Q. What are the Assessment of training needs ?

Training needs are identified on the basis of organizational analysis job analysis and man analysis. Training programme training methods and course content are to be planned on the basis of training needs. Training needs are those aspects necessary to perform the job in an organization in which employee is lacking attitude\aptitude knowledge and skill.

Training needs= job and organizational requirements- employee specifications.

Training needs can be identified through identifying the organizational needs based on:

organizational analysis: this includes analysis of objectives resource utilization environments canning and organisational climate. Organizational strengths and weakness in different areas like accidents excessive scrap frequent breakage of machinery excessive labour turn over market share and other marketing areas quality and quantity of the output production schedule raw materials and other production areas personnel finance etc.

departmental analysis: departmental strength and weakness including special problems of the department or a common problem of a group of employees like acquiring skills and knowledge in operating computer by accounting personnel.

job role analysis: this includes study of jobs or roles design of jobs due to changes job enlargement and job enrichment etc.