Year: 2026 | Month: May | Volume: 16 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 209-220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20260524
Evaluation of In-Service Skill Enhancement Training for Nurse Educators in India using Kirkpatrick’s Model
Apurvakumar Pandya1, Medha Wadhwa2, Raj Khanna3, Saeka Zafar4, Kruti Gupta5, Anish Sinha6, Deepak Saxena7
1Assistant Professor & Co-lead, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
2Assistant Professor & Lead, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
3Practicing General Doctor, Gandhinagar, India.
4PhD Scholar, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
5Research Associate, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
6Registrar, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
7Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
Corresponding Author: Medha Wadhwa
ABSTRACT
Background: Structured competency-based training programmes addressing managerial and non-technical skills for nurses remain limited. This study assessed the effectiveness of a Skill Enhancement Programme for nursing educators in India.
Methodology: A five-day residential training programme was designed using Kern’s six-step framework. The curriculum covered management principles, nursing administration, leadership, communication, and stress management skills. Training was implemented employing adult-learning methodologies and training outcomes were assessed using Kirkpatrick’s model.
Results: Thirty-two nursing educators participated. Participants’ feedback was overwhelmingly positive: nearly 91% rated overall facilitation of sessions as “excellent.” Knowledge improved significantly from a median score of pre-training 14 to post-training score of 18 out of 20 (p < 0.001). Moreover, the study recorded a 75% increase in the median score of participants who received lowest scores, indicating equitable learning gains.
Conclusion: A structured in-service training programme significantly improved nursing educator’s managerial and non-technical skills. Institutionalizing such programmes can enhance the quality of healthcare services.
Key words: nurses, skills enhancement training, soft-skills, managerial skills, non-technical skills, Kirkpatrick model, Kern’s curriculum framework