Improving technical training with valuable feedback Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation, is one of the world’s largest publishers of monthly magazines including Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Oprah Magazine. The internal technical training team at Hearst Magazines provides training for 11,000 employees around the world on proprietary and licensed software. Every year, trainers hold up to 250 on-site classes for up to 4,000 employees. At a Glance Situation • Declining engagement rates and information retention • Too much time and resources spent on follow-up Survey Insights • Course evaluation surveys evaluate all aspects of the course • Immediate feedback lets the team make quick improvements and get fast results Better Results • Breaking up a long training session into two shorter sessions increased engagement • Relocating classes to an upper floor increased participation • Employee satisfaction with the training jumped to 90% • Confidence in the trainer’s knowledge rose to 97% Visit surveymonkey.com/enterprise today Training Feedback Case Study “With SurveyMonkey we constantly improve our internal training program by incorporating feedback from our trainees. It saves us time and money, and makes the training the best it can be.” – Debra Robinson, SVP/CTO, Hearst Magazines
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Improving technical training with valuable feedback