Learning Needs Assessment (LNA): Process in 5 steps
Step 1: Invitation to
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a meeting
GLAD send sends out an email invitation for a meeting to meet with Work package Leaders (WPL) and Task Leaders (TL) to discuss the training learning requirements.
Step 2:
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LNA meeting
GLAD organises meetings with every activityWork Package. During the two-hour chatmeeting, GLAD will listen and ask questions. The ambition aim is to collect views on the current and future team performance, as well as to understand the context of each activity, team strategy, goals and deliverables. To get an idea of the type of questions click here.Work Package and Task, as well as objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which show progress towards those objectives.
Step 3: Summary email
GLAD provides a summary email. It will include the following: (a) identified needs; , (b) proposed solutions; (c) level of prioritisation, (dc) possible alternative(s) alternatives and (ed) proposed estimated execution timeline.
Step 4
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Tentative Learning
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Plan
Based on the input from LNA meetings, GLAD puts together a Learning Plan. All training requests are arranged in two groupsGLAD arranges a tentative Learning Programme. The tentative Learning Programme will be put together to summarise conversations. All requests will be arranged in two streams: (1) Must have Primary, the training projects that are essential and instrumental to the GN4.3 performance. ‘Must haves’ Primary training projects are those projects that are mentioned in the Technical Annex and they will be executedor those directly related to project deliverables. In terms of implementation primary training projects are given . (2) Nice to have Associate, are those training projects that are deemed necessary but aren’t a deliverableProject Deliverable. Prioritising ‘Nice to have’ associate projects will depend on two factors (a) learners’ interest and (b) availability and eligibility of resources.
Step 4a
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To give learners a voice in this process – after all, the learning is on their part, all GN4.3 project team members will be invited to cast a vote on the ‘Nice to have’ projects of the tentative Learning Programme.
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: Checking eligibility
GLAD checks financial eligibility of prospective training projects.
Step 5: Publishing Final Learning
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Plan
GLAD publishes the Final Annual Learning ProgrammePlan.
It will be made available through geant.learning.org and sent out through all GN4.3 communication channels.
*Participation in training events is always a subject to the GN4.3 Approval process.
It becomes an execution plan for GLAD team to deliver to the project.
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