Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training Program: Case study, Ferdowsi University of Mash

The present study investigated on the effectiveness of training programs held in the first eight months of 2011 in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Research method was evaluation. Evaluation and goal-oriented approach of Kirkpatrick's model was used to do this study. The population study included all 421 of employees in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. In order to evaluate the reaction level Karami (1386) Questionnaire was used, and to evaluate the learning, pre-test and post- test was applied, and also to evaluate the behavior, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Findings indicated that the learners were satisfied with the training programs. Also learning in all training programs was in a desirable status. But, in the third level (behavior) result showed that the effectiveness of training courses was doubted.