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Unit 10: Training Evaluation

(b) Intermediate Outcome: The changes in trainees’ actual work behaviour which result Notes
from training assessment, involves monitoring performance on the job.
(c) Long-term Outcome: The changes in the functioning of part or all of the organisation
which have resulted from changes in the work behaviour initiated through training.

10.5.4 Virmani and Premila’s Model of Evaluation

According to the authors, training constitutes three stages. The first stage is the period before
training during which the trainees have expectations from the course. The second is the teaching
and learning stage and the third is after training when back on the job, the trainees are supposed
to integrate training with their job performance.
1. Pre-Training Evaluation
2. Context and Input Evaluation

3. Post-Training Evaluation
The three stage model is derived from extensive research in the field of management training
and development.

10.5.5 Peter Bramely’s Model of Evaluation

Evaluation Before Designing Learning Event

According to Bramely, if the intention is to improve performance by changing behaviour, some
evaluation should be carried out before a learning activity is designed and run.
Evaluation before an event might also focus on the proposed methods and ask whether they are
likely to be effective in achieving change. Knowledge and theory may be necessary but, if
behavioural change is expected, some practice of the type of behaviour expected will be required.

Evaluation During the Event

Bramely states that evaluation during a learning activity can be a useful source of information
with which to improve the quality of the event.
Reviewing the progress of the learning during the event is an extension of the process of
establishing shared objectives. A focus on utility of the learning and action planning for its
application in the workplace will reinforce the link between objectives of the event and
organisational requirements.

Evaluation After the Event

This stage, according to Bramely, is the most difficult in the art of evaluation. After the event,
analysis would measure changes in effectiveness at the:

 Organisational Level
 Team Level

 Individual Level

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