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Making your trainings more effective
Molly LoomisFamily Health International
22 May 2007
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Preparing for Next Steps
Evaluation
Follow up Support
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Long Term Evaluation
During the Training
After the Training
Taking the training further
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Preparing for next steps
Be clear about what you expect participants to do with their new skills/knowledgeAcknowledge barriers and offer suggestions to overcome themOffer tools to help guide/measure their progress
Action plansChecklists
Present your plan for follow up support, QA, and QI training
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Evaluation
Output
Process
Outcome
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Process Evaluation
Timing and agendaFacilitationContent and curriculaActivities and methodologiesLocation, set-up, and space
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Outcome Evaluation
Did you meet your objectives? Was there a change in participants’knowledge, attitudes or skills?
Pretest and post-testImmediate and long term evaluation
Are participants prepared to do what you are asking them to do?
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Common Evaluation Pitfalls
Evaluation is too long or too shortNot enough time to complete the evaluationPoor timingPoor questions (multiple, unclear, too general)Post-test without a pretestPretest and post-test questions are exactly the sameFailure to consider other influencing factors
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Get more out of your evaluationLook at Output, Process, and OutcomePrioritize most important questions firstSet aside time during trainingAsk for specific and clear feedback
Examples and comments to enrich quantitative dataSuggestions on how to improveElements of the training that are strong and should be continued
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Get more out of your evaluation
Pretest to make sure the questions are clearUse the results
measure effectivenessidentify ways to improve the trainingunderstand how and where to focus your follow up support
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Preparing for Next Steps
Evaluation
Follow up Support
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Long Term Evaluation
During the Training
After the Training
Taking the training further
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How to provide follow up support & QA
Site visitsRefresher trainingsMeetingsUpdates of information via email or distribution listsConferencesPhone callsPost testsChecklists and other tools
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Benefits of Follow up Support
Further measure effectiveness of trainingLong term evaluation: Measure change in behavior, knowledge, attitudesQA: Make sure participants are implementing correctly
Solicit additional feedback on training
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Benefits of Follow up
Provide additional trainingAnswer questions and clarify original lessonsGive more specific advice and more relevant demonstrations
Follow up on action planCheck benchmarks and milestones in action plan