Development of A Nursing Training Programs Evaluation: An Application of Alignment Concepts

Educational training program evaluation models have been developed by the time. So that the evaluation can provide absolutely and comprehensively information that it measure the evaluation of the training program in term of retention for all stakeholders and related parties objectives. Meanwhile, the evaluation of continuing training programs for registered nurses does not develop as that said. Therefore, this research purposes to study and modify an evaluation model, standards, indicators, and criteria with application of alignment concepts. The concept of alignment is aligning between standard and evaluation. In addition, another important purpose is to develop the alignment index, to be used to assess the value and compare various programs. The study process consist 3 steps: 1) To analyze the context and model that is currently used and also needs of evaluation information for used to develop an evaluation model and determine the alignment index. 2) To assess the propriety and feasibility of the model by stakeholder's brainstorming and standards of evaluation by experts. 3) To trial use at the selected nursing organization and the other similar organization for evaluate, develop and improve the generated evaluation model and alignment index to be able use into practically and generally processing