Using Kirkpatrick to move beyond training order-taking
International training evaluation experts Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick will lead a webinar on 6 November to discuss tactics for creating more meaningful discussions about L&D. Delegates will learn the critical questions to ask in order to move beyond ‘training talk’ into more meaningful conversations about organisational needs.
L&D practitioners may sometimes feel like they’re simply taking orders in the training drive-thru, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick – well-known guiding lights in training evaluation - are passionate about encouraging best practice. Hence, they’re leading this webinar with the Corporate eLearning Consortium to inspire a better way of approaching learning and development.
According to Jim: “The first common challenge that training and learning professionals face is actually getting a meeting in the calendar with business partners to discuss their needs and how best to support them. One business professional we know even admitted to hiding under his desk when his training counterpart stopped by his office after being unable to reach him via telephone!”
Webinar delegates will discover tactics to create more meaningful discussions with learners, with tips for building and maintaining business partnerships. As a result, they’ll gain a greater understanding of the performance and results that training and L&D are intended to support. They’ll learn the critical questions to ask in order to move beyond ‘training talk’ into more meaningful conversations about organisational needs.
All kinds of learning practitioners, from instructional designers to heads of L&D, are encouraged to join. The webinar will help them create solutions that impact performance and deliver key organisational results.
Martin Baker, Managing Director of the Corporate eLearning Consortium, commented: “I know that Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick share similar views to the Consortium - that collaboration and sharing best practice is vital to L&D success. They bring a wealth of international experience with them, and are leaders in their field, so I’m delighted to be welcoming them to share their knowledge and expertise in this webinar.”
Places are strictly limited, registration in advance is available online at: http://bit.ly/tpr-kp-nov-14.
Date: Thursday 6 November
Time: 9am EST | 2pm GMT
Twitter: @CorporateLearn #KPWebinar part of the free knowledge sharing #CLCWebSeries
About Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick:
Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick is Senior Consultant for Kirkpatrick Partners, a company dedicated to helping organisations become more effective through business partnership.
Jim is a thought leader in training evaluation and the creator of the New World Kirkpatrick Model. He trains and consults for corporate, government, military and humanitarian organisations around the world. Jim is passionate about assisting learning professionals in redefining themselves as strategic business partners to remain a viable force in the workplace.
Jim delivers lively keynote addresses and conducts workshops on topics including maximizing business results, creating powerful training and evaluation strategies, building and leveraging business partnerships and increasing the transfer of learning to on-the-job behaviors.
Jim has co-written three books with his father, Dr. Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Model. He also has written three books with his wife, Wendy, including Training on Trial.
Wendy Kirkpatrick is the Founder and President of Kirkpatrick Partners.
Wendy applies two decades of training and business experience to lead companies to measurable success. Her results orientation stems from past positions in training, marketing, product management and retailing.
Wendy is proud to be a recipient of the 2013 Emerging Training Leaders Award from Training magazine.