A training needs analysis (TNA) is a 'shopping list' of the skills your business needs to move forward.
These may be industry-specific skills or more general administrative and IT skills. You may want your staff to learn new skills or better ways of doing existing tasks. With this analysis, you can shop around for the best training available and there are many resources to help you.
Your TNA will include answers to these questions:
- What are our business goals?
- What skills do we need to meet these goals?
- Are these new skills or ways of doing the same work better?
- Are these industry-specific or general skills?
- Who will benefit from this training?
- What can we afford - in time and money - to spend on training?
Skillset has developed National Occupational Standards for the audio visual industry. You can use our Training Needs Analysis to appraise your staff against industry benchmarks and identify your training and development needs.
Training Needs AnalysisA skills broker is an experienced 'matchmaker' who can help you identify the skills you need and then find the providers to deliver the training. This can save you a lot of time and ensure that you get the best out of your training.
Useful links
- Train to Gain offer a free skills review. Call them on 08000 15 55 45.
- Company Support Scheme is part of the Skillset initiative, A Bigger Future - if you are a film company, click the link to find out how you can apply for a training consultant to help you analyse your company's training needs
- Business Link shows you how to fit the training to your needs
- Your People Manager shows you how to undertake a training needs analysis
- Business Balls' Training planner is a template that you can use to write down your training needs.
- And you might like to look at the Investors in People Business improvement diagnostic tool
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