Read the case below and answer the questions that follow:

A pharmaceutical company based in South Africa has a reputation for heavily investing

in employee training and development programs. These initiatives are designed to

enhance employee skills, boost productivity, and foster innovation. However, a

significant issue has emerged within the organisation $-$ a lack of evaluation for these

training programs. One of the training managers at the company has taken a stance

against conducting training evaluations, arguing that they are a waste of resources.

Many businesses invest in employee training to enhance skills, increase efficiency,

and drive organisational growth. However, they often overlook the critical step of post$-$

training evaluation if the completion of training marks the end of the process. Project

management, on the other hand, recognises the value of assessing project outcomes

and applying lessons learned to future endeavours.

Case designed by Newman Chigaba

While human resources development $($HRD$)$ and the field of project management may

appear worlds apart in their focus, there exist valuable insights that HRD can learn

from project management, particularly in the realm of project evaluation.

Required:

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Describe to the human resource development team the rationale behind

organisations conducting a systematic and thorough training evaluation process

upon the completion of a training programme. Provide relevant examples to

support your arguments.