Post Training Survey Template

Four outcome items, asked first while the session is fresh.

1. What this training session covered applies directly to the work I do.5-point agree, requiredwhether the right people were in the room.
2. This session was worth the time it took.5-point agree, required
3. I understand this topic better now than before the session.5-point agree, requiredself-rated learning; set it beside question 4.
4. I am confident I can do what this session taught without help.5-point agree, requiredthe item to read first; it forecasts use at work.

Items a trainer can act on before running it again. To rate the trainer by name, use the facilitator feedback form.

1. The material was explained clearly enough to follow.5-point agree, required
2. The session moved at a pace I could keep up with.5-point agree, requireda split room when answers cluster at both ends.
3. There was enough time to practice, not just watch.5-point agree, requiredthe quickest thing to add before the next session.
4. I know where to find the session materials when I need them.5-point agree, required
5. What would have improved this session most?Choose one, required: more time to practice; more time on the hardest part; fewer topics, covered in more depth; better materials to take away; nothing, it worked well as it wasthe most-picked option is your next change.
6. What got in the way of learning today, if anything?Open text, optionallogins, the room or a deadline.

What people expect to do next. For a before-and-after reading, send the pre training survey questions first.

1. I know what I will do first with this back at work.5-point agree, requiredpeople who need a short follow-up message.
2. I will have a chance to use this within the next two weeks.5-point agree, requiredwhether the work will give people a chance soon.
3. What is the first thing you will try at work?Open text, optionalconcrete plans; vague ones flag a low question 11.

Asked last, so it sums up everything before it.

1. Overall, I would recommend this session to a colleague who does my job.5-point agree, requiredthe headline figure to compare across sessions.

Send these six as a second survey, three weeks after the session, to see what reached the job.

1. Since the session, have you used what it taught?Choose one, required: yes, several times; yes, once; no, the work has not come up; no, I tried and it did not work; no, I had forgotten too muchno chance yet, set apart from tried and struggled.
2. I can do this now without looking anything up.5-point agree, required
3. What has stopped you from using it most?Choose one, required: no chance to use it yet; my manager wants it done the old way; the tools or access are not set up; I cannot remember enough; nothing has stopped mewhether the next fix belongs to managers, tools or the session.
4. Describe one time you have used it at work.Open text, optionalreal stories to share when the next session opens.
5. I have had the support I needed to put this into practice.5-point agree, required
6. Looking back, the session prepared me for the real work.5-point agree, requiredthe change since question 4 on the day.