Conducting a Needs Assessment by Karen Lawson

About the Lecture

The lecture Conducting a Needs Assessment by Karen Lawson is from the course Train the Trainer - Online Course (EN). It contains the following chapters:

Introduction: Conducting and Needs Assessment
What is a Needs Assessment?
Needs Assessment Process
Data Gathering Methods and Sources
Questions to Ask About Target Population / Competencies
Needs Assessment Process (2)

Included Quiz Questions

The purpose of a needs assessment includes all of the following except…

determining the length of the training program.
determining the cause, extent, and appropriate “cure” for organizational problems.
identifying and matching individual needs with organizational needs.
identifying and shrinking the gap between desired and actual knowledge, skills, and performance.

A training need exists when…

there is a gap between the actual and desired performance.
the management says so.
the participants ask for training.
the training department says so.

What are the criteria for selecting a method?

Time
Cost
Complexity
Reliability
Scope

When conducting a needs assessment, the three most important groups of people from whom you should collect data are:

The target population
The human resources staff
The senior management
The target population’s managers

The needs assessment process should be conducted in the following order:

Identify need, design needs assessment, collect data, analyze data, provide feedback
Collect data, design needs assessment, provide feedback, identify need, analyze data
Design needs assessment, identify need, collect data, analyze data, provide feedback
Design needs assessment, collect data, analyze data, identify need, provide feedback