Chapter 2 Training For Organizations Needs Assessment.

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Session Goal Prepare a one-minute “elevator speech” explaining why it is imperative to do a needs assessment.

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Why do a Needs Assessment? in order for clients to do their jobs in order for clients to grow their careers in order for the organization to carry outs its plans and achieve its performance goals

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Needs Assessment Questions Who needs to learn what? Why do they need to learn it? At what depth? What is the priority of learning in question? What priorities in terms of learners, topics, time?

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 A Systems Approach The organization The task The individual

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 A Learner-Centered Approach The needs assessment template Targeting the learner population

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 A Needs Assessment Template Asking the right questions of the right people.

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Topics assigned jobs planned projects career aspirations organizational plans technical forecasts business forecasts skills mixdialog strategy

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Targeting the Learner Population Who has the answers to your questions? What’s your focus?

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 The Needs Assessment Bull’s Eye The target population

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Taking Turns in the Bull’s Eye

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Selecting Needs Assessment Methods advisory committees assessment centers attitude surveys group discussions employee interviews exit interviews (cont.)

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Selecting Needs Assessment Methods (cont.) management requests observations of behavior performance appraisals performance documents questionnaire surveys & inventories skills test

Training for Organizations Chapter 2 Selection Advice collect data early use many techniques use techniques that produce objective data when possible use techniques that require participation by the target population

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