Do you prefer to apply a written examination as a mean of evaluation at the end of the training course?

Written examination means " getting certified by a competent authority " which has become an essential part of todays profile development. Having certificate assures the employers that the candidate knows about the subject.

But there are some who acquire training just for sake of gaining knowledge not bothering about the certificate and such individuals need to be appriciated.

It depends on course major some need this exam specially the costumer service situations and what the trainee will do if he was in some situations,on the other hand some training can not been put on an exam.

For a training course, never..! Unless it is for an accounting course, for instance. But for a training course, such as Human Resources, Marketing, Sales, Public Reations, Supply Chain Management, etc.. The answer is no. In such training courses, it is always about changing some of the bad habits of doing a job, therefore, a role play in some courses like sales is very important, case study in management course is so useful.. But a written exam, I would never use such a technique.

no , written examination , as a mean of evaluation at the end of trainning course, because i hate it.

A written Exam carries more weight in my opinion. Besides it is proof that one can actually remember stuff that they have learnt and in most cases examples can also be used to mimic real life applications.

yes , but its actually depend on the course field some of them need written and some of them do not but any way it is so important for colleges and instructor

how and what a worker is doing compared with earlier reviews of her skill sets, knowledge, initiative and participation in the company vision. This record reflects whether an employee is prepared to assume greater responsibility

If an employee is struggling with tasks or lagging behind quotas, the problem could be the quality of training he received

Although an evaluation's primary goal is to gauge whether a worker is a good fit for that company, it serves a larger purpose of helping individuals determine if they've chosen the right career paths. The feedback a worker receives regarding strengths and weaknesses is invaluable in charting a future course in which the company and worker can put her interests and talents to the best use

Yes, I do as it gives the employer an idea that whether the candidate has the technical knowledge & potential to pull the job.

It depends on the field of the course

In my opinion, that depends from which country you are coming and what the educational requirements are.

As a production planner I did not had to take an exam, since I showed the skills and abilities I have to perform this job.

When I changed to purchasing, I had taken a test and impressed the manager and senior buyer.

Yes, a test shows in a country with lower educational standards that  one can perform the task, however is not needed if a person comes from a country with a great education. 

This all depends on the type of training that is being presented, and the target audience. if you are training a group of people to do problem solving, a written test is applied. If you train mechanical fitters about alignment, a practical test is applied.

Krishna got it right. A written exam need not be closed book. It is a good way to remember what was taught during the class and carry away something.  I would combine it with a project to submit after a few days or weeks and then evaluation takes place - this way we are sure they have used the training materials in thier professional life..  Be  it practical course or a theoritical course, the fundamental theory can be tested just for the remembrance part to check how much it went into the head. It all depends on the trainer as well.. if he is good to exceptional, I would second a written test or some test (mostly multiple choice objective) and can be open book as welll.. no issues. Certificate or not, knowledge gaining is the key...