8 Steps to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training

How to Effectively Evaluate Domestic Violence Response Trainings

How often do you design a domestic violence response training and then remember at the last minute that you haven’t created an evaluation form? It happens all the time because for many of us, evaluation is either intimidating or, in the greater scheme, doesn’t seem as urgent as finishing your slides or completing participant handouts. Nevertheless, evaluation is a fundamental component of education and should be considered at the beginning stages of training design. This document outlines a step-by-step process for creating and implementing user-friendly evaluations for training.