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Earn your Kirkpatrick certification from virtually anywhere. This group is pursuing their bronze certification during a recently held program in Paris, France. Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator Jonathan Pottiez facilitated in French.
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On April 18, Jim Kirkpatrick celebrates his 65th birthday. We're celebrating, too, by offering a present to everyone! If ever a book captured Jim's story, his spirit, it is this one: Bringing Business Partnership to Life, The Story of the Brunei Window Washer. This business parable is one of our most popular books. It's a great gift for yourself or a colleague.
For a limited time, you can purchase this book at 50% off. The regular price is $19.95 but until the end of April (Jim's birthday month), you can purchase the book for $9.98 plus shipping, typically $4.95 USPS mail. International orders should contact Kirkpatrick Partners for a custom quote on shipping costs.
Look Who’s Turning 65 Today!
By Wendy Kirkpatrick
Happy 65th birthday, Jim Kirkpatrick! While he is far from thinking about retiring, this birthday is still a landmark event.
Jim Kirkpatrick is 65 years old today ... how time flies. He has been championing a better way to evaluate training programs for longer than the 10 years I have known him and been working with him in Kirkpatrick Partners. A short list of Jim’s accomplishments:
As Jim Kirkpatrick celebrates his milestone 65th birthday, he shares some of his favorite personal and professional memories.
Click here to see all photos in this special birthday album, hand-selected by Jim himself.
Last week, Wendy Kirkpatrick offered words of wisdom to those well-meaning training professionals who find themselves missing the mark when it comes to their initiatives.
We delve further this week. Can you answer this one simple question about your most important programs? Wendy Kirkpatrick asks training professionals a probing question. To find out the question and more, tune in to Part 2 of her recent in-studio radio interview with Stone Payton and Lee Kantor of Business RadioX.
Are you missing the mark when it comes to demonstrating your program's value? Wendy Kirkpatrick offers words of wisdom in this excerpt from a recent in-studio radio interview originally broadcast live on Business RadioX.
Invest 2 minutes to help sharpen your evaluation skills. Tune in to Part 1 of this 5-part series.
Top of the Mountain: This group stands tall during a recent Kirkpatrick bronze certification program in New Zealand. Kirkpatrick Affiliate GMD hosted the program led by Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitators Mark Harris and David Dewhurst
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Elevate your evaluation expertise. Make plans to meet Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick this year at the 2018 ATD International Conference & Exposition, May 6-9, in San Diego, California.
Learn live from the Kirkpatricks at their respective presentations. Each is held on a different day, covering different topics.
On Monday, May 7, join Wendy Kirkpatrick for "Overcoming the Challenge of Evaluating Outsourced and Off-the-Shelf Training."
Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick presents "Real World Evaluation for Training Professionals" on Tuesday, May 8.
A special offer will be available to just for attendees of either Kirkpatrick session. Jim and Wendy will announce it during their presentations with details to follow after the conference.
AUTHOR MEET & GREET: Stop by the ATD bookstore on Tuesday, May 8, at 12:30 to get an autographed copy of Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation or just to say hi and chat. No purchase necessary!
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Kirkpatrick Conference Appearance Schedule Released
The Kirkpatricks are pleased to be presenting at these upcoming conferences:
TechKnowledge 2019 Thursday, February 7
Training 2019 Tuesday, February 26
ATD 2019 International Conference and Expo May 19 - 22
SITE Conference Wednesday, June 26
We hope to see you there.
Early Bird Savings for 2019 Kirkpatrick Programs Now Available November 12, 2018 Our 2019 calendar has been updated with all U.S. Kirkpatrick public program dates and many international dates, too. Registration is open, and early bird savings is available. Click here for dates and details.
Kirkpatrick Book Named to Must-Read List for Trainers September 24, 2018
The best-selling book, Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation, has been named to a list of must-reads for training professionals. Click here for more.
Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation Hit #1 on Amazon November 6, 2016
What a success our book, Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation, has been! It hit #1 in training books on amazon.com yesterday! Thank you, thank you, thank you to those of you who purchased it, reviewed it, clicked "yes" that you found reviews helpful, or simply visited the page.
It's consistently ranked in the top 25 of the Training books section on Amazon. Discover a complete blueprint for implementing the model in a way that truly maximizes business results. And delve into Jim and Wendy's new findings that, together with Don Kirkpatrick's work, create the New World Kirkpatrick Model, a powerful methodology that melds people with metrics.
Use the New World Model to better train people, improve the way you work, and, ultimately, contribute to your organization's most crucial goals without breaking the budget. Click here to learn more.