Training Needs Assessment for Groups

UNDERSTAND THE NEED. PROVIDE THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS. POSITION L&D FOR SUCCESS.

Without a clear diagnostic process, organizations risk investing time and money in learning solutions that don’t solve the real problem. With the Training Needs Assessment Certificate, your team will learn to fill the gap between training programs and organizational goals through diagnostic and needs assessment approaches for targeted training and development. View the brochure.

At A Glance
  • 2 Half-Days
  • Certificate Awarded
  • Delivery Options
  • English Language
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What Your Team Will Learn

According to Training Industry research, fewer than 20% of organizations have optimized their diagnostic processes. That gap presents a powerful opportunity for learning and development (L&D) professionals: When your team knows how to assess needs accurately, they become more than order-takers; they become trusted business advisors. Equip your team with the tools and strategies they need to identify and respond to your organization’s most pressing training needs. Effective needs assessment will position them as strategic business partners who understands organizational needs and how learning can strategically solve them.

Your team will walk away with a toolkit for their assessment processes to effectively get to the root of your organization’s — and learners’ — needs. This course offers the insights, tools and skills your team needs to make the right recommendations to meet and exceed business goals. They’ll also earn a certificate and digital badge as proof of their newly developed competencies.

After earning this certificate, your team will be able to:

  • Conduct a training needs assessment that identifies learning solutions or confirms when training is not the answer.
  • Scope realistic timelines and project plans for assessments that support timely business decisions.
  • Leverage several ready-to-use job aids to gather data, lead stakeholder meetings and project planning.
  • Position needs assessment as a cost-saving, performance-driving tool within their L&D strategy.
  • Earn a certificate validating their new expertise in training needs assessment.

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Agenda

The program spans eight hours and is completed online, over two half-days. You r team will take part in a multi-day live, virtual instructor-led (VILT) class, that includes ample time for discussion, analysis and an applied case study review.

PREWORK

Prior to the course, your team will read an article and complete a brief assignment to prepare them for discussions in the multi-day live, virtual session.

DAY 1 – Intro & 4 Focus Areas of Needs Assessment (Part 1)

Introduction to the Importance of Needs Assessment

  • Defining training needs assessment.
  • Needs analysis as a risk mitigation strategy.
  • The needs assessment process.

The 4 Focus Areas of Needs Assessment (Part 1)

  • How and when to approach needs assessment from four focus areas: organization, performance, person and process.
  • The best data sources and strategies for each focus area.
  • Activity: Identifying the appropriate focus areas.

DAY 2 – 4 Focus Areas of Needs Assessment (Part 2)

The 4 Focus Areas of Needs Assessment (Part 2)

  • Activity: Developing a data strategy.

Making Sense of Data

  • Analyzing data.
  • What to do when data sources disagree.
  • Determining how to prioritize needs.

Proposing Recommendations and Gaining Buy-in

  • Preparing to give recommendations.
  • Anticipating and addressing pushback.
  • Activity: Communicating solutions to stakeholders.

Course Tools, Resources and Job Aids

  • Needs Analysis Project Planner
  • Tips for Surveys
  • Tips for Preparing and Conducting Interviews
  • Questions for Preliminary Analysis

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Training Needs Assessment for Groups

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Training Needs Assessment for Groups

ALIGN YOUR TEAM AROUND NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSES.

The Training Needs Assessment Certificate is a perfect program for aligning your training development team with the tools and strategies needed to identify and respond to your organization’s most pressing training needs. In this certificate, your team will work as a group to learn and practice how to brainstorm, test and decide on the right L&D initiatives to meet your company’s current and future goals.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

You’ll start by working with our director of professional development to determine if this program is a good fit for your training team’s needs. Next, we’ll help you identify the right people from your training team to participate in the Training Needs Assessment Certificate, and to select a time and delivery modality that minimizes disruption and maximizes learning. You’ll then work with the course facilitator to share your team challenges and ensure they’re able to connect the needs assessment principles taught in the course to your specific context. Throughout, we’ll also offer recommendations and best practices for team alignment and reinforcement before, during and after training so that your team is prepared to apply training needs assessment practices and realize real business results.

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