This is the first in series of five podcasts on how to be the most effective training professional you can be by producing business value for your organization. Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick shares a valuable tip with you in each podcast of 10 minutes or less.

Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick is the son of Dr. Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Four LevelsTM training evaluation model.

Kirkpatrick Four LevelsTM

Developed in the 1950s, the Kirkpatrick Four Levels, also known as the Kirkpatrick Model, have become an industry standard for measuring the value of training. Jim Kirkpatrick carries on the work of his father by teaching the true and correct four levels. He has also expanded them with the Kirkpatrick Business Partnership ModelTM, which shows how the four levels apply during the planning, execution and demonstration of value phases of any initiative.

The first podcast in this series is entitled "Align Training Efforts with Level 4 Results". It explains how to use the Kirkpatrick Four Levels during the planning phase of an initiative.

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