Training Program Evaluation

In a fluctuating and fast paced business world, training and development always become an indispensable role. What is the importance of the training programs and why almost all the organizations search for different training courses to apply them as a part of its development plans? The answer is the importance of the training programs come from the role that it plays in developing and improving the employees skills and abilities to fit the needs and the increased requirements of their jobs.

But, how to know that the training program is effective and that it will pay its dividends. Here comes the role of what is called training program evaluation. It is simply the way by which the organization or those who are responsible for the training

A Brief Introduction” is the title of a short lecture which is displayed in a video. The lecture is all about the process of training programs evaluation. The speaker in the video started the short lecture with the definition of the training program evaluation, as a process. According to the video, the program evaluation is the process of investigating the effectiveness of the training program. She clearly illustrated that each training program aims to achieve specific outcomes and must be implemented according to specific plan as the core role of the evaluation process is to investigate both of these

The examples that the speaker used to illustrate each type of evaluation are considered as one of the features for this video. These examples give the viewer/reader a good insight about each type in order to understand each type accurately. Although there are examples to show the concepts clearly, there are no exercises used to illustrate some concepts. So, if I would make this lecture, I would only include a self-assessment tool to allow the viewers assess what they got from the information given in the lecture. However, the video was still effective in instilling the concepts and principles of the training programs evaluation.

The displaying order of the video is very organized. Each point is displayed and covered in details. It started with a definition of the main topic. Then, the speaker discussed the definition with simple explanation. Then, a list of the points that a program evaluation should cover is represented with a picture and the speaker’s reading. Finally, the speaker discussed the different types of program evaluation in details. Thus, one can say that the sequence of the ideas is very