Category: Education & Training Management
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Training Needs Analysis. It is a SUSPECT process – Part 6
The second last stage of the TNA process (suspect) is to check and analyse the data. This happens over a period of time as the data comes in via our various analysis methods. We need to check that it is consistent and valid and that there are no large inconsistencies. We may need to alter…
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Where is it all heading to?
I’d like to direct you to an excellent blog post by Mark Berthelemy at Learning Conversations. He has written a very comprehensive post on the state of corporate learning and development. Do you agree? Is our pursuit of e learning, social learning and the use of the Internet just a cost cutting exercise or a…
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Training Needs Analysis. It is a SUSPECT process – Part 5
The next stage of the SUSPECT TNA process has been posted to all of the usual locations (click here). This stage is Engage the Plan. Of course this is a very important stage where the plan is put into action and if the plan was well constructed a good supply of relevant data will be…
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Training Needs Analysis. It is a SUSPECT process – Part 4
This weeks training tips 56 video (click here) covers part 4 of the TNA process, Plan It. This is where we really get down to business with the full training needs analysis and work out our plan for how we will gather the data. Good project management skills are required here as the TNA can…
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Training Needs Analysis. It is a SUSPECT process – Part 3
The third part of the TNA series has been uploaded to all of the usual locations (click here). The third part is all about stating the problem which sounds like it is very easy but most of the big TNA disasters start right here. If this part of the process isn’t carried out correctly a…
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Contextualisation and Customisation?
I have posted the latest Ask Logicool video clip to iTunes and blipTV. You can access them here. This episode covers the difference between contextualisation and customisation which does cause many trainers some confusion. I hope that it answers all your questions on this topic. I have also released for the first time in this…
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Training Needs Analysis. It is a SUSPECT process – Part 2
The second part of the series on the TNA process has been posted to all of the usual locations. Part two looks at the key points of uncovering and verifying the problem. This is the early research stage where you ensure that the problem actually exists and you discover the parameters and boundaries of the…
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Learning or assessment? What’s more important?
Please read Seth Godin’s blog post on It’s easier to teach compliance than initiative before reading my additional comments below. I agree, initiative is very difficult to teach. I disagree, that organisations are seeking out intelligent problem solvers. Not all of them anyway. Maybe that is just my experience, maybe that is an Australian thing, but…