Training needs assessment – capacity needs assessment for MS and VLP registered organizations
- Background
The African Union Youth Development and Engagement Division has put in place the AU Continental Volunteer Linkage Platform (CVLP) to coordinate and harmonize the efforts of promoting volunteerism in the AU member states and provide country acceleration support. Besides, the Platform is expected to promote the minimum standards and common principles, enhance learning among actors in volunteerism, and generate evidence concerning the contribution of volunteering in the member states.
In consideration of the above, the AU CVLP needs to undertake a training needs assessment to identify which trainings are highly in demand, and what skill gaps shall be addressed and thereby develop training materials and deliver mainly through virtual means to build the capacity of member states and Volunteer Linkage Platform (VLP) registered organizations, which is the knowledge and information hub meant to generate evidence, information sharing, and one-stop linking mechanism between volunteers and volunteer involving organizations.
- Objectives of the need assessment
General Objectives
This assessment aims to determine the specific capacity-building needs of member states’ volunteerism coordinating bodies and volunteer-involving organizations, which can be addressed through capacity-building training. The findings of the need assessment will guide the training materials development by the AU CVLP.
Specific objectives
The specific objectives are:
- Identify the capacity needs of the Member States and volunteer-involving organizations registered on the VLP;
- Identify the top five priority areas of capacity-building training, which can bring about profound changes in the operation of volunteer-involving organizations;
- Obtain first-hand information that serves as a base to design need-based training programs;
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