These are merely checklist items, used to appease management's big boys and girls. As a leader of people and manager of resources, it makes good sense to include a direct investment in employee comparison along with the concrete outcomes. Your team needs a boost in cohesion and teamwork. You include in the tally travel expenses, meals and the time lost for being at the training. After every seminar we present, evaluations are collected from trainees and an assessment presented to leaders to evaluate effectiveness.
Evaluations serve as the easiest method of measuring success and can be readily utilized.
Most trainees who take time to complete an evaluation, value the activity and want to make it better. Ensure enough time is provided for completion of evaluations. Use hard data. Having hard information before and after the training investment provides leaders with a better idea of effectiveness. If you supervise an administrative support team and writing skill is the issue, measure the outcome by assessing the time saved writing shorter letters.