This presentation may serve the needs of working managers as well as students of HRM & HRD to some extent.

1. Training & Development
Identification
of Training
Needs

2. Training Needs Identification 2
INTRODUCTION
Two sets of factors influence fortune of an org:
Need analysis offer systematic appraisal of T & D
Need identification is first component of a training plan
 P e o p l e
 P e r f o r m a n c e
 P r o d u c t i v i t y
 K n o w l e d g e
 S k i l l s
 A t t i t u d e
Need identification relates to all these factors
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3. Training Needs Identification 3
A process to assess
difference between actual
& required performance
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Involving others is helpful
Not easy to find reasons
for poor performance
Focus is on targets &
identifying means to
achieve them
Objective is to identify
behavior performance
Training is not a magic-stick
to solve all problems
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CONCEPT

4. Training Needs Identification 4
Assess your current
situation
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Sort information
Envision your
future
Gather information
Share results
Decide next stages
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Steps for need analysis

5. Training Needs Identification 5
TYPES OF ANALYSIS
Analysis may be done at three levels:
Organizational
level
Job
Level
Person
Level
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6. Training Needs Identification 6
ORGANIZATIONAL LEVAL ANALYSIS
 Organizational wide survey of training need
 Collection & interpretation of data
Questionnaire
Methods of data
collection:
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7. Training Needs Identification 7
JOB LEVEL ANALYSIS
Common skill
Analysis
Interpersonal Skill
Analysis
Competency
Analysis
Job / Role Analysis
Problem Analysis
Manual Skill
Analysis
Critical Incident
Technique
Fault Analysis

8. Training Needs Identification 8
PERSON LEVEL ANALYSIS
Informal Feedback
Subordinate & Colleague Data
Self-Assessment Data
Data from Work Discussions
Career Development Plan
Performance Record

9. Training Needs Identification 9
OUTPUTS FROM NEED IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
Individual Development Plan
Job Description
Person Specification
Competency Profile
Training Specifications

10. Training Needs Identification 10
NEED IDENTIFICATION RESULTS
Is training needed
Who needs
training
What are their
needs
Are they aware of
their needs
What topics to be
covered
How soon training
be held
With a thoughtful & deliberate evaluation of needs
identification, a productive & viable training program
can be planned
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11. JOHARI WINDOW
Originally developed by two Psychologists:
Joseph Luft & Harry Ingham.
Analysis may help in training need identification
Training Needs Identification 11
Things I know Things I do not know
AREANA BLIND SPOT
Things
they
know
FACADE UNKNOWN
Things
they do
not
know

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Analysis of JOHARI WINDOW
AREANA
BLIND SPOT
FACADE
UNKNOWN
I know about my self
&
which others also know
I do not know about myself
which
others may know
I know about myself
but which
others do not know
Things neither myself
nor
others know

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