STAGE 1 - Improving Workplace Education Evaluation

SUMMARY

Critically examining your evaluation efforts, and beginning to think of ways to tie workplace education efforts to measurable organizational goals, will ensure:

1. That these expenditures of time, money and effort are not wasted;
2. That these expenditures will be seen as strategic investments rather than costs that can be easily cut when times are tight;
3. That senior management views the development of human capital via workplace education as a key strategic pillar in realizing the organization's overall strategic vision and performance goals.

Do not be overly concerned or discouraged if most of your present evaluation efforts are at Level 1 or 2…. this is the norm. About 80 per cent of organizations only do Level 1 evaluation. You are not alone in the quest to improve workplace education evaluation.

You are now ready to move on to Stage 2, where we introduce the Balanced Scorecard concept. In Stage 3 we will show how one can align workplace education evaluation with the organization's strategic goals as outlined in a Balanced Scorecard for Skills.

Before moving on to Stage 2, you may wish to fill in the current practice survey to evaluate your practice in order to determine where you are situated with respect to best practices in evaluation.

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