Benefits
and Impacts
Workplace
education program benefits and impacts can be measured,
assessed and evaluated using a variety of tools, or
through an external evaluation.
TOOLS
Economic
Benefits
This simple, one page
tool asks employers to review a checklist of 26 direct and
indirect economic benefits gained through workplace
education programs because employees improve their basic
skills, and identify:
1) Which economic
benefits did their organization gain?
2) Which benefits
were measured?
Download a copy of this simple tool: Benefits
Checklist
The
American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) presents
free case studies, articles and reports on measuring the
impact of employee learning and on assessing learning
outcomes.
http://www.apqc.org/search/dispRelatedItems.cfm?ProductType=Free&ProductID=1254
Assessment
Sheet
This simple, one page tool
asks employers to review a checklist of 11 basic skills
gained by employees through workplace education programs
and identify:
1) Which skills did their
employees gain?
2) Which skill gains were measured?
Download a copy of this simple tool: Assessment
Sheet
This
report, from the US Office of Educational Research and
Improvement, presents abstracts and evaluative reviews for
58 exemplary workplace education products.
An overview of the selection process and a guide to the
content of the documents is included.
http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+ericdb2+ericdb+998839+
0+wAAA+%28ED427190%29
Employers
can use this sample evaluation form to evaluate the
effectiveness of their worker mentoring program.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/23/12/46.php
Workplace
mentors can use these tips on how to help others at
work improve their skills.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/22/00/77.php
Using
an HR Audit, such as this one used by the
Commonwealth of Virginia, allows organizations to examine
their recruiting, training, benefits, and labor relations
policies.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/section/09/article/23/39/64.html#Explanation%20of%20Department%20Organization%20Questionnaire
This Training
Evaluation Form can be used by employees to evaluate the
effectiveness of training they have taken part in and of their
instructors. Training participant feedback can be a useful
measure of training success.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/22/13/37.php
Employers can ask the
following questions of managers, supervisors and HR
professionals to assess employees’ skill levels and the
impact of skill shortages on the workplace.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/17/40/224015.php
Procevo sells survey software that facilitates
staff satisfaction surveys.
The results will enable employers to improve staff
motivation among other benefits, including a clearer view
of the actions needed for success.
URL:
http://www.procevo.com/
The Business
Value Assessment toolkit helps practitioners
and their employer partners assess the business value of
their workforce services. Developed
in manufacturing and health care workplaces, the Business
Value Assessment toolkit is adaptable and can be applied
to a variety of workforce development services, settings
and industries.
URL:
http://www.aspenwsi.org/BVAToolkit.asp
EXTERNAL
EVALUATORS
Penn
State University's Institute for the Study of
Adult Literacy acts
as an external evaluator for a number of workplace
literacy programs in Pennsylvania.
Evaluations include site visits, assisting in design of
data collection instruments, reviewing program
documentation to determine program effectiveness, and
producing an summary report.
URL:
http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal/
TrainingConsortium
is a searchable database of training consultants, speakers and
vendors. Detailed listings include industry experience, area
of expertise, geography and target audiences. Employers can
search for trainers who match their needs and specific
criteria.
URL: http://www.trainingconsortium.com
For
problems or questions regarding this web site contact campbell@conferenceboard.ca.
Last updated: March 10, 2006. |