Creating a Needs Assessment

Before you can begin to plan your staff development activities, you must first determine your organization and learners' needs.

The following articles provide expert advice about doing just that.

•Today's needs assessment must be customized, informal, and repetitive by Robby Champion, The author advises staff development designers to tailor instruction as much as possible to learner needs.

•NEEDS ASSESSMENT, The first step by Robert H. Rouda and Mitchell E. Kusy Jr. Keeping things relevant to what learners need is the backbone of any effective program.

• Determining your Staff Development Needs from the National Center for Education Statistics. This article provides the who, when , where, and why to questions about setting up an effective needs assessment.