Department of Defense Instruction 1322.26 states that embedded training and distributed learning shall be considered as the first option to meet training requirements of defense technology projects and acquisition programs, this section provides resources in conducting Front End Analysis to identify costs, target audience(s), content, learning objectives and optimal delivery method(s)

The Best Practices Guide for Advanced Distributed Learning (2003), developed by David J. Daly, Ph.D. and Amy Scott, Instructional Design Specialist addresses the following:

• Distance Learning Issues and Challenges
• Needs Assessment or "Gap Analysis"
• A Needs Assessment & Training Needs Analysis Case Study
• Job and Task Analysis

This document is available as an Adobe PDF, 685K.

The next two links provide access to related Military handbooks.

Instructional Systems Development/Systems Approach to Training and Education

Information for Designers of Instructional Systems Guide to Needs Assessment