Coastal Services Center

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Introduction

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Needs assessments are critical to developing relevant and effective education and training programs and marketable and useful products. These programs and products can be for use by your organization, or for external customers. By assessing target audience needs, you can determine a focus and direction for investments made in products or training, and extend the reach and impact of environmental programming. On the next page we will give you a few definitions from the field of training and education of the term "needs assessment."