Other technology training related performance measures for in-house staff could include number of clients dealt with, speed with which requests are handled, speed with which election results are finalised, and so on. Training should also be evaluated by the trainees. At the end of any formal training session, it is good practice for the trainer to provide the trainees with an evaluation questionnaire. This typically asks the trainee to rate a series of statements or questions about the training experience on a very good to very bad scale. This kind of evaluation lends itself to being computerised, so that results can be quickly amalgamated and analysed.
Training evaluation can be beneficial to both the trainer and the trainee.
For the trainer, it gives valuable feedback about the effectiveness of the training session, from the perspective of the trainee. For the trainee, a good training evaluation will focus the trainee on how much he or she learned from the training and whether his or her training objectives were attained. Care needs to be taken that technology training is appropriate to the needs of the trainee and the election management body as a whole. Training needs to be relevant to the tasks to be undertaken by the trainee in his or her work. Training opportunities can appear to be endless, such is the number and variety of training courses that are available, however, not all courses will be relevant to everyone.