The Evaluation of Government Training Programmes

Abstract

Essentially, evaluative studies of training programmes attempt to supply an answer to the question: Have the economic benefits emanating from the programme been sufficiently high to offset the costs involved? The particular form the appraisal takes, however, will differ according to the standpoint from which the training programme is viewed. We here discuss three major viewpoints: (1) the individual trainee; (2) the Government’s budget; and (3) the economy as a whole.