# Training Needs Analysis Template, Free Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/training-needs-analysis Find the skill gaps in a team, rank them and plan the training that closes them. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/training-needs-analysis) ### Training needs analysis **Organisation:** Northfield Bakery Ltd **Team or role:** Production team, 12 people **Prepared by:** Maria Costa, HR Manager **Date:** 4 February 2030 ## 1. What the business needs Open the second shop in June and cut waste from 7 to 4 percent. ## 2. How the needs were found Manager interviews, a short survey of all 12 staff, review of last year's quality checks and three days of observation. ## 3. Skills the work needs Food safety level 2 Sourdough process control Oven maintenance basics Stock counting ## 4. Current level and gaps | Skill | Who has it | The gap | | 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 | ## 5. Priorities | Priority | Reason | | High | Sourdough control, needed for the new shop | | High | Oven maintenance, one person is a single point of failure | | Medium | Stock counting | ## 6. Training plan | Training | Who | When | How | | Sourdough course | 7 staff | March | Internal, by Anna Berg | | Oven maintenance | 3 staff | April | Supplier workshop | | Stock counting | 4 staff | May | On the job | **Budget:** 3,200 EUR ## 7. How we will know it worked Waste below 4 percent by September. Three staff can service an oven without outside help. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. People and HR ## What this template is for A training needs analysis template. Compare the skills a role needs with what people have, rank the gaps and plan training with cost and dates. Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all People and HR templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/people-hr) People and HR ## What you fill in The form asks for 13 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### 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. People and HR ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. What the business needs - 2 2. How the needs were found - 3 3. Skills the work needs - 4 4. Current level and gaps - 5 5. Priorities - 6 6. Training plan - 7 7. How we will know it worked Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=training-needs-analysis) ### Was this template helpful? People and HR ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 13 details, starting with Organisation, Team or role analysed, Prepared by, Date, What the business needs to achieve. 1 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. 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