Training evaluation doesn’t have a rich history. It has a long history, and many of the best practices we still rely on are tied to that past. But were ideas about training evaluation ever meant to evolve as employee learning evolved? And are those inherited models still helping learning and development (L&D) — or are they holding us back?

In this session brought to you by Training Industry Research, Dr. Tom Whelan, director of research at Training Industry, will share research-driven insights on how organizations are measuring employee learning and its impacts today. You’ll learn why L&D struggles with the concept of evaluation, what can be done to change it for the better and how to reframe conversations with stakeholders so measurement becomes a meaningful, ongoing capability — not a dreaded reporting exercise.

Join us to hear more about:

• The limitations of traditional measurement approaches
• Common organizational and cultural barriers to changing how we conceptualize the value of training
• Practical strategies for demonstrating learning’s impact in ways stakeholders care about

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Speaker

Dr. Tom Whelan, Director of Corporate Research, Training Industry, Inc. Dr. Tom Whelan is director of corporate research at Training Industry, Inc., where for the past decade he has been researching learner-, learning leader-, and market-level questions that affect modern organizations. Before joining Training Industry, he worked as an organizational consultant, designing and evaluating selection practices and training programs for the U.S. military and in industries such as pharmaceuticals and technology manufacturing. Tom has also published in leading scientific journals and presented at international conferences. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from North Carolina State University.