5 tips to help you measure the success of your workforce-training program

Organizing an ongoing skills training program is a smart decision for any company looking to help their employees meet business goals. However, how will you know that training your workforce has been or will be effective? The following 5 tips are designed to help facilities begin preparing, implementing and measuring the performance of a goal-oriented training program.

What are your goals for implementing an industrial skills training program?

• Understanding what your goals are before training will help you set-up specific benchmarks for
  your facility’s improvement. Is training needed for:
• Increased production/ quality?
• Reduction in equipment downtime?
• Meeting safety standards/ requirements?
• Establishing a workforce cross-training or apprenticeship program?
• Boosting employee empowerment and morale?
  
  

• How is your workforce currently performing?

• Recording and measuring current workforce performance levels will be important in determining
  if you have met your goals of the training program by measuring increases in your planned objectives.
  
  

• Implement a success-measurement process.

• Calculate the worth of the training program in terms of costs and increased revenues.
• Make sure to include the total training cost in your calculations:
• Price of training materials.
• Employee and trainer time investment.
• Development of the training infrastructure.
  
  

• Assess the program for future improvement.

• Was/ were the chosen training medium(s) successfully delivered?
• Which methods were received well? Which ones lacked effectiveness?
• Were there any positive or negative unplanned outcomes?
• What are the business’s next steps?

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