Training Needs Analysis
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TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS & SURVEY Personal Information Name: Team: Job Title: How many years have you been with Skill Force? Existing Qualifications: Have you attended Induction Training? Are you currently First Aid at Work qualified? Region:
Y/N Y/N
Date Awarded:
Do you hold a Basic Expedition Leader Award (BELA)? Y/N or a Walking Group Leader award (WGL)? Y/N Are you interested in pursuing Mountain Leader Training and Assessment (MLT/MLA)? What other outdoor Activity qualification do you currently hold? (Please list all in box) Are you currently Team Teach (Physical Intervention) trained? What is your current highest Academic Qualification? Are you currently qualified to level 2 in; Literacy? Numeracy? Have you started any further training to help you reach Level 2?
Y/N
Y/N
Date Awarded:
Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N
Are you currently undertaking any additional personal development? Is Skill Force assisting you with the costs of this development? Future Personal Development Will you be starting any personal development during the next 12 months? Will you be asking Skill Force to Part fund this development? Are you interested in working towards Qualified Teacher Status? Are you currently working towards Qualified Teacher Status? Have you completed or currently undertaking any of the following? Please circle those applicable
C&G 7302 Stage 1
Y/N
By how much? £
Y/N
Y/N Y/N
C&G 7407 Stage 1 C&G 7407 Stage 2
BA (Hons) in Ed
Part A. Your Training Needs How to complete Part A. For each subject heading, distribute up to a total of ten (10) points among the areas for which you think you would benefit most from further training or development during the next 6 months. These points may be spread evenly among several areas or just a few. In extreme cases they might be spread among all the areas or ten points may be given to a single area. If you allocate 10 points to a single area you are suggesting that you feel you have no immediate need for training or development in the other areas listed. Please add extra comments or other training needs in the box provided for each subject heading. (ie there may be areas listed that you feel you could still benefit from future development but do not see this as a priority for the next 6 months) If no points are awarded to any of the areas under each Subject heading it will be assumed that you feel you have no training or developing needs in that subject at all. 1. Communicating a. Letter Writing Skills b. IT Skills -making the PC work for you c. Public Speaking d. Confidence Building e. Working with the School, using their resources. f.. Communicate Effectively with Students, Parents and Colleagues g. Presentation Skills Additional Comments: Score
2.
Creativity and Innovation a. Fresh Ideas – looking at the problem from another angle b. Sharing Best Practices (teaching and activities) c. New Ideas d. Looking Outside the Box e. Dealing with Complacency f. Generating alternative solutions to problems and challenges Additional Comments:
Score
3.
Developing Self and Others a. Giving Useful Feedback b. Coaching Skills c. Keeping up to date with Education Issues d. Counselling Skills e. Setting SMART objectives that work f. Thinking Analytically to Plan Effective Lessons & to Manage Time & Resources efficiently Additional Comments:
Score
4.
Drive and Enthusiasm a. Stress Management b. Life/Work Balance c. Avoiding Burnout d. Promoting & Modelling Positive Values, Attitudes and Behaviour e. Gain the Ability & Creativity to Encourage & Motivate students f. Empowering others to achieve results and hold them accountable for actions Additional Comments:
Score
5.
Judgement and Decision Making a. Risk Assessment (Generic for outside activities) b. Company Policy and Guidelines c. Interpretation & Analysis of Data (reports etc) d. Communicating Decisions Effectively e. H & S training f. HR (law) training Additional Comments:
Score
6.
Leadership a. Adjusting Leadership Style to suit Situation and/or Individual b. Challenging Inappropriate Behaviour c. Confidence/Assertiveness Training d. Getting “Buy-in” e. Delivering Team Briefings & meetings f. Resolving Conflict g. Motivating others in order to reach goals h. Being Resilient when things go wrong i. Being Flexible in Adopting Alternative Approaches to Solve Problems Additional Comments:
Score
7.
Planning and Organising a. Record Keeping b. Time Management c. Smart IT usage (shortcuts that make your life easier) d. Written Communications (Reports etc) e. Producing Programmes that survive 1st Contact f. Personal organisation and effectiveness g. Administration – General Office Skills Additional Comments:
Score
8.
Relationship Building a. Company Vision & How We Work Towards Achieving This b. Industry Awareness (Competition) c. Products, Services and Business Strategy d. Achieving a Win/Win outcome e. Acting as an Ambassador for Skill Force f. Influencing Styles & how to use them effectively g. Negotiating Skills Additional Comments:
Score
9
Strategic Thinking a. How to be Proactive b. Awareness of different functions in Organisation & how they inter-relate c. Understanding different Religions and Faiths d. Looking at the big picture of Skill Force’s goals, rather than individual Team’s needs e. Anticipating marketplace opportunities Additional Comments:
Score
10.
Team working a. Encouraging Teamwork & Collaboration as a method to accomplish tasks and achieve objectives b. Awareness of own Strengths & Weaknesses c. Understanding others – listening skills d. Body Language Skills e. Team Building Techniques f. Evaluate & Improve your own Teaching, and Learning from Others Additional Comments:
Score
11.
Classroom Strategies and Methodologies a. Brain Gym b. Accelerated Learning c. Dyslexia – how to work with it d. Dealing with Special Education Needs (SEN) e. ADHD What is it and what it isn’t f. Deaf Awareness g. Positive Behaviour Management Plus (before Physical Intervention) h. Team Teach ™ (Physical Intervention) training or refresher Additional Comments:
Score
12.
Curriculum a. Better knowledge of ASDAN – delivering, best practices, achieving b. Better knowledge of CoPE – delivering, best practices, achieving c. Better knowledge of Residential Camps – delivering, best practices, achieving d. Better knowledge of Wider Key Skills – delivering, best practices, achieving e. Better knowledge of D of E – delivering, best practices, achieving f. Better knowledge of Young Life Saver Award – delivering, best practices, achieving g. Better knowledge of Sports Leader Award – delivering, best practices, achieving h. Better knowledge of NCFE – delivering, best practices, achieving Additional Comments:
Score
13.
Working with Young People a. Child Protection Update b. Making your lessons Gender Friendly c. Methods to ensure activities are not Gender restrictive d. SEN - YP with Emotional, Behavioural, and Learning difficulties e. Risk Awareness (Child Specific) f. Encouraging Others to Perform to the Best of Their Abilities Additional Comments:
Score
14.
Team Leaders Only a. Aligning resources to meet the business needs of Skill Force b. PD & R process c. Managing and Appraising Performance d. Dealing with Grievances e. HR issues – recruiting, dismissal & grievances f. Budgeting and Finance Additional Comments:
Score
15.
Using your ratings as a guide, please now list 3 of your training/development needs that YOU feel are the highest priority. 1st
2nd
3rd
Part B. The Team/Organisation Needs How to complete Part B: Part B is about the development needs of your team as YOU see it. It may be only relevant for one or two members of the team, and can include you, but could benefit all the team if training and development was offered. Rate each of the Questions on a sliding scale of 1 to 6, where 1 =Strongly Disagree and 6 = Strongly Agree. Use the additional Comments box to add any comments regarding your rating or to highlight any other issue.
Q1.
Information Technology a. Windows (200/XP) b. Office 2000/XP/2003 c. Word (Intermediate to Advanced level) d. Excel (Intermediate to Advanced level) e. Powerpoint (Intermediate to Advanced level) f. Publisher (Intermediate to Advanced level) g. Sharepoint (Intermediate to Advanced level) h. Internet including Web site design(Intermediate to Advanced level) i. Email j. Typing Skills k. Troubleshooting and fixing (Intermediate to Advanced level) Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q2.
Business and Marketing a. Spotting potential opportunities b. Promoting Skill Force c. Marketing Strategies d. Negotiating e. Knowing when to withdraw from a deal f. Contracts - the legal part g. Closing the deal Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q3.
Performance Appraisals a. What the appraisal system is for b. What are the consequences of the appraisal system c. How to conduct an appraisal d. Understanding SMART objectives e. What to do if you disagree with your appraisal Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q4.
Working with Young People a. Child Protection update b. Team Teach ™ Physical Intervention revision and update c. First Aid updates and revision d. Classroom Strategies e. Curriculum update and how to map it across f. Understanding SEN and ADHD g. Health and Safety for when conducting outside activities Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q5.
Miscellaneous (including Income Generation)
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects: (if required for income generation please use the comments box for any justification / brief business plan) Use spare spaces for other requirements. a. Health and Safety training for the Office/Team base b. First Aid Instructor training so team has one instructor c. Further First Aid Instructors d. Food Handling e. P.A.S.S. training – Interpretation of results, strategies etc f. Finance/Budgets for all team memebers g. SPARE
1 2 3 4 5 6
h SPARE Additional Comments:
Part C: Training Structure How to complete part C. Part C allows you to have your input into the future structure of training within Skill Force. Please answer the questions and give comments as necessary. Q1. Please rate the method of training you feel would be most effective to achieve your learning and development needs: Not very effective Classroom Based Video Online Workshops Computer base training Web conferencing Additional Comments: Somewhat effective Very effective
Q2.
Please rate the preferred timing for a training event : No preference During normal working day During your own time During your own time if time in lieu offered During School Holidays During ½ terms only During a pre agreed “Training Window” same time(s) every term/year Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Q3.
How many days duration do you think training should be limited to: No preference 1 day duration 2 days duration 3 days or more duration Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Q4.
Regarding course materials, what is your preference for the following: No preference Hand outs and précis to refer to Original books to keep for future reference All qualifications to be certificated A certificate for all training Work books and exercises to take away for future reference A log or training record to be issued to record all training and seminars etc Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Q5.
Regarding the future structure of training within Skill Force what is your preference for: No preference A “map” showing all available training routes to be made available An online system showing all internal training events across all regions An online system for individuals to place themselves on internal courses A yearly set amount per instructor (capped) for personal development Options available for what is deemed currently as “essential” training A structured, progressive and sequential approach to development and training. Should Skill Force have more employees that can train the work force instead of contracting in A simpler system for course requests Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Part D: Your Comments: Please use this part to comment on anything with regards to training whether it is positive or negative or on a personal subject. If you do comment on a personal training issue please ensure you have entered your name at the start of this survey and I will give you an answer. What are the three most important training needs for Skill Force that you would identify?
What can HR Training and Development do to address your training need(s)?
Any other comment
Thank you for taking the time to complete this analysis and survey, send this document to: Chris Allsopp, Training Officer C/o Skill Force Head Office.
Y/N Y/N
Date Awarded:
Do you hold a Basic Expedition Leader Award (BELA)? Y/N or a Walking Group Leader award (WGL)? Y/N Are you interested in pursuing Mountain Leader Training and Assessment (MLT/MLA)? What other outdoor Activity qualification do you currently hold? (Please list all in box) Are you currently Team Teach (Physical Intervention) trained? What is your current highest Academic Qualification? Are you currently qualified to level 2 in; Literacy? Numeracy? Have you started any further training to help you reach Level 2?
Y/N
Y/N
Date Awarded:
Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N
Are you currently undertaking any additional personal development? Is Skill Force assisting you with the costs of this development? Future Personal Development Will you be starting any personal development during the next 12 months? Will you be asking Skill Force to Part fund this development? Are you interested in working towards Qualified Teacher Status? Are you currently working towards Qualified Teacher Status? Have you completed or currently undertaking any of the following? Please circle those applicable
C&G 7302 Stage 1
Y/N
By how much? £
Y/N
Y/N Y/N
C&G 7407 Stage 1 C&G 7407 Stage 2
BA (Hons) in Ed
Part A. Your Training Needs How to complete Part A. For each subject heading, distribute up to a total of ten (10) points among the areas for which you think you would benefit most from further training or development during the next 6 months. These points may be spread evenly among several areas or just a few. In extreme cases they might be spread among all the areas or ten points may be given to a single area. If you allocate 10 points to a single area you are suggesting that you feel you have no immediate need for training or development in the other areas listed. Please add extra comments or other training needs in the box provided for each subject heading. (ie there may be areas listed that you feel you could still benefit from future development but do not see this as a priority for the next 6 months) If no points are awarded to any of the areas under each Subject heading it will be assumed that you feel you have no training or developing needs in that subject at all. 1. Communicating a. Letter Writing Skills b. IT Skills -making the PC work for you c. Public Speaking d. Confidence Building e. Working with the School, using their resources. f.. Communicate Effectively with Students, Parents and Colleagues g. Presentation Skills Additional Comments: Score
2.
Creativity and Innovation a. Fresh Ideas – looking at the problem from another angle b. Sharing Best Practices (teaching and activities) c. New Ideas d. Looking Outside the Box e. Dealing with Complacency f. Generating alternative solutions to problems and challenges Additional Comments:
Score
3.
Developing Self and Others a. Giving Useful Feedback b. Coaching Skills c. Keeping up to date with Education Issues d. Counselling Skills e. Setting SMART objectives that work f. Thinking Analytically to Plan Effective Lessons & to Manage Time & Resources efficiently Additional Comments:
Score
4.
Drive and Enthusiasm a. Stress Management b. Life/Work Balance c. Avoiding Burnout d. Promoting & Modelling Positive Values, Attitudes and Behaviour e. Gain the Ability & Creativity to Encourage & Motivate students f. Empowering others to achieve results and hold them accountable for actions Additional Comments:
Score
5.
Judgement and Decision Making a. Risk Assessment (Generic for outside activities) b. Company Policy and Guidelines c. Interpretation & Analysis of Data (reports etc) d. Communicating Decisions Effectively e. H & S training f. HR (law) training Additional Comments:
Score
6.
Leadership a. Adjusting Leadership Style to suit Situation and/or Individual b. Challenging Inappropriate Behaviour c. Confidence/Assertiveness Training d. Getting “Buy-in” e. Delivering Team Briefings & meetings f. Resolving Conflict g. Motivating others in order to reach goals h. Being Resilient when things go wrong i. Being Flexible in Adopting Alternative Approaches to Solve Problems Additional Comments:
Score
7.
Planning and Organising a. Record Keeping b. Time Management c. Smart IT usage (shortcuts that make your life easier) d. Written Communications (Reports etc) e. Producing Programmes that survive 1st Contact f. Personal organisation and effectiveness g. Administration – General Office Skills Additional Comments:
Score
8.
Relationship Building a. Company Vision & How We Work Towards Achieving This b. Industry Awareness (Competition) c. Products, Services and Business Strategy d. Achieving a Win/Win outcome e. Acting as an Ambassador for Skill Force f. Influencing Styles & how to use them effectively g. Negotiating Skills Additional Comments:
Score
9
Strategic Thinking a. How to be Proactive b. Awareness of different functions in Organisation & how they inter-relate c. Understanding different Religions and Faiths d. Looking at the big picture of Skill Force’s goals, rather than individual Team’s needs e. Anticipating marketplace opportunities Additional Comments:
Score
10.
Team working a. Encouraging Teamwork & Collaboration as a method to accomplish tasks and achieve objectives b. Awareness of own Strengths & Weaknesses c. Understanding others – listening skills d. Body Language Skills e. Team Building Techniques f. Evaluate & Improve your own Teaching, and Learning from Others Additional Comments:
Score
11.
Classroom Strategies and Methodologies a. Brain Gym b. Accelerated Learning c. Dyslexia – how to work with it d. Dealing with Special Education Needs (SEN) e. ADHD What is it and what it isn’t f. Deaf Awareness g. Positive Behaviour Management Plus (before Physical Intervention) h. Team Teach ™ (Physical Intervention) training or refresher Additional Comments:
Score
12.
Curriculum a. Better knowledge of ASDAN – delivering, best practices, achieving b. Better knowledge of CoPE – delivering, best practices, achieving c. Better knowledge of Residential Camps – delivering, best practices, achieving d. Better knowledge of Wider Key Skills – delivering, best practices, achieving e. Better knowledge of D of E – delivering, best practices, achieving f. Better knowledge of Young Life Saver Award – delivering, best practices, achieving g. Better knowledge of Sports Leader Award – delivering, best practices, achieving h. Better knowledge of NCFE – delivering, best practices, achieving Additional Comments:
Score
13.
Working with Young People a. Child Protection Update b. Making your lessons Gender Friendly c. Methods to ensure activities are not Gender restrictive d. SEN - YP with Emotional, Behavioural, and Learning difficulties e. Risk Awareness (Child Specific) f. Encouraging Others to Perform to the Best of Their Abilities Additional Comments:
Score
14.
Team Leaders Only a. Aligning resources to meet the business needs of Skill Force b. PD & R process c. Managing and Appraising Performance d. Dealing with Grievances e. HR issues – recruiting, dismissal & grievances f. Budgeting and Finance Additional Comments:
Score
15.
Using your ratings as a guide, please now list 3 of your training/development needs that YOU feel are the highest priority. 1st
2nd
3rd
Part B. The Team/Organisation Needs How to complete Part B: Part B is about the development needs of your team as YOU see it. It may be only relevant for one or two members of the team, and can include you, but could benefit all the team if training and development was offered. Rate each of the Questions on a sliding scale of 1 to 6, where 1 =Strongly Disagree and 6 = Strongly Agree. Use the additional Comments box to add any comments regarding your rating or to highlight any other issue.
Q1.
Information Technology a. Windows (200/XP) b. Office 2000/XP/2003 c. Word (Intermediate to Advanced level) d. Excel (Intermediate to Advanced level) e. Powerpoint (Intermediate to Advanced level) f. Publisher (Intermediate to Advanced level) g. Sharepoint (Intermediate to Advanced level) h. Internet including Web site design(Intermediate to Advanced level) i. Email j. Typing Skills k. Troubleshooting and fixing (Intermediate to Advanced level) Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q2.
Business and Marketing a. Spotting potential opportunities b. Promoting Skill Force c. Marketing Strategies d. Negotiating e. Knowing when to withdraw from a deal f. Contracts - the legal part g. Closing the deal Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q3.
Performance Appraisals a. What the appraisal system is for b. What are the consequences of the appraisal system c. How to conduct an appraisal d. Understanding SMART objectives e. What to do if you disagree with your appraisal Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q4.
Working with Young People a. Child Protection update b. Team Teach ™ Physical Intervention revision and update c. First Aid updates and revision d. Classroom Strategies e. Curriculum update and how to map it across f. Understanding SEN and ADHD g. Health and Safety for when conducting outside activities Additional Comments:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Q5.
Miscellaneous (including Income Generation)
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
The team needs further training or development in the following subjects: (if required for income generation please use the comments box for any justification / brief business plan) Use spare spaces for other requirements. a. Health and Safety training for the Office/Team base b. First Aid Instructor training so team has one instructor c. Further First Aid Instructors d. Food Handling e. P.A.S.S. training – Interpretation of results, strategies etc f. Finance/Budgets for all team memebers g. SPARE
1 2 3 4 5 6
h SPARE Additional Comments:
Part C: Training Structure How to complete part C. Part C allows you to have your input into the future structure of training within Skill Force. Please answer the questions and give comments as necessary. Q1. Please rate the method of training you feel would be most effective to achieve your learning and development needs: Not very effective Classroom Based Video Online Workshops Computer base training Web conferencing Additional Comments: Somewhat effective Very effective
Q2.
Please rate the preferred timing for a training event : No preference During normal working day During your own time During your own time if time in lieu offered During School Holidays During ½ terms only During a pre agreed “Training Window” same time(s) every term/year Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Q3.
How many days duration do you think training should be limited to: No preference 1 day duration 2 days duration 3 days or more duration Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Q4.
Regarding course materials, what is your preference for the following: No preference Hand outs and précis to refer to Original books to keep for future reference All qualifications to be certificated A certificate for all training Work books and exercises to take away for future reference A log or training record to be issued to record all training and seminars etc Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Q5.
Regarding the future structure of training within Skill Force what is your preference for: No preference A “map” showing all available training routes to be made available An online system showing all internal training events across all regions An online system for individuals to place themselves on internal courses A yearly set amount per instructor (capped) for personal development Options available for what is deemed currently as “essential” training A structured, progressive and sequential approach to development and training. Should Skill Force have more employees that can train the work force instead of contracting in A simpler system for course requests Additional Comments: Don’t mind Preferred
Part D: Your Comments: Please use this part to comment on anything with regards to training whether it is positive or negative or on a personal subject. If you do comment on a personal training issue please ensure you have entered your name at the start of this survey and I will give you an answer. What are the three most important training needs for Skill Force that you would identify?
What can HR Training and Development do to address your training need(s)?
Any other comment
Thank you for taking the time to complete this analysis and survey, send this document to: Chris Allsopp, Training Officer C/o Skill Force Head Office.
