Learning Needs Assessment (LNA): Process in 5 steps

Step 1: Invitation to chat

GLAD send an email invitation for a meeting to Work package Leaders (WPL) and Task Leaders (TL) to discuss the training requirements.

Step 2: All - in -1 chat

GLAD organises meetings with every activity. During the two-hour chat, GLAD will listen and ask questions. The ambition is to collect views on the current and future team performance, as well as to understand the context of each activity, team strategy, goals and deliverables. To get an idea of the type of questions click here.

Step 3: Summary email

GLAD provides a summary email. It will include the following: (a) identified needs; (b) proposed solutions; (c) prioritisation, (d) possible alternative(s) and (e) proposed execution timeline.

Step 4. Triaging: tentative Learning Programme

GLAD arranges a tentative Learning Programme. The tentative Learning Programme will be put together to summarise conversations. All requests will be arranged in two streams:(1) Must have, the training projects that are essential and instrumental to the GN4.3 performance. ‘Must haves’ are those projects that are mentioned in the Technical Annex and they will be executed.(2) Nice to have, are those training projects that are deemed necessary but aren’t a deliverable. Prioritising ‘Nice to have’ will depend on two factors (a) learners’ interest and (b) availability and eligibility of resources.

Step 4a: Listening to learners

To give learners a voice in this process – after all, the learning is on their part, all GN4.3 project team members will be invited to cast a vote on the ‘Nice to have’ projects of the tentative Learning Programme.

Step 4b: Checking eligibility

GLAD checks eligibility of prospective training projects.

Step 5: Publishing Final Learning Programme

GLAD publishes the Final Annual Learning Programme.

It will be made available through geant.learning.org and sent out through all GN4.3 communication channels.