Assessment of Training Needs

An assessment of training needs is a diagnostic tool for determining what are the needs for an effective training. The assessment of training needs looks at an employee and organizational knowledge and abilities to spot any areas of need. Once the needs are identified, you need to develop the objectives that need to be accomplished by the training. These objectives will create principles for methods of success and efficacy.

There are a lot of factors that lead to the training Needs:

1. Re-organization processes
2. Business Process Re-engineering
3. Improvement in the process
4. Reductions in Force
5. Layoffs/Transfers/New Hires
6. Staff Changes and Promotions
7. Re-locating
8. New equipments and Technology
9. Performance and Safety Issues
10. Problems in Production and Safety
11. New Systems and Procedures
12. Changes in Laws and Regulations
13. Planning of Succession
14. Career Paths and Growth

How to determine where training is needed? There are different sources for determining the training needs:

1. Assessment Questionnaire
2. Analysis
3. Employee Interviews
4. Employee Opinions and Climate Surveys
5. Exit Interviews
6. Employee Grievances and Complaints
7. Customer Returns and Calls
8. Accidents and Scrap
9. New Equipment and Software
10. Changes in Procedures
11. Re-organization
12. Job Re-design
13. Performance appraisal Results
14. Promotions and Terminations
15. Observations
16. Assessment Centers
17. Employment and Skills Tests

There are different steps of assessment of training needs:

1. Collecting and analyzing the data
2. Designing of program objectives, plan, and measures of success
3. Testing the prototype, instrument and process
4. Implementation of collected measures and update as needed
5. Analysis & Evaluation

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