The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Short training courses

Content of Measuring Effective Learning and Development

PROGRAMME


Monitoring learning and development events

  • how to monitor ongoing events to ensure objectives and outcomes are met
  • responding to contingencies for changing objectives and strategies

Evaluation and assessment of learning and development outcomes


  • differentiating between assessment and evaluation
  • using a range of assessment tools and techniques
  • comparing and contrasting a range of methods to assess and evaluate learning outcomes The return on investment of L&D
  • what is return on investment (ROI)?
  • how to assess the return on investment of learning and development
  • ways of calculating the ‘payback’ and ‘payforward’ of the organisation’s overall learning and development investment

Important measurement criteria

  • defining
    • effectiveness
    • efficiency
    • feasibility
    • suitability
  • using a range of tools and techniques to assess
    • effectiveness
    • efficiency
    • feasibility
    • suitability

Presenting this information to senior managers

  • gathering, storing and interpreting data and information on assessment and evaluation activity
  • communicating information to senior managers in an appropriate format demonstrating the return on investment of learning and development.