Books. Trainer Assessment: a Guide to Measuring the Performance of Trainers and Facilitators

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(2002), "Books. Trainer Assessment: a Guide to Measuring the Performance of Trainers and Facilitators", Education + Training, Vol. 44 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2002.00444gad.002

Books. Trainer Assessment: a Guide to Measuring the Performance of Trainers and Facilitators

Books Trainer Assessment: a Guide to Measuring the Performance of Trainers and Facilitators

Leslie RaeGower2002ISBN 0566084570£47.50

"If you think that training is expensive, try ignorance." Today, it is not enough for trainers to justify their existence in this simple way. Like other professionals, they must prove that they deliver a quality service, regularly and consistently. Trainer Assessment, an updated version of Assessing Trainer Effectiveness, provides the necessary tools and advice.

Since Leslie Rae wrote the first edition, 11 years ago, training has undergone a sea change. The switch of focus from training to learning, the increased emphasis on personal development, the arrival of new information and communication technology and interactive learning have all challenged the traditional role of the trainer.

In consequence, organizations expect measurable returns on training investment. Trainees no longer accept that the trainer knows best. Above all, good trainers want to assure themselves that they are doing an effective job.

Trainer Assessment, Leslie Rae's 31st book since 1983, details the role of the trainer and includes a wide range of checklists, questionnaires and inventories. Crucially, it now contains a chapter on e-technology in training and its relationship to the trainer and his or her assessment, as well as new material on training and development of national vocational qualifications. The book also provides details of new instruments for self-assessment, interim validation and training validation.

The book contains plenty to interest training managers who want to give feedback to their trainers and facilitators, human-resource managers who need to evaluate the impact of training, line managers who need to know what to look for from trainers, and trainers, coaches and facilitators who want to assess their own performance.