Training feedback survey template
Training feedback collected on the day mostly measures whether people enjoyed themselves. This template asks that, but also the questions that predict whether the training worked: was the level right, and will they use any of it.
The survey beside this text is live. Fill it in and submit it — it validates exactly as it would for a real respondent, and saves nothing.
One survey per session, results per session
Duplicate the survey for each session and every cohort gets its own results page and its own averages, which is how you compare trainers or dates.
A balanced scale for pace and level
Level is a labelled scale running from “Much too basic” to “Much too advanced”, with “About right” in the middle. On a scale like this the best result is the centre, and the bars show which way you missed.
Results you can put on the screen
Set results to “After voting” and attendees see the group’s ratings once they have submitted their own — useful for a closing discussion, without anyone being swayed before they answer.
No card required.
Training Feedback Survey
Live previewHow to use this template
5 steps in the editor. Nothing here needs a paid plan.
- Press “Use this template” and put the session name in the title so results from different sessions are never confused.
- Edit the matrix rows to the parts of your session — content, trainer, materials, pace, venue or platform.
- Share the link in the last five minutes of the session rather than by email afterwards; far more people answer while they are still in the room.
- Turn on one per browser under Settings → Voting & results so each attendee is counted once.
- Read the “pitched at the right level” split first on the Results tab: a session rated enjoyable but too basic needs a different audience, not a different trainer.
Questions in this survey
6 questions, using 5 of the 24 question types available.
| Question | Question type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| How useful was this training? | Rating | Yes |
| How would you rate each of the following? | Matrix grid | Yes |
| The training was pitched… | Likert scale | Yes |
| Will you apply what you learned in your work? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| What would stop you applying it? | Long text | Optional |
| What should we change for next time? | Long text | Optional |
What goes wrong with this survey
Specific to this template, not general advice about surveys.
Only asking whether they enjoyed it
A charismatic trainer scores well on content that changes nothing. The level and the “will you apply this” questions are the ones that predict impact.
Emailing it afterwards
Attention is gone the moment people leave the room. Build the survey into the agenda.
Mixing sessions in one survey
Two cohorts in one set of results cannot be separated later unless you asked which session they attended. Use one survey per session.
Treating a mid-scale “level” answer as average
On the level question the middle is the target, not mediocre. Read that chart for skew to one side.
Questions about this survey
When should I send a training feedback survey?
In the session, before people leave. A survey sent the next day is answered by a fraction of attendees, and they are the ones with the strongest opinions in either direction.
What should I ask after a training session?
Whether the content was useful, whether the level was right, how the trainer did, whether the attendee will apply it, and what to change. Five to seven questions is enough; this template has six.
Can attendees see how everyone else answered?
Only if you choose it. Settings → Voting & results offers always, after voting, after the survey closes, or only you. “After voting” is the common choice for a live session.
How do I measure whether the training actually worked?
Not with this survey alone. It captures reaction and intent. Send a second, shorter one four to six weeks later asking what they have used — and compare it with the “will you apply this” answers here.