needs assessment

We’re not out of the woods yet. The economic outlook for the foreseeable future in our country shows businesses will continue to cut costs and make tough choices in order to survive and stay competitive. While the belt tightening continues so too will the temptation to cut training budgets or eliminate them all together. continue reading...

An intervention in an organization is an all-encompassing term. It can refer to many things such as a change, program or event to improve overall performance in people and the organization as a whole. It is important to remember that an intervention is not worth doing unless you have the evidence calling for one and a solid rationale for doing so. This is where needs assessments are a valuable tool in improving performance in the workplace. continue reading...

A job-task analysis is a method for breaking down a job or process into key elements in order to identify what a learner must know or do in order to successfully perform.

Training developers perform a task analysis to do one or more of the following: continue reading...