You’ve probably seen it happen. Something isn’t working, the pressure is on to fix it and a training course becomes the answer before anyone has asked the right question. As a leader, you know your organization’s challenges are rarely that simple, and neither are the solutions.

We’d like to hear what’s happening with your team first, then help you decide where development will make the biggest difference. That’s why we start with a conversation.

What Is an Initial Training Needs Assessment?

It’s a conversation with a member of our Customized Training and Development team. You tell us what’s happening. We ask questions, listen and take notes so we understand your organization before suggesting anything.

Together, we’ll talk through:

• Your organization’s current goals and priorities for the next 12 to 18 months
• Where skill gaps are starting to show
• What your managers are being asked to handle
• How ready your employees are to use AI
• Knowledge your organization can’t afford to lose
• Which parts of this a customized program can realistically address

By the end of the conversation, you’ll receive thoughtful recommendations shaped around your organization. If one of our existing programs fits better than something custom, we will point you there.

Why Start With an Assessment?

Your people, your culture and your goals are specific. The recommendations should be too.

The assessment shows us where your organization stands today, and that’s the only honest place to begin. From there, we can talk through leadership development, technical training, coaching, AI education, professional certificates or fully customized talent development.

The best training starts with a problem worth solving.

Exclusive for NC State Alumni

As a thank-you for staying connected to the Pack, every NC State alum who completes a Initial Training Needs Assessment receives a complimentary one-hour session with one of our certified leadership coaches. You spend your days developing other people. This hour is for you.

Request Your Initial Training Needs Assessment

Bring us the problem. Tell us a little about your organization in the form below, and a member of our team will reach out to schedule your conversation.

About NC State Customized Training

NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education Customized Training and Development is the corporate learning and talent development arm of NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education. The team works alongside organizations to design learning around their business goals, workforce challenges and culture, then delivers it in ways that fit how their people actually work.