Through carefully thought-out training models, evaluation techniques, external measurements, and testimonials, we can demonstrate the ongoing value of our training.
Pre-course Work Ensures Learners are Prepared
We provide learners with pre-reading materials in advance of classroom sessions and give them an appropriate time period to complete the assignments.
Learners complete online assessments that alert them to areas where they are weak. Instructors utilize the aggregate results from the online assessments to anticipate which areas need to be emphasized during classroom delivery.
Most importantly, pre-course work ensures that all learners arrive at the classroom with a base level of shared knowledge.
Pre- and Post-course Assessments Show Increases in Skills and Knowledge
Most of our courses test the learner’s awareness of concepts and their ability to make judgements using typical contracting scenarios. In advance of the classroom portion of the course, each learner completes an online assessment consisting of 10-15 questions.
After the training, each learner completes a post-course assessment, another set of 10-15 questions. Comparing the aggregate totals of the baseline (pre-course assessment) to the final outcome (post-course validation) provides a concrete measure of increases in knowledge and skills.
For example, in the PCMP course, Law and Ethics for Competitive Procurement, delivered on behalf of the Province of BC, participants knowledge typically increased by as much as 64%. For the approximately 2500 people who attended PCMP courses in the past three years, the average increase was 28%.
PCMP Certificate within BC Government
The Province of BC adopted the Procurement and Contract Management Program (PCMP) as a central part of its province-wide training initiatives. Over 3400 government employees have enrolled in the program and over 100 learners have graduated. NECI developed and delivered the PCMP for six years until 2010 when the program was successfully transitioned in-house to the BC government Learning Centre.
PCMP was the Recipient of Two Awards
In November 2007, the Procurement and Contract Management Program was the recipient of a Deputy Minister’s Award of Excellence in the Partnership with Stakeholder category (Province of BC)
This award recognizes a group or team within the BC government that has the “desire to work co-operatively with all stakeholders to meet mutual goals. It involves awareness that a relationship based on trust is the foundation for success in delivering results.”
In 2005, the program won the Leadership in Public Procurement Award, sponsored by the Canadian Public Procurement Council, Summit Magazine and MERX.
Courses Receive Consistently High Evaluations
We can employ a variety of evaluation techniques, depending on your organization’s needs and budget. We work with you to provide valid and reliable evaluation results that are focused on your concerns. We can use the following techniques:
- Electronic gathering of data
- Post-course evaluations to capture comments from the learners
- Aggregate measurements showing increase in knowledge and skills
- Focus groups run by independent facilitator
- Academic studies of effectiveness
The average course evaluation for our instructor-led courses is 4.6 out of 5.0.
