Advancing employability: applying training evaluation to employability development programs

Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to apply training evaluation to employability development, providing a systematic process to assess employability development programs' effectiveness under the framework of employability capital resources (Peeters et al., 2019).Design/methodology/approachThe authors demonstrate the training evaluation process within an employability development program for US secondary school students. This process included providing validation evidence for measures of evaluation criteria across multiple samples of secondary school students and testing the effectiveness of the program utilizing a quasi-experimental design.FindingsThe authors systematically found support for the intervention's effects on training criteria (i.e. reactions, learning, behavior, results) and demonstrated the utility for training evaluation's application to employability development. The findings illustrate how a training evaluation approach can provide holistic evidence that an employability development program achieved its intended outcomes.Originality/valueEmployability is a new and burgeoning topic – however, employability development varies in how it is conceptualized, evaluated and assessed. By applying training evaluation approaches, employability development can be assessed within a unifying framework and better integrated within the Human Resource Management literature.

Impact of critical success factors and risk management on organizational results

“…Hiring what previous studies have highlighted (Galvão et al, 2020;Glerum and Judge, 2021;Kravariti and Johnston, 2020;McWilliams et al, 2022), the existence of continuing training programs does not impact the achievement of the results desired by organizations. In four of the six organizations, training in the area of risk management, when carried out by professionals, is not sufficient to optimize the results of the organization, because according to the managers of five organizations, there is no type of metric to assess the application of knowledge acquired by the employees who carry out the training.…”

“…Scholars argue that continued training in risk management causes impact on organizations' results (Galvão et al, 2020;Glerum and Judge, 2021;Kravariti and Johnston, 2020;McWilliams et al, 2022). However, this research concluded that the training component does not affect the achievement of the results desired by the organization.…”

“…The training of managers who work in activities related to process management, directly or indirectly, must occur on a scheduled and continuous basis (Glerum and Judge, 2021). It is essential that top management understand the relevance that intellectual improvement has in the whole process and spread this culture throughout the company (Galvão et al, 2020).…”

The Role of Sustainable Training and Reward in Influencing Employee Accountability Perception and Behavior for Corporate Sustainability

“…Glerum and Judge [19] believed that education and training can provide employees with employment skills and support their development. If the enterprise conducts education and training regularly, its overall benefits will be revealed.…”

Design of Village Land Multipurpose Model for Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas

“…Similarly to training activities for villagers, the effort of training evaluation becomes crucial to assess the effectiveness, efficiency of the training program, or both. This is necessary to make decisions on whether to further invest in the program [40]. Hence, the results of the program evaluation determine the continuity of activities.…”