Enterprise Professional Development – Evaluating Learning

Whilst professional development (PD) is an activity required by many regulatory authorities, the value that enterprises obtain from PD is often unknown, particularly when it involves development of knowledge. This paper discusses measurement techniques and processes and provides a review of establis...

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Published in:Industry & higher education 2010-10, Vol.24 (5), p.343-359
Main Authors: Murphy, Gerald A., Calway, Bruce A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Business
Data Interpretation
Entrepreneurship
Evaluation
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Measurement Techniques
Organizational Development
Practice
Professional Development
Professional Occupations
Regulation
Risk
Small and medium sized enterprises
Workplace Learning
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Summary:Whilst professional development (PD) is an activity required by many regulatory authorities, the value that enterprises obtain from PD is often unknown, particularly when it involves development of knowledge. This paper discusses measurement techniques and processes and provides a review of established evaluation techniques, highlighting deficiencies in these methods for evaluating the ongoing long-term impact of PD. Enterprises need to understand the risks associated with PD as well as the impact of policies, processes and practices. The paper sets out the factors that affect the value added to the enterprise by PD and provides details of how this may be measured by developing an Enterprise PD profile.
ISSN:0950-4222
2043-6858
DOI:10.5367/ihe.2010.0008