Conducting a Learning Needs Analysis

“The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.” Arie De Geus

Without the right skills and targeted investment in the development of the workforce, businesses cannot hope to compete successfully. 

• The lack of basic skills costs a typical business of 50 employees, £165,000 per year (Ernst and Young)
• UK productivity is 13% below that of other major economies (Office of National Statistics)
• In Britain £34.5b is spent on training each year by employers, but this is not necessarily used effectively

As those responsible for the learning and development function come under more and more pressure to justify spend a planned and effective Learning Needs Analysis can both prevent skills shortages and a waste of finance on inappropriate or unnecessary training.

The workshop will:

• Show you how to undertake a structured and comprehensive learning needs analysis
• Help you to identify key learning needs linked clearly to business / organisational needs
• Highlight effective ways to report the findings to senior management
• Demonstrate how a scarce resource can be used effectively to get the best results
• Ensure that training with limited value can be avoided

About these Mini Master Classes

• These Mini Master Classes will involve you in a mixture of interactive exercises and discussion.
• Our trainer is recognised as a leading expert in the field of sales and marketing and thus can deliver the course lessons in a practical and interactive style drawing on real life experiences
• The maximum number of people on a training course is 12 so that the facilitator can accommodate the learning needs of each delegate

About the Facilitator

Lesley Meechan is passionate about the impact that motivated and skilled staff can have on bottom line business results. She believes that businesses and individuals can achieve so much more if people understand the role they play in achieving business success. Lesley has spent over 20 years working with business owners and executives to develop the skills required to lead and manage their businesses successfully. She specialises in business strategy and organisational and people development, is a qualified coach, qualified in personality profiling, is an NLP Master Practitioner and has worked internationally across Europe and the Caribbean.

Level
Introductory

Support available
If your business is located in the West of Scotland you may be eligible for a grant of up to 50% of the cost of participating in these courses. There are a number of places available which are reserved for businesses with less than 250 employees and companies must meet certain eligibility criteria.

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Options

• We can customise this course for you if you have a particular challenge in your company.  One of our specialist advisers will be happy to work on a solution with you.  If you have a group of 12 people who need the same training customised learning is a cost effective way to develop them and costs can be as little as £100 per person. Click here for more information.
• We can also provide one to one coaching in this subject area. Click here for more information