Summary
In short
- A training effectiveness evaluation is a review used in KnowTrain that evaluates whether training changed anything, using observation, knowledge checks and incident data rather than attendance. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2 and forms part of the Training Delivery and Effectiveness programme.
- Run three months after delivery. Carried out by the training lead.
- The template holds 37 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is behaviour change, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Observations, Knowledge checks.
What it is
What it is
What is a training effectiveness evaluation?
A training effectiveness evaluation is a review used in KnowTrain that evaluates whether training changed anything, using observation, knowledge checks and incident data rather than attendance. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2 and forms part of the Training Delivery and Effectiveness programme.
When is a training effectiveness evaluation completed?
A training effectiveness evaluation is completed at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Run three months after delivery.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This review is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this review covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Training Delivery and Effectiveness programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links observations, knowledge checks
Not for
- E-Learning Completion Record, which records completion of an online module, with score, time taken and attempts.
- Training Material Review, which reviews course content for accuracy, currency and whether it reflects how the job is actually done now.
- On the Job Coaching Record, which records short coaching given at the workplace, what was covered and how the person responded.
- Anything outside KnowTrain, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the training effectiveness evaluation template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the training effectiveness evaluation contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, evidence used, findings, related records, conclusion. Together they hold 37 fields, 28 of which are required.
How many training effectiveness evaluation records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the training effectiveness evaluation belong to?+
It is part of Training Delivery and Effectiveness, Statutory Safety Training. Training evaluated on the floor rather than on a smile sheet at the end of the room.
How is a training effectiveness evaluation scored?+
Scoring is behaviour change. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the training effectiveness evaluation template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the training effectiveness evaluation library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowTrain — training and credentials. Induction, competency, toolbox talks, refreshers and expiry tracking.
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Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization