Which item is NOT an essential component of a performance appraisal form?

• A. Training history
• B. Employee and supervisor information
• C. Goals and performance criteria
• D. Evidence/examples

Answer: (A)

Training history is not an essential component of a performance appraisal form. The form’s purpose is to record current performance against defined expectations and provide a documented basis for ratings. To do that, you need who is being evaluated and who is conducting the review, the goals and performance criteria that define success, and concrete evidence or examples that illustrate how performance was demonstrated. Training history, while useful for development planning, doesn’t directly establish current performance or justify the appraisal rating, so it belongs in separate development or training records rather than the core appraisal form. If needed, training information can inform future development, but it isn’t required to evaluate performance in the review period.