Strategic Training Needs Assessment

Purpose

A strategic training needs assessment identifies the critical skills  required for training going forward, and defines gaps and strengths in skill levels to determine where to invest training dollars.

Process

  • Utilize a client created competency models or create models that identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for high performance based on current market requirements.

  • Conduct an assessment of current organizational skills against requirements.

  • Define a comprehensive analysis of training requirements going forward 

Benefits

  • Validate training areas based on data-driven decisions.

  • Apply investments in training based on key skill requirements.

  • Aligns training with business imperatives.

Case Study

When a consumer products company launched a new sales force, they wanted to carefully target training to the skill areas that would lead to success. A training needs assessment that served as the basis for creating a comprehensive curriculum was conducted.

Result

This organization's new sales force has been rated the best in the industry