core value that connections are the key to personal and professional meaning and success. I strongly urge you to do the same. In the…

Don Kirkpatrick made his final formal presentation to over 800 training professionals at the ATD International Conference and Exposition in 2011. The enthusiastic crowd shared laughs and shed a few tears…

Our affiliate in China, OnDemand Learning, held an in-house Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level at the end of March.  Click here to view photos from the program.  Have five or more…

The four levels is the most common training evaluation approach, but that doesn’t mean it has been implemented correctly over time.  On the contrary, misconceptions and misapplication have reduced the…

What does a Kirkpatrick program in New Zealand look like? Our affiliate in Australia and New Zealand, GMD Partnerships, hosted a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in Auckland at the…

Our affiliate in Romania, Formaeva, hosted a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level at the end of March.  Click here to view photos. Interested in attending a certification program? Click here to view…

Our 2015 ATD Valley of the Sun Don Kirkpatrick Scholarship winner, Marta Wilmoth, has been successfully implementing her new training program for Macy’s over the past year.  The success of…

Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator Linda Hainlen taught a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level at Charter Communications in North Carolina a few weeks ago.  Click here to see what an in-house Kirkpatrick certification program…