Training needs analysis

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• Organisation

  For example: Northfield Bakery Ltd

• Team or role analysed

  For example: Production team, 12 people

• Prepared by

  For example: Maria Costa, HR Manager

• Date

  For example: 4 February 2030

• What the business needs to achieve

  Training should serve a goal. Start there.

  For example: Open the second shop in June and cut waste from 7 to 4 percent.

• How the needs were found

  For example: Manager interviews, a short survey of all 12 staff, review of last year's quality checks and three days of observation.

• Skills the work needs

  For example: Food safety level 2 Sourdough process control Oven maintenance basics Stock counting

• Current skill level and gaps

  One row for each skill.

  For example: Food safety | 12 of 12 have it | No gap Sourdough control | 5 of 12 confident | Gap of 7 Oven maintenance | 1 of 12 | Gap of 11 Stock counting | 8 of 12 | Gap of 4

• Priority of each gap

  One row for each gap.

  For example: High | Sourdough control, needed for the new shop High | Oven maintenance, one person is a single point of failure Medium | Stock counting

• Training plan

  One row for each training.

  For example: Sourdough course | 7 staff | March | Internal, by Anna Berg Oven maintenance | 3 staff | April | Supplier workshop Stock counting | 4 staff | May | On the job

• Currency

  For example: EUR

• Training budget (optional)optional

  For example: 3,200

• How we will know it worked

  For example: Waste below 4 percent by September. Three staff can service an oven without outside help.

1. 11. What the business needs
2. 22. How the needs were found
3. 33. Skills the work needs
4. 44. Current level and gaps
5. 55. Priorities
6. 66. Training plan
7. 77. How we will know it worked

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