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Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment. Know your Plus 50 Market and their Needs. At the end of this presentation, you will know:. What a Plus 50 needs assessment is and why it is important How to approach the task of the needs assessment, using the resources and tools that you’ll find through C-PAD

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Needs Assessment

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  1. Needs Assessment Know your Plus 50 Market and their Needs

  2. At the end of this presentation, you will know: • What a Plus 50 needs assessment is and why it is important • How to approach the task of the needs assessment, using the resources and tools that you’ll find through C-PAD • Ways to share the needs assessment results

  3. The Content and Importance of a Needs Assessment

  4. A Plus 50 needs assessment will provide insights into: • The workforce development needs, objectives, and interests of your local plus 50 population • The workforce opportunities offered by local employers

  5. A Plus 50 Needs Assessment may include these components: • A description of local plus 50 needs and interests • A description of local employer and industry needs • A market size estimate • Information about potential competitors and collaborators • Recommendations for program development and design

  6. Without a needs assessment you are flying blind • You won’t know: • What your prospective customers want • Which are the best jobs • How many potential customers there are • Who might compete for your customers • Community resources you can call upon to build your program

  7. Using C-PAD to Support Conducting the Needs Assessment

  8. Needs Assessment Steps Prepare for Needs Assessment Conduct Needs Assessment Share Results with Key Stakeholders

  9. Preparing for the Needs Assessment

  10. Assembling a needs assessment work group • Project manager • Small group – as few as just one additional person • Large group – can include people from: • Workforce Development • Continuing Ed • Student Services • Institutional Research • Marketing • A Plus 50 Volunteer • A Work-Study Student

  11. Many ways to divide up the work

  12. Gearing up for the needs assessment • Decide what you plan to include • Make a timeline • Make an outline

  13. Conducting the Needs Assessment

  14. Collecting data from potential customers: What do you want to know? • Career fields of interest • Services that would be the most helpful • What would make it easy (or hard) for them to participate in a program

  15. Collecting data from potential customers: What method do you want to use? • Method • Surveys (online or paper) • Focus groups • Finding survey-takers and focus group participants

  16. Story from the Field:Collecting Data from Potential Customers • Robert Gunnels, Southern Arkansas University Tech

  17. Collecting data on local employer and industry needs • Why collect these data: • The Plus 50 program contributes to a labor supply with the skills employers are looking for • Labor market data resources: • In the Needs Assessment Toolkit • In additional resources listed on C-PAD

  18. Story from the Field:Collecting Labor Market Data • Carol Davis, Spoon River College

  19. Additional areas for data collection and analysis • Market size • Competitors • Potential partners

  20. Analyzing and Reflecting on Data • Easy preliminary analysis • Automated reports from survey tools • Retrieving basic themes from focus group data • Fun next steps • Bring preliminary analysis to important stakeholders • Reflect! • Generate recommendations

  21. Sharing theNeeds Assessment

  22. With whom should you share the Needs Assessment results? • Departments that are partners or potential partners • Current and prospective community partners • Funders

  23. Story from the Field:Sharing the Needs Assessment • Carol Davis, Spoon River College • Robert Gunnels, Southern Arkansas University Tech

  24. Questions?

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