Week 12 (Can’t Believe it!!) Tonight’s Agenda Last Week’s discussion Touch on Module Reading Discuss Research Paper Sharita Green-Ngounda: Case Study 3 (Ethics) Wilbanks: Evaluating the 4 Levels (Kirkpatrick)

So You Think You Need Safety Training? Dr. Tracey Cekada, Professional Safety 1st step is to find out what training is needed, typically through a training needs assessment provide some certainty that the time, money and resources put into developing and conducting training will give the desired performance based results.

Is the training necessary? “While it appears that workers without OHS training are at a greater risk for workplace injury, it is the adequacy of this training that is the critical piece.” Too much training can dampen the effectiveness of the training and decrease its credibility.

Time and Money ~ 50 billion is spent annually on formal training, with an additional $90 to $120 billion on less-structured, informal training. 77% of respondents offer safety training to employees, leading it to rank 7th among 30 programs offered. Each year, corporate America provides nearly two billion hours of training to 60 million employees. Estimate suggest that only 10 to 15 percent of training content is retained after one year.

Needs Assessment Defined Ongoing process of gathering data to determine what training needs exist so that training can be developed to help the organization accomplish its objectives. Seeks information about: Optimal performance of knowledge Actual or current performance or knowledge Feelings of trainees Causes of the problems Solutions to the problem

Need Assessment Models McGhee’s and Thayers 3 level approach McClelland 11 Step Approach Barbazette Why, Who, How, What, When Z490.1