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Introduction
Completion requirements
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In a traditional needs analysis, the analyst generates a list of tasks to be performed.
This list is integrated into a survey completed by job incumbents, subject matter experts and supervisory personnel.
Respondents are asked to evaluate the frequency, the criticality of each task to the successful performance of the job, and the amount of training required to reach proficiency.
The surveys are then compiled and a committee discusses the findings and approves the tasks.
The tasks to be trained are then observed and broken into task steps.
For many jobs, this approach works just fine.
For others, some different tools might be required.
The following are instruments that may be incorporated into the analysis.