Multidimensional evaluation of training offered by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH).
This paper is about an evaluation of training offered by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH). FIOH is a research organisation, which produces, collects and disseminates information about work and health and promotes the utilisation of this knowledge. The target groups of the training are occupational health physicians, occupational health nurses, occupational health physiotherapists, safety officers and other personnel responsible for the development of the working environment. The central aim of the Evaluation Group was to evaluate the quality of the training given at FIOH and to make recommendations for further development in the near future. The evaluation was done by a joint evaluation group. The Evaluation Group consisted of specialists working in the field of occupational health and safety and in adult education outside the Institute, as well as staff members from the Institute. The specific objectives were: to evaluate how the objectives of the training were set and how the training was arranged to meet the needs of society: how relevant the training topics were from the viewpoint of the clients; how the annual planning of the training programme was done; and whether the courses were carried out in such a way that they would have a practical impact. All the evaluation should support the development and assessment skills of the training given by FIOH. Both the relevance of the training was assessed at the level of the society and at the level of training courses. The supply of the training was evaluated by different stakeholders. The quality of the training courses was evaluated by specialists in pedagogics and adult education. They evaluated the planning of the courses, the contents of the courses and teaching methods used at the courses, the course materials and the evaluation practices. The presentation describes the use of the multidimensional, process and participation oriented evaluation model and the outcomes of the evaluation.
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D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000193:education*