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Does your training department have any courses that no longer meet the goals of the organization, but you still run them? Here’s a step-by-step process to follow to audit courses when you’re in this situation.
First, you’ll want to document the details of the course. Start with the basics like course title, length of course, and total number of sessions run per year. You’ll also document the organizational basis for running the course. It’s important to know if it’s linked to an organizational objective, mandated, or based on a performance deficiency. Also, document the training strategy used to implement the content. For example: instructor-led, virtual classroom, or asynchronous e-learning.
From here you’ll calculate the cost per learner, per session, and the total.
Here are some other sources of information that will help you during your audit:
1. Course evaluation forms to measure learners’ reactions to the training.
2. Course data to measure learning that occurred during training.
3. Performance data to determine how participants are applying new knowledge and skills on the job.
4. Results data to measure the impact training has had on the organization.
Finally, you’ll start your audit to determine whether the course should continue being offered in its current state, requires revisions, or should be discontinued altogether.
If you’d like to learn and practice this process, as well as receive a copy of a template that will make all this documentation smooth and concise, join us in an upcoming The Successful Training Manager workshop.
