The Training Needs Assessment certificate will equip you with the tools and strategies you need to identify and respond to your organization’s most pressing training needs and elevate the role of learning and development (L&D) in your organization. This certificate utilizes Training Industry’s Training Manager Competency Model™ to provide L&D leaders with an in-depth understanding of effective diagnostic and needs assessment approaches to ensure learning is aligned with business priorities.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Walk away armed with a toolkit for improving your needs assessment processes so that you can effectively get to the root of your organization’s — and learners’ — needs. This course offers the insights, tools and skills you need to make the right recommendations to meet — and even exceed — business goals.

After earning this certificate, you will be able to:

• Conduct a training needs assessment that identifies learning solutions or confirms when training is not the answer.
• Scope realistic timelines and project plans for assessments that support timely business decisions.
• Leverage several ready-to-use job aids to gather data, lead stakeholder meetings and project planning.
• Effectively anticipate pushback and confidently communicate your findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Position needs assessment as a cost-saving, performance-driving tool within your L&D strategy.

COURSE OVERVIEW

During the course, you’ll complete the following lessons, which also include practical application activities:

Lesson 1 – Introduction to the importance of needs assessment.
Lesson 2 – Considerations and data strategies for 4 focus areas of needs assessment.
Lesson 3 – Making sense of needs assessment data.
Lesson 4 – Making recommendations and gaining buy-in.

View the course agenda for more details.