Most line managers want the training to be delivered yesterday! There is always a dearth of time, resources and money, which makes us think twice before we jump into a full-fledged analysis…

1. Training Need Analysis – To skip or not to skip? 1

2. 2 Training Need Analysis should happen every time. As it is, the essence of the entire training process. Is an investment, not a cost. www.commlabindia.com

3. 3 It is necessary to validate the purpose and expected value of any training to be delivered.

4. 4 Training effectively addresses the talent development needs of an organization.

5. 5 Else, you’ll miss an opportunity to address the root cause and almost certainly fail to add value to the training.

6. It is not necessary to do an analysis for everything. Despite this, learner analysis and performance analysis are essential. www.commlabindia.com 6

7. 7 It helps us gauge the skill gap, employee competency gap and other additional training requirements which need to be done on a continual basis.

8. 8 If we skip Training Need Analysis, there can be a huge performance gap.

9. 9 We wouldn’t be able to comprehend the skills and competencies that employees lack.

10. 10 To skip Needs Analysis means you will ultimately pay for this by spending more time on development. www.commlabindia.com

11. 11 Conducting training without a needs analysis is like carrying out research without defining the research problem.

12. 12 A thorough training needs analysis is ideal when designing a blended programmed.

13. 13 It is important to strike a good balance between doing TNA and replacing TNA with educated guesses and intuition. AN EDUCATED GUESS www.commlabindia.com

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