Training needs assessment
Students will complete a needs assessment based on the organization, person and task analyses discussed in our textbook. The organization analysis identifies the company's strategic direction, support of managers and peers for training activities, and training resources including money, time and expertise. The person analysis identifies who in the organization needs the training by examining whether current and expected performance match. The task analysis identifies what type of training needs to be delivered based on a description of tasks performed on a job as well as the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform those tasks.
Looking at the entire needs assessment process, students will write a proposal using the headings listed below to fill an unmet training need within their own organization (or a previous organization) with the following information:
- Describe the problem
- Analyze the needs (using the analyses above)
- Write the learning objectives and training method
- Identify who will deliver the training (internal or external trainers)
- Determine how to evaluate the results