Needs Analysis--Understanding the First Steps
Identify Gaps
Your own company, of course, is the best source of information on your current business practices and change initiatives. However, you may not have the internal resources to prepare and deliver training, or to perform other tasks involved in the training initiative. Identifying what your company can and cannot provide is a crucial part of your needs analysis, so that you know what you need when looking for assistance.
What you are looking for at this stage are gaps in your ability to provide a complete training solution. These gaps can take many forms and show places where the training solution could break down and not provide the best return for your training dollars. These are just a few examples of gaps your organization can identify:
Plan for the Future
You can conduct a training needs analysis for a single project, a class of employees, or even your entire company. In our case studies section, we show how we identified the necessary skills and curriculum to develop eLearning solutions for Fluor's Service Delivery Managers.
If you would like help with a training needs assessment, please contact one of our training experts.
