Skills Audit & Training Needs Analysis

A skills audit is a process that can be used to identify skill gaps in an organization. The outcome of a skills audit is a training needs analysis that identifies where training is needed. A Training Needs Analysis (TNA) is the systematic investigation of training needs within an organization. It is part of a process which integrates training with the business or development plans of an organization. A TNA helps an organization to identify training that might be required to bridge the gap between an employee’s current skill level and the skill level that an organization need them to have.
The objectives of a skills audit & training needs analysis are to:

• Identify performance goals and the knowledge, skills and abilities needed by the organization’s workforce to achieve those goals.
• Assist an organization to direct resources to areas of greatest priority in its training department.
• Address resources needed to fulfill the organization’s mission, improve productivity, and provide quality services.
• Review the type of training that is best for the organization’s target group or sector.
• Study the organization’s training needs and skills deficiency.
• Form a foundation of the organization’s training plan.
• Identify the gap between current and required levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude
• Provide a baseline for the evaluation of the organization’s training plan
  
  

A major outcome of the skills audit process is a skills gap analysis outlining the most critical training needs for the organization.