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WLD-NAY
Needs Analysis
Why do so many learning solutions fail to achieve their anticipated impact?
The fault most often lies upfront in the design cycle - with a failure to understand the needs of the organization and learning audience. In this course, you'll examine how to conduct a proper learning needs assessment, a key step in ensuring that learning is aligned with the correct workplace performance issues and focused on the right skill and knowledge gaps. You will learn match the best needs analysis methods for a variety of situations, practice various techniques for collecting and interpreting data, and prepare a needs analysis plan. Through practical exercises and case studies you will strengthen your own ability to analyze situations and confidently present recommendations.
Online Course: 3-5 hours of work per week (including discussion, assignments, readings, research)
Learning Outcomes
Critical Performance Statement:
By the end of this course, learners will have demonstrated the ability to...
Apply a systematic process for conducting a learning needs analysis that will focus the solution design on required learner and business needs and target the right skills and knowledge.
Learning Outcomes:
To achieve the critical performance described above, professionals will have demonstrated the ability to...
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Explain the importance of a learning needs analysis in the design of a successful learning solution.
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Plan an effective needs analysis matched to a variety of organizational situations.
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Conduct task and competency analysis to identify knowledge and skills required for performance.
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Select effective data collection methods for assessing needs at various levels.
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Develop and present recommendations that support learning needs and priorities identified.
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DEADLINE TO REGISTER: May 1, 2025, 11:59pm EST. If the "Add to Cart" button is still available, late registration is possible for this course.
Note: This course is facilitator-led and paced into asynchronous weekly modules. Learners will be assessed based on a combination of individual assignments, group assignments, and consistent engagement in weekly online discussions.
You will need a device connected to the internet to access the online learning platform from a browser. While there are no required class meeting times, your facilitator may host live virtual sessions (optional, but recommended). Dates and times for these sessions will be announced in-course.
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