Evaluating Training Programs : The Four Levels

Kirkpatrick, Donald L.

ISBN 10: 1576750426 / ISBN 13: 9781576750421

Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, 1998

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Title: Evaluating Training Programs : The Four ...

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition.

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Synopsis:

The four–level "Kirkpatrick Model" has become the most widely used approach to evaulating training in the world.
"Kirkpatrick′s name has long been synonymous with evaluation. This book provides in one place Don′s best thinking on the subject. I highly recommend it!"
—Bob Pike, president, Creative Training Techniques International
This all–new edition includes revisions and updates of the original model, plus new case studies that show the four–level model in action.
This evaluation philosophy will help you:

• Make sound training investment decisions
  
• Identify barriers that prevent skills from being applied on the job
  
• Prove the usefulness of continued training . . . and much more!

Numerous exhibits and succinct chapter summaries make this book a reader–friendly resource that you will refer to again and again. Evaluating Training Programs offers the tools you need to measure training quality correctly, accurately, and skillfully.

About the Author:

Donald L. Kirkpatrick is Professor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin and a widely respected teacher, author, and consultant. He has over thirty years' experience as Professor of Management at
the University of Wisconsin and has held professional training and human resource positions with International Minerals and Chemical Corporation and Bendix Corporation.
James D. Kirkpatrick has worked in the field of organizational development for over 15 years. He works for Corporate University Enterprise, Inc., as its Senior Consultant for Evaluation Services, where his main responsibility is the delivery of the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Certification Program to organizations and individuals. Prior to his new position, from 1997 to 2004, Jim was the Director of the Corporate University for First Indiana Bank in Indianapolis, where he was responsible for the bank's Balanced Scorecard Management System, Leadership Development, Training, and the Career Development Program.