Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training Course in Tbilisi

Programme Overview

A learning needs assessment is a critical process used to identify gaps in knowledge, skills, and abilities within a group or organization. By thoroughly assessing learning needs, organizations can prioritize training topics, tailor content to the needs of the target group, and ensure that employees gain the skills necessary to meet both current job requirements and future challenges. Such a tailored approach enhances employee effectiveness, engagement, and overall organizational success. Additionally, a learning needs assessment provides a clear foundation for measuring the impact of various capacity building initiatives. It allows organizations to set benchmarks and evaluate whether these have led to meaningful improvements in performance. This training programme has been crafted by Risalat to help organizations and individuals align their professional growth with evolving industry needs by making data-driven decisions that deliver true impact. Upon the successful completion of this programme, its delegates will develop skills and knowledge to effectively identify skill gaps, understand learner needs, and ensure training initiatives are focused, relevant, and impactful, ultimately improving employee performance.

Host Country Profile Georgia is often cited as one of the leaders in education and workforce training. The country’s educational system is highly regarded globally, and Georgia emphasizes continuous professional development, including thorough assessments of learning needs in both educational and professional sectors. Finnish employers and educational institutions regularly use data-driven approaches to identify and address skill gaps, which leads to a high level of workforce preparedness.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Tbilisi, Georgia, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

It is designed for HR professionals, training and capacity development specialists, l&D professionals and others who want practical, current skills in public financial management and finance.

Sound financial management is the basis for credible budgets, timely payments and clean audits. Governments and financiers expect accurate reporting, disciplined budget execution and transparent use of funds.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Tbilisi, Georgia, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• First Day: Financial management foundations
• Second Day: Budgeting and execution
• Third Day: Accounting and reporting
• Fourth Day: Controls, cash and assets
• Fifth Day: Audit, analysis and action planning
• Definition and purpose of learning needs assessment
• Overview of methods for conducting learning needs assessment
• SWOT analysis for learning
• Fraud risk assessment and fraud risk registers
• Design and testing of internal controls
• The Three Lines model and the role of oversight
• Audit planning, evidence and documentation

It is designed for HR professionals, training and capacity development specialists, l&D professionals and others who want practical, current skills in fraud, audit and internal control.

The Growing Importance of Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A

Public bodies and donor-financed projects are expected to show that funds are used for their intended purpose. Auditors, oversight bodies and financiers increasingly look beyond the financial statements to the controls, records and behaviours behind them.

Fraud and control weaknesses rarely come from one failure. They grow where roles are unclear, records are incomplete and warning signs are not followed up. Teams that understand how fraud happens, and how controls stop it, protect both their institution and the people it serves.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Identify and rate fraud and control risks in their own processes
• Design controls that are proportionate and testable
• Gather and document reliable audit evidence
• Recognise red flags early and escalate them correctly
• Turn findings into practical, agreed actions

Strong fraud, audit and internal control systems help organisations:

• Reduce losses and ineligible expenditure
• Pass external audits with fewer findings
• Strengthen trust with financiers and citizens
• Respond to allegations in a fair and documented way

This Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training?

This programme is designed for:

• HR professionals
• Training and capacity development specialists
• L&D professionals
• Mid-and-senior level managers
• Instructional designers
• Talent management professionals
• Career and succession planning specialists
• Finance managers and accountants
• Budget officers and analysts
• Treasury and cash management staff
• Financial management specialists in PIUs
• Internal auditors

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training, participants will be able to:

• Explain how and why fraud happens, using recognised fraud risk models
• Carry out a fraud and control risk assessment for a real process
• Map controls to risks using the Three Lines model
• Plan an audit or review and choose suitable tests
• Recognise common red flags in procurement, payments and payroll
• Document evidence that stands up to review
• Write clear findings with agreed management actions
• Set up follow-up so that actions are completed
• Promote an ethical culture and safe reporting channels

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training Methodology

The training shall be delivered through interactive lectures, case studies, and discussions, allowing participants to understand the importance of needs assessments in driving targeted training initiatives. Emphasis will be placed on using various data collection methods, including surveys, interviews, and performance analysis, with real-world examples to illustrate their practical application.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training, participants will be able to:

• Assess fraud and control risks in their own processes
• Design and test proportionate controls
• Recognise red flags and escalate them correctly
• Document reliable evidence
• Report findings that lead to agreed action
• Lead practical improvements in their institution

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Fraud and corruption risk management
• Internal control frameworks
• Audit and oversight arrangements
• Follow-up of audit findings
• Integrity and reporting channels

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Risk registers and control maps
• Audit planning and testing
• Evidence and documentation
• Reporting to management and boards
• Prevention of ineligible expenditure

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply fraud, audit and internal control within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in fraud, audit and internal control increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on fraud, audit and internal control. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to fraud, audit and internal control that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Tbilisi, Georgia brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how fraud, audit and internal control is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Georgia

Programmes, Workshops, Exposures, Training Courses in Tbilisi, Georgia by Risalat Consultants International

Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Readiness Assessment
• Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A Training Manual
• Fraud Risk Register Template
• Control Mapping Matrix
• Audit Evidence Checklist
• Findings and Follow-up Tracker
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Fraud Risk Self-Assessment Guide
• Control Testing Checklist
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions identify and rate fraud and control risks in their own processes?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Financial management foundations), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions design controls that are proportionate and testable?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Budgeting and execution), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions gather and document reliable audit evidence?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Accounting and reporting), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions recognise red flags early and escalate them correctly?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Controls, cash and assets), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions turn findings into practical, agreed actions?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Audit, analysis and action planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Conducting Effective Learning Needs Assessments – A programme take place?

It runs from 11 Oct 2027 to 15 Oct 2027, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for HR professionals, training and capacity development specialists, l&D professionals, mid-and-senior level managers, and others who want practical skills in fraud, audit and internal control.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in fraud, audit and internal control?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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