To help you
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prepare for the Learning Needs Assessment meeting, please consider the following questions in discussion with your Task Leaders.
DELIVERABLES & OBJECTIVES
- What objectives must your Work Package (WP)
These are the types of questions that we ask:
Big picture questions:
- What does your Work Package want to achieve this year?
- How do you expect training will relate to these outcomes?
- What external factors need to be considered? Think of competition, innovation, industry growth
- What internal factors need to be considered? Team collaboration, team knowledge skills homogeneity, time constraints?
Understand the Current Performance
- What knowledge and skills do your team members need to be successful?
- Where are the gaps in skills and knowledge?
- What are current problem, bottlenecks or challenges?
- What are the requirements for skills homogeneity?
- What are your needs for non-technical / social skills?
Future needs
- What does the future look like in your environment?
- Are there any new ideas, methods, processes, machines or challenges on the horizon?
- What skills or knowledge needs do you foresee for your Work package in the future?
Training request to submit
- Which training requests do you want to submit?
- Which training are must haves, nice to haves on a scale of 1-10?
- Who should be taking part in the program and why?
Focus on evaluation
- How will you measure the desired outcomes?
- How will we know if the program has been effective?
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- evaluate progress towards these objectives?
- What Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or metrics do you monitor regularly?
CURRENT SITUATION
- Which KPI or objective is the most challenging - or presents the greatest opportunity for your WP/Task?
- What knowledge, skills, attitudes or behaviours would enhance the team’s performance towards these deliverables?
FUTURE NEEDS
- What future challenges or opportunities do you anticipate for GN5? New objectives, processes, systems?
- What knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour will be needed?
INDIVIDUAL/TEAM NEEDS
- What learning needs are you aware of for teams or individuals?
- What knowledge, skills, attitudes or behaviours would enhance their ability to deliver their objectives?
EVALUATION
- How will we know that learning has been effective?
- What metrics can be used to assess how learning has impacted your ability to deliver your Work Package’s KPIs and objectives?
PLANNED TRAINING
- Does your WP plan to offer any training this year?
- What support might you need from GLAD? When?