12 Needs Assessment Tools & Techniques to Support Them

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Learning and development professionals use tools and techniques to help them identify the skill and knowledge gaps in their organizations. Many training needs assessment techniques still rely on tried-and-true methods such as questionnaires, focus groups, job mapping and interviews.  However, increasing numbers of needs assessment tools for corporate training are now based on technology that […]

How to Conduct an Optimal Training Needs Analysis

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Think about it. In almost any situation, analyzing where you are, where you want to be, and how you plan to bridge that gap is a good thing. For example, if your short cut to avoid heavy traffic leaves you on a back road no GPS recognizes, then taking stock of the situation helps more […]

5 Training Needs Analysis Templates (Excel, Word, and PDF)

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Needs Assessment Templates to Guide Your Learning Solutions You can operate on hearsay when it comes to understanding the training needs of your organization – but hard data is always better. That’s where training needs analysis comes into play. By standardizing the way you understand the skills gaps in your organization and the training needed […]

What is a Training Needs Analysis or Needs Assessment?

A training needs analysis lays the necessary groundwork for determining your organization’s true needs and how your employees can best receive and benefit from the required training. As with any process, having a solid foundation can help ensure success. What is a training needs analysis or needs assessment? A training needs assessment is a process […]