Training Needs Assessment Template
This template makes the process of preparing a Training Needs Assessment easier by laying out each step to be covered. You are looking to answer the following questions:
- what problem are you aiming to solve with this training intervention?
- who is the course's target audience?
- what are their needs?
To collect Training Needs you'll need to gather information from the client as well as from prospective participants. In this template, you'll find inspiration on how to run 1:1 interviews as well as a structured focus group.
Objectives
- Collect information on the training needs of a client and their organization;
- Gain insights on knowledge gaps from discussing with prospective participants;
- Learn more about knowledge and skill needs from a focus group;
- Get inspiration on how to collect needs for a comprehensive Training Needs Assessment;
- Organize information in a ready-to-use canvas;
- Make informed decisions about future training design.
Materials
Attachments
- sessionlab-training-needs-assessment-canvas.jpg
- sessionlab-training-needs-assessment-canvas.pdf
Instructions
What actions should a trainer or learning designer take before creating a learning programme? The first step in an analysis is known as Training Needs Assessment or TNA.
In this template you can find ideas and inspiration on how to run a TNA, including individual work, the outline of a client meeting to collect their needs, and options to organize 1:1 interviews or a focus group with prospective participants.
Use this template if you are at the start of a learning design process and want to ensure your work ticks all the boxes. You can copy-paste it and adapt it to your workflow by changing the order of blocks and adding new activities.
Organizing information from such a process can be challenge! That’s why we’ve created a Needs Assessment canvas you can download, print or copy as a support to organizing your notes.
Author
James Smart is Head of Content at SessionLab. He’s facilitated workshops and designed elearning experiences for places including the University of East Anglia and the National Centre for Writing.
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