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Training Records

Training records must be maintained up to date, must witness the progress against the training
plan. Training records give detailed information on the topics being covered with the level of
competence gained by the learner; date of training being conducted. All such records shall be
provided to the regulating authority that suitable training was provided to the workers to
improve their competence, or it may be used to prove during any accident investigation to
confirm that training was provided to the worker.

Evaluating Training Effectiveness

The evaluation stage in the training cycle is concerned with a review of the training, for the
purpose of assessing whether the training objectives are met. A trainer needs to find out
whether the trainees have achieved the objectives or not, for this feedback is obtained post
training and reviewed, therefore.

Employees may be monitored after return to work to check for any significant change in their
behaviour and practice towards health and safety. Also, it may include success indicators such
as:

• Whether employees are performing the tasks safely without risk to health
• Do they work as how they have been trained to carry out the task.
• Significant improvement in the organisation’s health and safety performance.
• Increased awareness in accident/ near misses reporting systems.

Trainee assessment allows a trainer to:

• Judge the success of the course and so recognize any modifications or adjustments which are
needed.
• Measure the progress of individual trainees in relation to themselves or their peers.

It also provides feedback on how effective training is and allows the trainer to make changes in
teaching methods and in the methods of assessment in the light of experience.

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