A competency-based approach to defining training needs in clinical bioinformatics

The mission of the Region IV (R-IV) Public Health Training Center (PHTC), headquartered at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, is to develop and implement programming to train and educate public health professionals in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region IV. To identify public health workforce development needs, the R-IV PHTC created a systematic process that included the implementation of a variety of strategies, to gain insights from each state within the diverse region. Conducting regular needs assessments is an integral step to ensure trainings are relevant and meet the needs of public health professionals. To this end, the PHTC employed a mixed methods approach to gather information on both competency-based and non–competency-based training needs, as well as training needs within R-IV’s content focus area of infectious disease. In R-IV there is great variability between the structures of the state and local health departments (e.g., some centralized, some decentralized), each of which faces different funding challenges and works with different service delivery models and regulatory authorities. Moreover, states have diverse populations (e.g., races, urban/rural, migrant/refugees, tribal, Appalachian) and face a wide range of public health priority concerns. Health departments were found to be at different stages of readiness to undertake a training needs assessment due to a number of issues, including their stage of pursuing Public Health Accreditation Board accreditation and recent participation in other needs assessment efforts. The R-IV PHTC approach to assessing training needs within this challenging environment is described.

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Training needs assessment in a hotel using 360 degree feedback to develop competency-based training programs

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management ◽

10.1016/j.jhtm.2013.06.003 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 61-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jeou Shyan Horng ◽

Lin Lin

Keyword(s):

Needs Assessment ◽

Training Programs ◽

Training Needs ◽

360 Degree Feedback ◽

Training Needs Assessment ◽

Competency Based

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The Importance of Training Need Assessment on Competency-Based Training of Technical Guidance of Energy Auditor in Cement Industry

JETL (Journal Of Education Teaching and Learning) ◽

10.26737/jetl.v5i1.1097 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 127

Author(s):

Sunyoto Sunyoto ◽

Robinson Situmorang ◽

Etin Solihatin

Keyword(s):

Learning Strategies ◽

Training Model ◽

Training Needs ◽

Cement Industry ◽

Needs Analysis ◽

Training Needs Assessment ◽

Comprehensive Picture ◽

Competency Based ◽

Training Need ◽

Technical Guidance

Training needs assessment or training needs analysis is a move made prior to training and a part in the design of integrated training in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the material, the allocation of time, and learning strategies that should be applied in conducting Technical Guidance Training of Energy Auditor. In this case, identifying training needs (Training Needs Analysis) is the second step after identify desired result (SKKNI Comply) in the development of a training model Technical Guidance of energy Auditor. Identification of training needs carried out by the training institutions in the cement industry is micro case, namely the identification process to find out the "gap" the competence that is owned by the labor force with the requirements of the position. Program Technical Guidance Training of Energy Auditor prepared based on Standard of Competence Workplace of Indonesia (SKKNI) in the field audits of energy audit as desired field workforce performance which is refer to Human Performace Technology (HPT) model.

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Primary and secondary school teachers’ perceptions of their social science training needs

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ◽

10.1057/s41599-021-00705-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Raquel Sánchez-Ibáñez ◽

Catalina Guerrero-Romera ◽

Pedro Miralles-Martínez

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Secondary School ◽

Social Science ◽

Secondary School Teachers ◽

Historical Thinking ◽

Training Needs ◽

School Teachers ◽

The Social ◽

Competency Based ◽

Primary And Secondary School

AbstractCompetency-based education is one of the challenges currently faced by social science teachers. At present, there is an abundance of research on competencies relating to the social sciences which favour the development of historical thinking among learners. The ongoing training of teachers is of vital importance when it comes to shifting the method of teaching towards approaches which focus more on the learner, which favour the teaching of historical contents and competences aimed at forming a critical citizenship. For this reason, the two objectives of this study are to discover which disciplinary contents are considered by teachers to be most relevant for the teaching of history and what training is required by teachers who give social science classes in primary and secondary education in Spain. The research is a non-experimental mixed-methods study. In order to achieve the first objective, a quantitative analysis has been carried out of the data obtained from a questionnaire with a Likert-type scale administered to 332 primary and secondary teachers in Spain. To achieve the second objective, the information obtained from 12 interviews with primary and secondary school teachers in Spain has been analysed in a qualitative way. The results obtained indicate that teachers update their disciplinary knowledge via scientific journals and that they are interested in receiving training in historical thinking skills, active learning methods and ICT resources. Based on these training needs, it is concluded that teachers currently envisage a teaching model in the social sciences which is more competency-based and focused on the active participation of the learner.

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The development of digital-based training media for tourism and hospitality job training center in Bali

Community Empowerment ◽

10.31603/ce.5952 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 1861-1866

Author(s):

Made Arya Astina ◽

Ni Wayan Rena Mariani ◽

I Wayan Eka Sudarmawan

Keyword(s):

Community Service ◽

Job Training ◽

Training Needs ◽

Training Institution ◽

Training Centre ◽

Distance Training ◽

Service Activity ◽

Competency Based ◽

Hospitality Sector ◽

Tourism And Hospitality

This community service activity is a collaboration between IPB International and DPD HILLSI (Association of Indonesian Private Training Institution) Bali which supervise the Job Training Centers in Bali. This activity was held to respond to an urgent need related to distance training that was held as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This distance training needs transformation of training media from conventional to digital. The participants of this community service activity are instructors from Job Training Centre of the tourism and hospitality sector in Bali. This activity, which was held for 3 days, focusing on the development of digital-based media in accordance with current needs. The method of this training was not only lecturing, but also discussion and give many opportunities for the participants to practice their skill, and presenting their media. Participants were given the opportunity to work on a project to make several training media which were presented at the end of the training. To support the project, all participants were provided with supporting facilities, such as internet quota, modules, and clip microphones. After participating this training, participants have understanding of the importance of media in a competency-based training, able to create various digital-based training medias, and distance learning quality improvement.

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Connecticut Competency-Based Point of Dispensing Worker Training Needs Assessment

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1001/dmp.2010.35 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 306-311 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Amanda Durante ◽

Richard Melchreit ◽

Kristin Sullivan ◽

Linda Degutis

Keyword(s):

Core Competencies ◽

Training Needs ◽

Additional Training ◽

Incident Command ◽

Worker Training ◽

Training Needs Assessment ◽

Competency Based ◽

And Performance ◽

Willingness To Report ◽

To Receive

ABSTRACTObjectives: In April 2006, Connecticut conducted an exercise that tested its ability to receive and dispense antibiotics from the Strategic National Stockpile. In conjunction with the exercise, a competency-based assessment was performed to determine the training needs of point of dispensing (POD) workers.Methods: POD core competencies were developed by adapting existing preparedness materials. They were used to assess the training needs of more than 250 people who staffed a POD during the exercise. The assessment measured their confidence in their ability to perform 17 competency-based tasks.Results: The vast majority needed training on 5 or fewer tasks, suggesting that they were fairly well trained. Pharmacists were particularly likely to need training on at least 5 tasks. Given their role in a POD operation, they should be a focus of further training. Almost one third of participants needed additional training on at least 1 of the 3 basic POD Incident Command System tasks. Additional training is also needed on competencies concerning POD safety and security, liability protections, and family preparedness. POD workers who are concerned about these matters may be less willing or able to staff a POD. People who participated in training both before and on the day of the exercise were best prepared to staff the POD, indicating that both types of training have value.Conclusions: When compared with the competencies, POD workers possessed many of the necessary skills to staff a POD; however, training with emphasis on areas of weakness revealed by the assessment could improve willingness to report for duty and performance.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2010;4:306-311)

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