What outcome does gratifying feedback specifically aim to achieve in training?

Gratifying feedback in training is designed to reinforce the learner's application of skills. This type of feedback serves to acknowledge and reward the learner’s efforts and achievements, promoting a positive learning experience. By recognizing and affirming the skills that trainees apply, this feedback helps to strengthen their confidence and motivation. When learners receive positive reinforcement for successfully utilizing new skills, they are more likely to continue applying those skills in the future, facilitating better retention and transfer of training.

In contrast, validating a trainer's effectiveness focuses more on the trainer's role rather than the learner's experience. A comprehensive evaluation of training may involve a range of assessments and feedback forms but does not specifically center on the reinforcement aspect. Similarly, ensuring that all trainees receive equal feedback is more about the uniformity of feedback distribution rather than the targeted encouragement that gratifying feedback aims to provide.