The goals of a training evaluation are to determine the extent to which trainees have...

HRPA’s evaluation guidance distinguishes formative and summative evaluation:

Formative evaluation gathers qualitative and diagnostic feedback to improve the program’s design and delivery (e.g., content clarity, methods, materials, transfer enablers).

Summative evaluation examines outcomes, including behaviour change on the job and results, after training is completed.

Using both ensures you can improve the program and verify behaviour change.

Options A and B mix terms but do not explicitly pair the improvement focus with outcome verification as clearly as the formative-plus-summative model.

Option C includes self-assessments (subjective) and may not reliably capture behaviour change.

Relevant HRPA references (no external links):

HRPA Study Guide – Training Evaluation: formative vs. summative; behaviour/transfer and results levels.

HRPA Competency Framework – Learning and Development: evaluate learning effectiveness and use feedback for continuous improvement.