Context: Training programmes often involve human resources, time and costs of organizations which need to justify these resource uses by demonstrating quantifiable qualitative and quantitative outcomes. Evaluating a training program in terms of training effectiveness is essential for making necessary improvements, allocating resources wisely, and ensuring that the program aligns with organizational goals and trainees' needs. Training evaluation also provides a structured framework for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of training programs. Objective: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the training programmes attended by fish farmers of Tripura during 2022-23. Method: A quasi-experimental research design was used in the present study. 188 farmer trainees were selected who participated in training programmes of the College of Fisheries, Tripura using the complete enumeration sampling technique. The training effectiveness was analyzed on the basis of the extent potential ratio (EPR) and total effectiveness score (TES) were estimated. Result and Discussion: The outcome of the present study found that the majority (59.04%) of the farmer trainees belonged to the young age group, obtained education up to high school (39.36%), and had a medium-sized family. The majority of trainees had pond areas up to 0.40 ha., with 1-5 years of experience in fish farming. The overall effectiveness score for on-campus training programmes was OES 79.55, and for off-campus training programmes was found to be OES 71.93. The result of the “Mann-Whitney U test” statistics indicated that there was a significant difference in the effectiveness score between on-campus training (mean effectiveness rank = 119.23, n = 146) and off-campus training (mean effectiveness rank= 85.45, n = 42) at 1 per cent level of significance (p<0.01) 2-tailed. A calculated overall effectiveness score was 74, indicating that the on-campus training programmes were more effective. The result of the present study revealed that the farmer trainees who participated in the training programmes organized by the College of Fisheries benefited, their skills, knowledge and attitudes were improved.

Keyword: Training effectiveness; Total effectiveness score; Training evaluation; North- East Region.