Evaluate your training

Improve business performance through training

The environment in which you do business is constantly changing, so the knowledge and skills you will need to keep up with developments will change too. To keep ahead of your competitors, you need a strategy for training which:

• looks at where your business wants to be
• identifies the training needed to get there

Implementing a positive, dynamic training policy will bring tangible benefits to many areas of your business. For example:

• staff will respond to your commitment to their career development and are likely to become more motivated to perform well and be dedicated to the business
• well-trained staff will be able to complete tasks more quickly and efficiently and productivity may go up

Regular evaluation of completed training will help you identify skills gaps in your workforce and take early steps to avoid the problem.

An effective training strategy is integrated with business planning and staff development. The process of evaluation is central to its effectiveness, helping to ensure that:

• your training budget is well spent
• people give their best as individuals and teams
• you achieve consistently high standards
• a culture of learning and continuous improvement is established in your business
• your business develops a best practice approach
• people want to work for your company

For information about business planning and staff development, see our guides on budgeting and business planning and on how to fit the training to your needs.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• Why evaluate training?
• Improve business performance through training
• Measure training effectiveness
• Devise a simple training evaluation
• Evaluate more precisely
• Evaluate a range of training methods
• Next steps for developing training

 

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