During the 60 years that the Kirkpatrick Model has existed, people around the world have done their best to faithfully implement it. Unfortunately, what often occurs is little more than smile sheets, pre- and post-tests, and hope for the best.
It does not need to be that way. In this webcast, you will learn practical techniques to connect training and evaluation to improved on-the-job performance and subsequent business results. You will also come away with a sample evaluation form and tips to better see how well your participants are reacting to your training and learning what they need to do back on the job. You’ll learn to:
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Jim Kirkpatrick is the senior consultant for Kirkpatrick Partners. He is a thought leader in training evaluation and the creator of the New World Kirkpatrick Model. Jim trains and consults for corporate, government, military, and humanitarian organizations around the world. He is passionate about assisting learning professionals in redefining themselves as strategic business partners to remain a viable force in the workplace. Jim delivers lively keynote addresses and conducts workshops on topics including maximizing business results, creating powerful training and evaluation strategies, building and leveraging business partnerships, and increasing the transfer of learning to on-the-job behaviors.
Jim has co-written three books with his father, Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Model. He also has written three books with his wife, Wendy: Kirkpatrick Then and Now, Training on Trial, and Bringing Business Partnership to Life.
Wendy Kirkpatrick is the president and founder of Kirkpatrick Partners. As a global driving force of the use and implementation of the Kirkpatrick Model, Wendy leads companies to measurable success through training and evaluation. Wendy’s results orientation stems from more than two decades of business experience in retailing, marketing, and training. She has held positions as a buyer, product manager, process manager, and training manager, which leveraged her ability to organize complex, multifaceted projects and yield rapid results. As a training manager, she managed the training curriculum for 1,500 sales and customer service representatives across North America.
Wendy and her husband, Jim, have written three books, including Training on Trial. They also served as the subject matter experts for the United States Office of Personnel Management’s Training Evaluation Field Guide: Demonstrating the Value of Training at Every Level. Wendy is a recipient of the 2013 Emerging Training Leaders Award from Training magazine. Read more about Kirkpatrick Partners at www.kirkpatrickpartners.com.
