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Topic: Training Needs Analysis and Assessment. |
So - you know the situation; Maybe you have just come into a company of 600 persons. There is lots of ad-hoc on-site and off-site training in place. Money is being spent on training - both technical and soft-skills. But, where do you start in managing the direction of the training initiatives?
How can you align them and ensure that they are happening for a reason? Both at an individual, team and organisational level? The wonderful world of training needs analysis offers some of the answers to these questions (but often leaves out the politics, cultural preferences involved as you seek to change the world...). I have found that there are two major "watch-its" when it comes to this phase in Systematic Training:
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It can lead to over-expectation. There is never enough time or money to carry out all of the training required - so a major part of the Training Professional's job is in managing this expectation.
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The learner often thinks they know what they need/want - but are often misinformed. So, the training professional needs to keep the training needs questions focused on the need, as opposed to the perceived solution.
The following links and downloads will provide you with a wealth of tools, case-studies and theories for approaching this tricky phase of the Systematic Training Process.
Enjoy. Mike Collins.
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Training resource
Downloads from Mike Collins
- Links to Case-Studies and
Articles
- Lists and Discussion Groups
- Recommended Reading
Training resource Downloads from Mike Collins
| Title | Description |
| The Systematic Training Process (PDF) | A block diagram showing how I see a Systematic Training Framework being implemented in an organisation. This structure was successfully implemented at company "xxx". |
| Training Needs Analysis - Standard Operating Procedure (PDF) | A sample flow diagram of an SOP for Training Needs Analysis (also see the "Systematic Training Process" PDF file above) |
| Training Requirements Matrix (MS Excel) | This is referred to by the SOP above |
| Training Solutions Listing (MS Excel) | This is referred to by the SOP above |
Links to Case-Studies and Articles
| Title | |
| All-electric-vehicles.com |
Description of All-Electric-Vehicles: Want to choose a form of transport that won't cost a fortune - and won't cost the planet? Consider choosing an electric vehicle. This site looks at one family assessing their transport needs - and then deciding on the best form of All-electric transportation. Run by Evan Collins, a mechanical engieering student - it offers a wide range of information on how to approach choosing an electric car, an electric bicycle and even ordinary hybrid cars as well as plug-in hybrids (as well as choosing an electric scooter). Written with an entertaining light touch - but containing loads of useful info on choosing the electric vehicle to suit your needs. |
| ManageBackPain.com |
Description of Manage Back Pain: Back Pain is one of those conditions that affects most of us at some stage in our lives. Sally Ann Quirke is a Chartered Physiotherapist and runs this resource to help people from all walks of life manage their back pain should it occur. A fantastic source of information and practical advice for a wide range of back-related conditions. It will help you to assess your back management needs and decide on appropriate next steps. Conditions covered include: lower back pain, finding out how to manage and sometimes correct scoliosis, working with pregnancy and back pain, treating a herniated disc, working with whiplash, managing TMJ pain and choosing the most effective Sciatica treatment. Well worth your while bookmarking this one and keeping for the future! |
| Retirement Planning and Living |
Description of www.retirement-stories.com: You will find many websites dedicated to retirement financial planning. However, what about assessing all of your other needs for early retirement and standard retirement planning? Retirement Stories is written and maintained by Greg Butler. He specialises in Retirement Coaching - and offers both inspiration and information on a variety of aspects that you may wish to consider when planning your retirement. Such as: retirement hobbies, what are the best places to retire, retirement jobs as well as offering lots of retirement sentiments in the form of creative story-telling. |
| CranioSacral-therapy-healing.com |
Description of CranioSacral Therapy Healing: You may not have not heard of CranioSacral Therapy - well, this site should inform you thoroughly on this marvellous therapy, but more importantly, also lead you through lots of case-studies showing how it works on many health-related condtions. Using a very light touch, it works very effectively on many infant conditions such as infant colic, infant constipation as well as areas such as back pain, TMJ, whiplash, tinnitus, migraine and pregnancy-related conditions. Carina runs this resource from Cork in Ireland and has been treating many thousands of clients successfully using craniosacral therapy over the last number of years. So, have a look and see what it can do for you. |
| Title | Description |
"The
ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery" |
Comprehensive and useful |
| "Project
Management for Trainers" |
Practical - cuts across most aspects of Training design to delivery to evaluation |
| "ISD
from the Ground Up" |
Good overview and how-to of Instructional System Design |