OBJECTIVES: Training courses are provided for human capital services that strive to make proper talent management a competitive advantage for producers in the US livestock market.This analysis measures the effectiveness of the training program including ROI,   identifies the demographics of the most successful learners and necessary program adjustments. METHODS: Utilizing a survey data collection instrument and analytics software application that includes program specific benchmarks, course participants were invited to complete a Follow Up survey >2 mos. post completion.  Survey data from November 2012-December 2014 including 124 Follow up surveys and 19 Manager surveys were analyzed.  For Likert-type questions (1 – 5 response scale) a percent favorable, also known as a top two box, was used to display response data. For percentage based questions (0%-100% response scale in 10% increments), a simple average calculation was used to display response data. Analysis by question, category and demographic descriptor was performed. RESULTS: