

Needs Assessment for Instructional Design
Define the need behind performance gaps.
This on-demand e-learning course is available online immediately after purchase. Within the course you will have the opportunity to personalize your learning by viewing videos, interacting with content, hearing from experts, and planning for your future. You will have access to the course(s) for 12 months from your registration date.
It’s easy to waste time, money, and resources if a needs assessment isn’t part of the instructional design process. A needs assessment is critical in determining important design elements: what should be happening, proof that there is a need, and a basis for evaluation.
In this course you will learn to define the value of a needs assessment, explore the three levels of needs a designer should assess, and learn how to collect the data that will set your initiatives up for success.
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It’s easy to waste time, money, and resources if a needs assessment isn’t part of the instructional design process. A needs assessment is critical in determining important design elements: what should be happening, proof that there is a need, and a basis for evaluation.
In this course you will learn to define the value of a needs assessment, explore the three levels of needs a designer should assess, and learn how to collect the data that will set your initiatives up for success.
Why Should I Attend?
- Discover a structured six-step process for needs assessment.
- Learn how a needs assessment provides a full picture of performance gaps.
- Hear practitioners share their knowledge and experience.
- Have access to an ATD expert facilitator during the course.
- Describe what a needs assessment is and why it is valuable to a talent development professional.
- Explain the steps involved in the needs assessment process.
- Recognize the different levels of a needs assessment.
- Recognize the value of the three levels of a needs assessment and how they work together to provide a full picture of a situation.
- Identify various data collection techniques.
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This course is appropriate for those who have been asked to take on new duties and need to quickly upskill.
This course is also appropriate for those early in their career or making a career shift. This may include instructional designers, independent consultants, professional trainers or facilitators, or training coordinators.
Things To Know
ATTENDANCE
On Demand
Full completion of the program within the one-year access period is mandatory in order to receive CEUs. Participants who complete all aspects of the program will see their completion status reflected on their transcript in the ATD Learning Portal.
If applicable, a certificate will be issued to you through the ATD Learning Portal at the end of the program.
CREDITS
1.5 learning hours
0.15 CEUs awarded
This program is eligible for 1.5 professional development hours or recertification points from the ATD Certification Institute (ATD CI) for the APTD or CPTD credential.
This program has been approved for 1.5 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrm.org/certification.
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