Course Title: Undertake organisational training needs analysis
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2021
Course Code: BUSM8807C
Course Title: Undertake organisational training needs analysis
Important Information:
In order to successfully undertake assessment of this unit you need access to a workplace.
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5354 - Diploma of Training Design and Development
Course Contact: Mark Mossuto
Course Contact Phone: 9925 4929
Course Contact Email: mark.mossuto@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Facilitator
Peter Murphy
ph :+61 3 99254343
email: peter.murphy@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to undertake a training needs analysis (TNA) to identify the training and assessment needs of an organisation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAETAS501 Undertake organisational training needs analysis |
Element: |
1. Identify the organisation's needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Discuss with relevant staff from the organisation their objectives, expectations and organisational requirements 1.2 Use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills to develop a professional relationship with the organisation 1.3 Identify, analyse and address any existing, or potential, issues that may impact on the organisation’s objectives and requirements 1.4 Identify and access resources, in accordance with organisational requirements 1.5 Develop a project plan for the conduct of the TNA with relevant persons to be negotiated and agreed by the organisation |
Element: |
2. Conduct training needs analysis |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Use reliable, appropriate and efficient methods for collecting information and data on current, emerging and future training needs 2.2 Analyse the organisation’s work roles to determine skills and competencies needed for effective performance 2.3 Follow legal, organisational and ethical requirements to gather information and data, to assess the current skills and competencies of staff 2.4 Use reliable and valid data analysis methods to determine current and emerging organisational training needs |
Element: |
3. Provide advice to the organisation |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Provide the organisation with clear advice and recommendations on training and assessment needs in the format preferred by the client organisation 3.2 Provide the organisation with options for meeting identified training needs 3.3 Obtain feedback and comments from the organisation on the suitability and sufficiency of advice and recommendations 3.4 Use legal requirements to process, complete and present final report to the organisation |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
. identify an organisation’s training needs
. conduct a training needs analysis
. provide advice to the organisation about its training needs
Details of Learning Activities
This course is online. Activities may include:
- Online activities which includes a weekly webinar which is recorded for those that don't attend live.
- Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
- Oral or written questioning
- Assignments and projects
- Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
- Review of products produced through work-based or course activities
- Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Teaching Schedule
This course is taught in 4 sessions in semester one.
Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on class needs.
Session 1:
Discuss with relevant staff their objectives, expectations and organisational requirements; use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills to develop professional relationships; identify, analyse and address any existing, or potential, issues that may impact on the organisation’s objectives and requirements; identify and access resources, in accordance with organisational requirements; develop a project plan for the conduct of the TNA with relevant persons to be negotiated and agreed by the organisation
Session 2:
Use reliable, appropriate and efficient methods for collecting information and data on current, emerging and future training needs; analyse the organisation’s work roles to determine skills and competencies needed for effective performance; follow legal, organisational and ethical requirements to gather information and data, to assess the current skills and competencies of staff; use reliable and valid data analysis methods to determine current and emerging organisational training needs
Session 3:
Provide the organisation with clear advice and recommendations on training and assessment needs, presenting options for meeting those needs; obtain feedback and comments from the organisation on the suitability and sufficiency of advice and recommendations; use legal requirements to process, complete and present final report to the organisation
Session 4:
Review the unit
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
At the beginning of the course you will be directed to various web-based material and/or electronic copies of learning resources. Electronic resources are located on the Canvas LMS
Overview of Assessment
During the program you will complete assessment tasks which are listed in detail at the beginning of each cluster. These tasks may include:
- Workplace based projects
- Online assessment (eg discussion forum, blog, wiki)
- Short-answer knowledge questions
- Third-party reports
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Assessment Tasks
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following three (3) tasks to a satisfactory standard.
You will receive written feedback on all assessment tasks.
Task 1: Undertake first training needs analysis
Research, conduct and provide advice through a training needs analysis. You must demonstrate
- processes that were used to determine the organisation’s needs
- details of research methods undertaken to identify suitable training and/or assessment
- planning for the training needs analysis
- the presentation of advice and recommendations
Task 2: Undertake second training needs analysis
Research, conduct and provide advice through a second training needs analysis, as per Task 1 above
Task 3: Knowledge Questions
In this task you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge relating to the Knowledge Evidence Requirements for the unit TAETAS501 Undertake Organisational Training Needs Analysis. This knowledge underpins your ability to plan, conduct and analyse data for a TNA.
This is an open book assessment. You should respond to the set of questions found in Section B of your assessment task instructions. Your responses should be in your own words with each response should be between 150 and 200 words and in sentences.
Further details of the above assessment tasks will be provided in session 1, semester 1 via the Canvas LMS.
It is a requirement of the Dip Training Design and Development (TAE50216) program that all assessment work be submitted electronically through Canvas. You are asked to submit any workplace projects as a single Word or PDF file; multiple project files will not be accepted.
Submission deadlines:
Tasks 1 and 3 - midnight Friday April 2 2021
Task 2 - midnight Friday April 30 2021
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
- SA Satisfactory
- NYS Not Yet Satisfactory
- CA Competency Achieved
- NYC Not Yet Competent
- DNS Did Not Submit For Assessment
Assessment Matrix
An assessment matrix will be made available in the first week of study in semester 1 via the Canvas LMS.
Other Information
Attendance/Participation
Your course involves participating in all online activities as directed by your facilitator. It is strongly advised that you do participate in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to successfully complete this course.
Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential; see Academic progress
You will be asked to participate in discussions with relevant teachers and your Program Co-ordinator. Such discussions may be conducted in a number of ways eg face-to-face, via telephone, using Skype or Google Hangout, etc. They are an important way of giving you feedback and supporting you by monitoring your academic progress.
Special consideration policy (Late submissions)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.Extension
Special consideration is an assessment adjustment for unexpected circumstances that are outside your control, which:
• have a significant adverse impact on your performance in assessment or
• prevent you from attempting or submitting the assessment. Special Consideration
Appeals
RMIT appeals process is available on the Appeals webpage www.rmit.edu.au/students/appeals
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy
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