Training Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Director Template
1. How do you see I&MT Professional Development's involvement with your department currently? How would you like to see that relationship evolve? 2. What are some up-and-coming technologies or large projects that your area will be addressing within the next 6 12 months? 3. What is your current methodology for sending staff to training or professional development opportunities to address new technologies or large projects? 4. When you have sent staff to training, do you find that the training effective for staff working on these projects? 5. When giving an annual employee performance evaluation, is individual professional development included? 6. If so, how do you prioritize staff requests? How do you or the employees ensure that the professional development is completed? 7. Do you have any other thoughts, comments or insights that would be useful to us in this needs assessment process?

Training Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Supervisor Interview
1. How do you see I&MT Professional Development's involvement with your department currently? How would you like to see that relationship evolve? 2. What are some up-and-coming technologies or large projects that your area will be addressing with the next 6 months? 3. How do you quantify success on projects in your area (customer satisfaction, low amounts of down time)? 4. If you have a project that is not successful, have you used training to address the issue? Was the training useful? 5. Describe any challenges that your area has had with training or professional development 6. Describe any successes that your area has had with training or professional development 7. When giving an annual employee performance evaluation, is individual professional development included? 8. If so, how do you prioritize their requests? How do you or the employee ensure that the professional development is completed? 9. Do you have any other thoughts, comments or insights that would be useful to us in this needs assessment process?

Training Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Focus Group Template
1. How well do you feel that training and development needs are prioritized for you and others in your area? 2. How comfortable are you with finding training or professional development when you have the need? 3. How do you feel about the availability of training and materials to develop you professionally? 4. What resources do you utilize when you have a training or professional development need? 5. What are some up-and-coming technologies or large projects that you will be addressing within the next 6 months? 6. How well prepared do you currently feel for those changes and projects? 7. Do you think you need additional training? If so, what kind of training? 8. Describe a situation that you could have handled in a more positive/professional way if you had additional training. (Could be a technical need or a professional development need) 9. Have you sought out training to help you with this situation in the future? How effective was the training? 10. When you have a training or professional development need, where do you go? 11. Do you have any other thoughts, comments or insights that would be useful to us in this needs assessment process?

Survey for I&MT *Department Here*: *Your Topic Here*

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. If, at any time, you are unsure of what the questions is asking, please feel free to contact Therese (tbohn@uwm.edu or x3890) or Ericka (emmendez@uwm.edu or x3782) for clarification.
Explanation of formats: Formal: Classroom training, Short Courses, Employee Development Course, Conferences, External Training, Webinar Informal- CIO Forums, Brown Bags, Meetings, Conference Briefings, Mentoring

Suggested delivery methods:

Classroom- Skills that are learned in a classroom setting On the Job- Skills that are learned while performing their work duties One-on-One- Skills that are learned when the individual employee sits down with their supervisor or experienced co-worker Online- Any kind of activity where skills are learned via a web interface Other- Skills learned in any method not described above

1. What do you want to gain (objectives) from this training and why?

2. What specific skills do you see this training involving?

3. What format (formal, informal) and delivery method best fits this training need?

4. When would you like this training to be held?

5. What is the priority for this training? (1 is lowest, 5 is highest)