Evaluate Learning With Predictive Learning Analytics
A positive return on investment for training programs is a top concern for C-level executives and should be for L&D professionals too. Scrap learning—the time and money wasted on most training programs that are delivered but not applied on the job—is 45–85 percent. In this issue of TD at Work, Ken Phillips, CPTD, details how to measure, monitor, and manage scrap learning with Predictive Learning Analytics. PLA is a systematic, credible, and repeatable way to reduce scrap learning and maximize training transfer. Phillips:
- Explains the PLA model and provides formulas for calculating scrap learning
- Outlines how L&D practitioners can use the model in their organizations
- Provides a case study
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Full ProfileKen is the founder and CEO of Phillips Associates and the creator of the Predictive Learning Analytics™ (PLA) learning evaluation methodology. He is also a measurement and evaluation master, having spoken and received rave reviews at the ATD International Conference & EXPO on measuring and evaluating learning issues every year since 2008. He also has presented at the Annual Training Conference and Expo every year since 2013 on similar topics.
Ken has pooled his measurement and evaluation knowledge and experience into workshops and presentations for L&D professionals. All the sessions are highly engaging, practical, and filled with relevant content most L&D professionals haven't previously heard. In short, they are not a rehash of traditional measurement and evaluation theory.
Before pursuing a PhD in the combined organizational behavior and educational administration fields at Northwestern University, Ken held management positions with two colleges and two national corporations. Also, he has more than two dozen published learning instruments and articles to his credit. Ken is also a contributing author to five L&D books and the author of the recently released TD at Work publication titled, "Evaluate Learning with Predictive Learning Analytics."
Ken earned the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance CPLP® (now CPTD) credential from ATD in 2006 as a pilot pioneer and has recertified five times, most recently in 2021.
