Assessment of training needs - Management Duniya

Assessment of training needs

Training needs are identified on the bases of organizational analysis and man analysis. Training program, training methods and course content are to be planned on the basis of training needs. Training needs are those aspects necessary to perform the job in the organization in which employee.

Training needs = job and organization requirements – employee specifications.

Training needs can be identified through identified the organizational needs based on:

      Strengths and weakness in areas likes accidents, excessive scrap, frequent breakage of machinery, excessive labor turnover, market share and marketing areas, quantity and quality of the output, production schedule, raw materials and other production areas personal finance. Department strength and weaknesses including specific problems of the department or a common problem of a group of employees like acquiring skill and knowledge in operating computer by accounting personnel

 The following methods are used to assess the training needs:

• Organizational requirements & weakness


• Departmental strength & weakness


• Job specification and employee specification


• Identifying specific problems


• Anticipating future problems


• Management’s request


• Observation


• Interviews


• Group conferences


• Questionnaire surveys


• Test or examinations


• Checklists


• Performance appraisal

A healthy organization climate represents its commitment and expresses it through successful and smooth training policy, which will govern and influences the standard of program it undertakes. Training needs have to be related both in terms of organization needs and individual demand.

Source: HR Books & Notes

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