Use the "TMCE Assign2 Needs Diagnosis Template.doc" to conduct a training needs diagnosis. This document is available in the "Assignment 2 Materials" folder of the Online Library.
Please address the following:
· Instrument design
· Information collection procedures
· Information processing
· Information analysis
· Information sources—including interviews, observations, and records within the agency, feedback from the community/clients, and review of current professional literature
If you are focusing on a real-life group of potential trainees, carry out as much of the real diagnosis as possible prior to submitting this assignment. Please note that this is not research. Training is part of normal human resource management in your organization/agency.
Training Needs Diagnosis would ideally be completed before planning your training; most people in the class will probably not have the opportunity to do a real-life diagnosis with interviews, observations, etc. before assignment 2 is due. Hence, assignment 2 should be a PLAN for how one would conduct a relevant learning needs diagnosis. Note that since diagnosis does involve review of existing documents and informal interviews, you may be able to include some actual 'findings' depending on what documents (e.g. reports) you can access and to whom you might talk.
After you have gathered the required information, summarize your findings and identify priority areas of skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed by the potential trainees to undertake their jobs.
Make sure to use the "TMCE Assign2 Needs Diagnosis Template.doc" for this assignment.