Module 21: Capacity Development

21.5. Approaching capacity development needs

There are a number of ways to approach capacity development, depending on its intended form and delivery mode. Here a stepwise approach is suggested to improve training, including workshops.

The approach is based on a number of sequential steps that form a cycle of assessment within a project or organisational strategy, followed by actions to enhance the resource and finally by assessing the impact and the areas in need of further development. The steps are listed in Tool 21-1.

This approach moves from a one-off “training needs analysis” exercise to an ongoing “skills analysis” – centring the development of people in their tasks and jobs, their organisation or group. Evaluation of need and impact occur at the start and finish of the development cycle.

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