Training and Organizational Needs Analysis

Tuesday - Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Training or organizational development specialists are responsible to make people interventions that influence the future strategies and success of the organization. To fulfill this mission, all interventions should match the needs or requirements of the organization and the people in it.

Training & Organizational Needs Analysis is a two-day program that examines the process of identifying and analyzing needs for training or organizational development purposes. It starts with measurable pointers for needs analysis, formulating instruments for gathering information, evaluating results for development issues and identifying best training or other interventions for change.

Training and Organizational Needs Analysis is part of the Empowered Trainer’s Development Program Series.

Empowered Trainer’s Development Program Series       

    Designing and Facilitating Adult Learning
    July 17-19                

    Evaluating Returns on Training Investment
    August 22-23

After the course, you will:

1. Identify triggers that will start a need analysis for training or organization evaluation;
2. Formulate appropriate methods and instruments to generate the required information;
3. Differentiate between individual and group strategies in data gathering techniques and measurement;
4. Evaluate and interpret results utilizing statistical methodologies; and
5. Present findings and recommendations to clients.

The program is designed for training and organizational development specialists, entry level training officers, managers and supervisors who are directly involved in staff and/or unit development, and to non-HR persons who need to learn and understand HR functions and processes.

I.
    A.    Introduction and rationale
    B.    Business strategy and needs analysis
    C.    Starting the analysis with triggers
    D.    Application: Trigger analysis for actual organization

II.
    A.    Conducting Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
    B.    What is a training need?
    C.    Rationale for TNA
    D.    Standards and measurements of jobs
    E.    Steps for conducting TNA
    F.     Practicum #1: Trigger analysis for TNA
    G.    One-on-one methodologies for TNA
    H.    Practicum #2: Formulating TNA instruments

III.
    A.    Conducting organizational needs analysis
    B.    Organizational diagnosis model (systems, environment, and training)
    C.    Samples of organizational development instruments
    D.    Practicum #3: Formulating organizational needs instrument

IV.
    A.    Group methodologies for data gathering
    B.    Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
    C.    Brainstorming card sort observation report
    D.    Practicum #4: Implementing FGD and brainstorming techniques

V.
    A.    Analyzing needs analysis results
    B.    Formulating measures of results
    C.    Statistical methodologies for analysis

 VI.
    A.    Presentation of results
    B.    Data presentation format
    C.    Making effective change recommendations

VII.
    A.    Integration

is a professional organization development consultant specializing in training organization development, career planning, productivity, and performance management systems.

"The program has extremely exceeded my expectation. There was a balance between activities and lecture. The facilitator made it very easy to understand."

- Nico Gamboa Team Supervisor, PIMS