Needs analysis

The workplace analysis and hazard prevention and control program is a good source of information to identify training needs. Another source 

Conducting a needs analysis is one of the most important points when developing a successful training program. Too often trainers pull programs off of the shelf and try to adapt them to their specific application. This sometimes falls short because of the generic application for which the program was developed. 

You may find that the problem is a skill deficiency issue that must be dealt with. Often you will find a problem in performance that seems highly conducive to high productivity. The problem can be related to trainee attitudes. He or she may be skilled but for a variety of reasons 

Understanding these areas will help to identify the problem and determine the appropriate training solution. By analyzing the problem you can determine the role, if any, that training will play in resolving the training need. 

All of the required data must be collected and analyzed to find relevant work situations. However, in the evaluations you can gather job descriptions, task analyses, and other information relevant to the problem when training is being proposed [5]. 

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Employers should provide appropriate training and medical monitoring based on a needs analysis. Taking a common-sense approach... 

The focus of this chapter has been on proactive application of these analytical methods such as safety audits, development of procedures, training needs analysis, and equipment design. However, many of these methods can also be used in a retrospective mode, and this issue deserves further attention in its own right. Chapter 6 describes analytical methods for accident investigations and data collection. 

Sometimes organizations choose not to go through the rather formal process of an organizational needs analysis. Most of the time this is because they already have a very firm idea that their organization needs a mentoring scheme. This idea is often based on the observations of management in relation to business goals. 

Before exploring the individual stages of a needs analysis, we would like clarify that not all companies conduct such research in order to establish their mentoring needs. Some of them will simply determine their needs organically, i.e. by observation and consultation with top management. Even if organizations do carry out a needs analysis, there will be variations in the extent to which this is done. The following factors will typically direct your decision as to how deeply you wish to delve into this activity ... 

The main way to determine to what extent your target group already possesses the required competencies involves conducting what is commonly known as a training needs analysis (TNA). 

If and when your organizational needs analysis finally reveals that it is mentoring you should aspire to, you can slowly begin to design your program - slowly, because first there might be some additional research to do. 

This is an elaboration of the objectives established in the implementation proposal on the basis of either a needs analysis or the client s (perceived) needs, and should now include long-term plans, and address ... 

Assessing the different groups against these knowledge, skill and attitude requirements, i.e. conducting a training needs analysis (see Chapter 8 for a more detailed explanation of this topic). 

Once you have carried out these three steps, you will be able to choose appropriate training objectives and design effective programs tailored to your trainees needs. In this section, we will consider the topic of training needs analysis in more... 

There are many things to be considered when purchasing an automated chromatography data collection system. A needs analysis must be conducted, including a prioritization of proposed requirements and uses. No single system is the best for all situations. However, a prioritization of needs can reduce the search. Some of the major items to consider are as follows ... 

W.C. Martin, Sources of Atomic Spectroscopy Data for Astrophysics , in PL. Smith and W. L. Wiese (eds.), Atomic and Molecular Data for Space Astronomy Needs, Analysis and Availability, Springer, Berlin, 1992. 

Choosing the level of protection (based on appropriate standard test procedures) that should be provided by fireproofing material for specific equipment, based on the needs analysis. 

Formal needs analysis approaches often use sophisticated survey and data flow anal5d ical tools to produce a detailed request for proposal from vendors or a comparison model for purchase evaluation. Even the least formal needs analysis must provide three kinds of critical information. 

Chemical analysis of raw water and calculation of amounts of lime and soda needed. (Analysis is usually carried out at least daily on both raw and treated water to confirm expected results and to make adjustments due to changing raw water quality.)... 

I want to make absolutely clear that just because somebody tells you what their needs are doesn t mean they are going to pay you for satisfying them. I think that a lot of needs analysis is fundamentally misdirected. The problem with innovation is that it is not that you pay for solving the needs, but you get a premium because the risk for this is the price you pay. There has to be a premium to the risk bom by the inventor. 

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