Skills gaps
Map a current situation involving skills gaps; separate facts from assumptions and identify questions that need clarification.
All programmesPeople & HR / PM-PEO-009
Diagnosing Training Needs
A practical programme in diagnosing training needs, connecting working concepts with team decisions and relevant workplace examples.
About the Course
This programme develops a working approach to diagnosing training needs in the context of people processes and workforce priorities. Participants move from understanding the main concepts to examining a case, testing alternatives and explaining a practical recommendation. The three modules focus on skills gaps, evidence gathering and priority ranking. Examples are selected after the training brief so that they reflect the responsibilities and experience of the participant group.
Course Objectives
- Explain the role of skills gaps and identify the information required for a reliable assessment.
- Use a structured worksheet to examine evidence gathering and compare reasonable alternatives.
- Identify assumptions, missing evidence and implementation concerns related to priority ranking.
- Prepare an evidence-based people initiative and follow-up measures for discussion with an HR or learning team.
- Translate the exercise into a workplace action plan with owners, review points and measurable progress.
Who Can Benefit
- HR and people-development professionals: apply skills gaps to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Line managers and workforce planners: apply evidence gathering to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Learning and organisational-development teams: apply priority ranking to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
Participant experience and learning needs are reviewed before the programme is confirmed.
Curriculum & Practical Work
Evidence gathering
Compare two approaches to evidence gathering; explain the expected benefits, limitations and information gaps.
Priority ranking
Develop an action plan for priority ranking; assign responsibilities and agree how results should be reviewed.
Learning Method
Short concept discussions, guided worksheets, group comparisons and instructor feedback, followed by a workplace action plan.
Educational programme. No professional accreditation is implied; specialist legal, engineering or tax advice requires qualified professionals.