How to measure training effectiveness according to ISO 9001
International standard ISO 9001:2015 (as well as the earlier versions of the 9001) does not contain any requirements to such an evaluation procedure, thus it is beneficial to use a good production technique. The most complete evaluating of training effectiveness according to ISO 9001 includes 4 stages: Stage 1 — Testing the participants at the concluding stage of the training program. The criterion - evaluation testing. Typically, testing is organized by the program supervisor. It is a good practice to separate the authority: training is conducted by one organization (or at a least a subdivision), testing – by the other. Stage 2 — Evaluation of creativity of the participants. The criterion - the number and the level of proposals for improvement, that the participant of the training program comes up with in the report. The criterion may be determined by the 10-point scale via expert evaluation. Experts are a quality manager and an executive (manager) who delegated the pa...