Learning Needs Assessment Process in 5 steps

One time per year GEANT Learning and Development (GLAD) undertakes a Learning Needs Assessment (LNA) to put together a Learning Program for GN3.4 project members. This annual exercise is to raise team leaders’ awareness of the availability of funded training, and its importance for the development of their team members. The LNA is a 5-step process:

Step 1: Invitation to chat  

Work package leaders will receive an invitation by email for a chat about training requirements in their work packages.

Step 2:  All - in -1 chat on training requirements

Team and task leaders take part in a discussion organised by GLAD to discuss training needs that support the work activities and project deliverables.  

During a one-hour chat we will ask you questions about your team, team strategy, project goals and deliverables and your view on the current performance of your team and future performance requirements. To get an idea of the type of questions click here.

Step 3: Set up a plan for action  

After this explorative exercise we will digest your information and provide you with a summary of the discussion. The summary will include a list of your training requests and if possible, some training suggestions These could encompass courses (in-house, public or online), coaching needs or otherwise. All will be captured in a plan for action.

Step 4:  Give learners a voice

To give learners a voice in this LNA process – after all, the learning is on their part, all GN4.3 project team members will be invited to cast a vote to the training requests nominated by the team leaders and select their top 5.  This will help us target and prioritize training requests even better.  

Step 5:  Implementation of the training plan  

The results of the full assessment will be incorporated in a centralized 2019 Training Plan. Training events will be published on the learning.org and will be open to all GN4.3 project members following the GN4.3 Approval process.