Audubon is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,819, reflecting a decline of 363 (-4.0%) from the 9,182 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 23 (-0.2%) from the 9,205 counted in the 1990 Census.
A needs assessment is a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or gaps between current conditions and desired conditions or wants. The discrepancy between the current condition and wanted condition must be measured to appropriately identify the need.
Once the training needs are identified, then you need to determine/develop objectives to be accomplished by the training. These objectives will form criteria for measures of success and utility. A needs assessment/survey helps an organization achieve its goals. It reduces gaps between employee skills and the skills required by the job and department. The training needs assessment survey can also form the basis (benchmark) for determining effectiveness of the training administered. You can re-administer the training needs survey after the training was performed to see if there was an increase in performance/skills as measured by the survey.