Measuring the Impact of L&D for Groups

MEASURE TRAINING IMPACT. PROVE L&D’S VALUE.

The Measuring the Impact of L&D Certificate will equip your team with a toolbox of evaluation techniques and methods, giving them the expertise to match their training measurement strategy to specific programs. Assessing relevant learning and development (L&D) metrics no longer has to be intimidating. View the brochure.

At A Glance
  • 2 Half-Days
  • Certificate Awarded
  • Delivery Options
  • English Language
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What Your Team Will Learn

Equip your team with diverse training measurement approaches and strategies to showcase the value of their training initiatives. They’ll walk away with a customized evaluation plan and the confidence to prove training effectiveness—solidifying L&D’s role as a vital business asset. Your team will also earn a certificate and digital badge as proof of their newly developed competencies.

In this Training Industry course, your team will learn about Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation along with two additional approaches for measuring training effectiveness: return on investment (ROI) analysis and transfer climate analysis.  This course also offers the opportunity to discuss your team’s own training measurement experiences and challenges with other L&D professionals to ensure they leave with actionable ways to improve training measurement at your organization.

After earning this certificate, your team will be able to:

  • Identify the most appropriate training measurement strategy based on their unique program.
  • Identify the proper methods and sources for gathering training and development data based on their evaluation plan.
  • Apply multiple training measurement methods to gather L&D metrics.
  • Communicate training and development results to an executive audience.
  • Apply their training measurement expertise to real-world scenarios with realistic constraints.

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Agenda

Over the course of two days, your team will take part in a live, virtual instructor-led (VILT) class that includes ample time for discussion, analysis, real-world examples and case studies designed to help them measure training and development effectiveness in your organization.

PREWORK

Prior to the course, your team will gain access to an interactive eLearning module and an assignment to complete their evaluation plan template. This assignment will guide your team in assessing current measurement and evaluation strategies.

  • Interactive eLearning module: Kirkpatrick Model of Evaluation, Level 4 Isolation Techniques, Return on Investment (ROI), Transfer Climate Analysis
  • My Evaluation Plan: Complete a template designed to help your team identify your current training metrics and measurement strategies.
DAY 1 - Foundations of Training Evaluation

APPROACHES TO TRAINING EVALUATION

  • Discussion of previous experience with measuring training effectiveness.
  • Introduction to:
    • Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation.
    • Training and Development Return on Investment (ROI).
    • L&D Transfer Climate Analysis.

LEARNER REACTIONS (KIRKPATRICK “LEVEL 1”)

  • When learner feedback (i.e., “smile sheets”) is important.
  • Level 1 Metrics: Affective reactions versus knowledge acquisition.

LEARNING (KIRKPATRICK “LEVEL 2”)

  • When it is important to measure L&D effectiveness and types of learning (e.g., knowledge or skill acquisition, attitude or motivational change).
  • Collecting training and development Level 2 Metrics and visualizing training effectiveness results:
    • Pre-post training test
    • Knowledge check
    • Post-training test only
    • Control group
  • Reporting on training and development effectiveness using Level 2 results.

BEHAVIOR CHANGE (KIRKPATRICK “LEVEL 3”)

  • When it is important to measure the impact of training and development on behavior.
  • Choosing a methodology to measure training and development effectiveness using Level 3:
    • Pre-post training assessment
    • Post-training assessment/Retrospective pre-training test
    • Control group
    • Multi-rater feedback on training and development relevant behavior
  • Choosing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), training metrics and target behaviors.
  • Reporting on training related behavior change.

BUSINESS IMPACT (KIRKPATRICK “LEVEL 4”)

  • When it is important to measure training effectiveness.
  • Understanding training and development-relevant business metrics.
  • Identifying the impact your trainees have on your target training metrics.
  • Defining business improvement and understanding sources of training and development data.
  • Isolation techniques and visualization:
    • Control group
    • Participant attribution
    • Participant estimation
  • Reporting on training and development effectiveness using Level 4 results.

DAY 2 - Measuring ROI and Applying Evaluation Strategies

RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)

  • Defining ROI/the basics of the ROI formula.
  • Calculating the components of the ROI formula.
  • Understanding the training ROI calculation results.

TRANSFER CLIMATE ANALYSIS

  • Defining the training transfer climate and identifying common factors that impact the transfer of training.
  • Choosing the right climate factors.
  • Collecting L&D climate data.

CASE STUDIES

  • Leadership training evaluation
  • Sales training evaluation
  • Conflict management training evaluation

CAPSTONE PROJECT

  • Complete a training evaluation plan for one or more of their learning and development programs

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Measuring the Impact of L&D for Groups

ALIGN YOUR TEAM AROUND MEASURING L&D IMPACT.

The Measuring the Impact of L&D Certificate is a perfect program for aligning your training development team to measure L&D impact with its specialized focus on how to apply diverse training measurement approaches and strategies. In this certificate, your team will work as a group to learn and practice how to brainstorm, test and decide on the right L&D initiatives to meet your company’s current and future goals.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

You’ll start by working with our director of professional development to determine if this program is a good fit for your training team’s needs. Next, we’ll help you identify the right people from your training team to participate in the Measuring the Impact of L&D, and to select a time and delivery modality that minimizes disruption and maximizes learning. You’ll then work with the course facilitator to share your team challenges and ensure they’re able to connect the measurement and evaluation principles taught in the course to your specific context. Throughout, we’ll also offer recommendations and best practices for team alignment and reinforcement before, during and after training so that your team is prepared to apply measurement best practices and realize real business results.

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