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We have had two online Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Programs – Bronze Level so far this year.  Click here to see photos of some of our participants. Our online programs have become very popular. They…

Starting with the end in mind is critical to any and every training program. Attila, one of the Kirkpatricks’ cats, had no problem defining his top of the mountain when he got…

Jim Kirkpatrick traveled to Great Britain back in February to teach a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level with Strategic Leaders. Participants are putting in a tremendous amount of work…

Are you being asked to create or deliver training that “works,” meaning it provides measurable performance improvement and enhances organizational results?  You are not alone.  Ironically, evaluating training value is…

Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick have two cats, Dena and Attilla. Many times, they watch their cats and see similarities to the challenges that people have with training evaluation. This new series…

During the ATD International Conference and Expo 2016, Dr. Jay Brimstin presented a case study on how the Maneuver Center of Execellence (MCoE) conducted an evaluation of one of their…

Have you checked out our Resources Library recently? We have added a number of new resources, which include: 1. 5 Questions with Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick (Focus Magazine article)2. Blended Evaluation Plan™ form samples3. Evaluation Blunders…

InnoTraining, our affiliate in South Korea, is becoming a Bright Light™ for Kirkpatrick training evaluation.  On January 12-16, 2017, Jim Kirkpatrick and Je Pil Jeon taught a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in Seoul,…

Have you seen the photos on our Facebook page? Check out our Facebook page to view photos from past programs and conference appearances.  Click here to access the photos. 

Throughout the year, we have dedicated ourselves to sharing with our community practical tips that can help you to improve your training evaluation efforts and better use your limited resources…

Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick just finished hosting the last of the U.S.-based public programs for 2016. We had a number of participants in our online Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program –…

Every year at the ATD conference, Charles Denault makes it a point to attend the Kirkpatrick session. He is always learning something new about evaluating and demonstrating the value of…

Our affiliate for Australia and New Zealand, GMD Partnerships, hosted a few sessions at the National Mental Health Nurse Educator Forum in Dunedin, New Zealand. David Dewhurst hosted the sessions, Getting to Kirkpatrick® Levels…

Our Thanksgiving in the United States falls on Thursday, November 24 this year. This also would have been my mother’s 90th birthday. A double celebration? It depends on how I…

Our affiliate in Brazil, Across, held a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in October.  Click here to see pictures of the participants. 

Have you seen our Pinterest board dedicated to Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation? The board has special thoughts from Jim about the information in the new book, book reviews, fun pictures of…

There have been a multitude of Kirkpatrick programs around the world this fall, from New Zealand to Romania and more.   Click here to view the photo albums from these programs. …

Last Friday, we had an office Halloween party. We all dressed up and walked around passing out candy.Even Kirkbook joined in on the fun and showed up in a costume. Kirkbook is…

Our affiliate in Sweden, Mindset, held a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level with Volvo in September. Click here to see photos of participants in this and other Kirkpatrick programs. If…

On August 24, the ATD Valley of the Sun chapter awarded Cyndee Gorkowski the Don Kirkpatrick Scholarship. The Don Kirkpatrick Scholarship is an annual scholarship established by ATD-VOS in 2012…

We recently finished an online bronze certification program. Our participants for this program provided informative feedback, great commentary, and kept us entertained the entire time. We are excited to see where their…

Jim Kirkpatrick and Marsha Denton recently facilitated a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in Virginia.  Click here to see photos of the program. Interested in attending a Kirkpatrick program? Click here to view our upcoming…

Our affiliate, GMD Partnerships, recently facilitated a Kirkpatrick Four Levels® Evaluation Certification Program- Bronze Level in Wellington, New Zealand. Click here to see photos of participants. Interested in participating in a Kirkpatrick bronze program? Click here to…

Our Kirkpatrick affiliate in France, Formaeva, recently held a Kirkpatrick Four Levels Evaluation Certification Program – Bronze Level in Paris. Click here to see photos of participants working on their bronze plans to achieve Kirkpatrick…