How Prepared Are The Prepared: Effectiveness Of Training Programs By National Institute Of Disaster Management (Nidm) Pakistan

The study focused on the impact evaluation of selected nine variables (Key Objectives, Training Modules, Facilitation Method, Facilitation Tools, Training Facilitators, Training Venue, Logistic Support, Professionalism of the Organization, and Information Management) on Reaction of trainees. National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) was taken as case study to evaluate its training programs using the first level (Reaction) of Kirkpatrick model. A questionnaire adapted from Rae, (2004) was used for data collection. Sample of the study comprised 212 men and women. They were from different segments of the society such as government, UN agencies, I/NGOS and academia etc. The respondents had professional experience ranging from 1-16 years & above and having a variety of qualification from matriculation to doctoral level. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied to see the desired impact. The multiple regression revealed that five (Facilitation Tools, Training Venue, Logistic Support, Professionalism of the Organization and Information Management) out of nine independent variables had impact on the response variable however rest of the four (Key Objectives, Training Modules, Facilitation Methods, Training Facilitators) did not have any significant impact. It was recommended that training evaluation should be given due importance in the public and private sector, by investing required time and resources. The study concluded with the emphasis on exploiting other three levels of the Kirkpatrick model for training evaluation in NIDM and other public and private training institutes by the future researchers