Training Needs Assessment of Service Providers: Targeted Intervention for HIV/AIDS in Jharkhand, India

Abstract

Training needs assessments are pivotal for any capacity building program. Building capacity of service providers and staff involved in HIV/AIDS intervention programs is crucial because of the distinct nature of such programs. It requires specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are of utmost importance, influencing the reach of the program and its impact in halting and reversing the epidemic. This study was conducted to identify the training needs assessment of personnel involved in targeted intervention for high risk populations vulnerable to HIV infection in Jharkhand, India. Through the study the authors critically examine the existing training needs and gaps and suggest strategies to address them.

Keywords:

• Capacity building
• HIV/AIDS
• service provider
• targeted intervention
• training
• training needs assessment

Notes

The article was written under the capacity building program of the State Training and Resource Centre at Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi. The authors are thankful to NGOs and their staff for participation and cooperation in the assessment process. We would also like to thank Dr. Rohit Vishal Kumar for his help in data analysis, Subhash Chandra Rai for his help in data entry and tabulation, and Prakash Chandra Dash for reviewing the manuscript.

1. National AIDS Control Organisation is a nodal agency for formulation of policy and implementation of programs for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in India.

2. Targeted interventions are a specific set of interventions in HIV/AIDS Control Programmes meant specifically to reach out to high risk behavior groups comprising female sex workers, injecting drug users, men having sex with men, migrant workers, and truckers.

3. State Training and Resource Centre is established by National AIDS Control Organisation to develop a sustainable system for the capacity building (of staffs and service providers of NGOs and CBOs) to impart quality training.

4. The tools used in the study were developed by State Training and Resource Centre, Child in Needs Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal.