Training on Trial Workshop

Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick, Director, Kirkpatrick Partners

For most learning professionals and organizations, training is “on trial,” being charged with incurring expenses in excess of its value to the organization. This workshop will prepare you for the time when you must effectively demonstrate the value of training to the bottom line of your business. This session will explain why measures like numbers of courses held and attendees do not equal value in the eyes of our key business partners, our “corporate jury”. It will bring to light the key metrics that are important to the business and how you can support them. You will learn how through business partnership you can solidify the importance of the workplace learning organization to the company, and enjoy a secure position regardless of economic fluctuations. You will come away with concrete ideas for how to obtain your own “not guilty” verdict. Based on the book by the same name, this interactive seminar facilitated by the world leader in training evaluation is not to be missed! [Special 3–hour session.]

By attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Obtain practical methods that will move you from a “checkmark training organization” to a strategic business partner;
• Use the Kirkpatrick Business Partnership Model to create a Chain of Evidence showing the value of training to a “corporate jury;” and
• Apply the material to a real training challenge in a group activity