I am currently doing research on a public training organization and intend to identify employer support, trainees intentions and training protocols affecting performance.
Here is a combination of benchmarking, design, evaluation, planning, financial and trainer feedback:
Kraiger, K., McLinden, D., & Casper, W. J. (2004). Collaborative planning for training impact. Human Resource Management, 43(4), 337-351.
Arthur Jr, W., Bennett Jr, W., Edens, P. S., & Bell, S. T. (2003). Effectiveness of training in organizations: a meta-analysis of design and evaluation features. Journal of Applied psychology, 88(2), 234.
Santos, A., & Stuart, M. (2003). Employee perceptions and their influence on training effectiveness. Human resource management journal, 13(1), 27-45.
Steedman, H. (2001). Benchmarking apprenticeship: UK and continental Europe compared. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Bartel, A. P. (2000). Measuring the employer's return on investments in training: Evidence from the literature. Industrial relations: a journal of economy and society, 39(3), 502-524.
Twitchell, S., Holton, E. F., & Trott, J. W. (2000). Technical training evaluation practices in the United States. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 13(3), 84-109.
Carroll, J. M., & Rosson, M. B. (1995). Managing evaluation goals for training. Communications of the ACM, 38(7), 40-48.
Try The Effectiveness of Health and Safety Committees: Results of a Survey of Public-Sector Workplaces The Effectiveness of Health and Safety Committees by Eaton and Nocerino on: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0019-8676.00166/abstract;jsessionid=29C6C8EDF8966769C6AFDD2B4878F67F.f01t02
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Training and development report by UK CIPD on http://www.cipd.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/271CD424-507C-4E4A-99B6-1FAD80573E4A/0/traindevtsurvrept05.pdf