Kirkpatrick Bronze in Mumbai: This group works as a team during a recent bronze certification program in India. Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator Preethi Rao with Kirkpatrick affiliate C2C.

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L&D professionals must utilize effective training evaluation in order to gauge the success of their initiatives. Are you unsure where to start?

Listen to this Kirkpatrick audio clip. Don Kirkpatrick provides a four levels overview including the 10 requirements for an effective program.

Jim Kirkpatrick wraps things up by covering business partnership and the five purposes of evaluation.

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This question has been asked for decades if not longer. Within your organization, how do you answer it?

Enjoy this article that asks--and answers--this probing question.

Click here to read this piece written by Don and published with permission from the Association for Talent Development (www.td.org) and TD magazine (www.td.org/td). The PDF is best viewed on a PC rather than a mobile device.

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Thoughts from Jim Kirkpatrick, PhD

"Influencing stakeholders: Build a compelling case for a business partnership approach to learning and performance, not isolation."​

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The Kirkpatricks receive many questions about training evaluation, and how to use the Kirkpatrick Model for maximum organizational benefit.

Often, concerns distill down to two distinct yet common questions. Both are particularly crucial when resources are limited.

Don Kirkpatrick provided timeless answers to these queries below or click here for a downloadable PDF (best viewed on a PC versus a mobile device).

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The ATD 2018 conference has concluded but its impact will continue. Jim Kirkpatrick and Wendy Kirkpatrick share some of the highlights, both professional and social.

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Throughout May, we remember Don Kirkpatrick and celebrate his contributions to the training industry. Enjoy this legacy piece penned by Don. The concepts are timeless and applicable even today.

Who Says You Can't Get There From Here?
From Level 2 to Level 3

By Donald Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.

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Don Kirkpatrick: Four Years Gone But Still Here
By Jim Kirkpatrick

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