Training needs analysis questionnaire

Welcome to your FREE training needs analysis questionnaireIn order to get the best from your training, you need to discover your relative strengths and weaknesses.Answer the following questions, simply by clicking either YES or NO to each one. At the end, as a result of the answers you have given, you will receive your free personalised, training needs analysis.

The training analysis will reveal two things:1.  Your relative strengths and what you can do to profit from them.2.  Your relative weak points and what training you might need to improve them.

This questionnaire is free.It is informative and fun.

Part One - Clear purpose and goal focus

Do you know the big picture vision of your organisation in terms of the goals for the next one, to three years?

        YES      NO  

       

Have you a written set of professional standards that you hold yourself to every day, even on the days you do not feel like it?

        YES      NO  

       

Are you a goal-focused individual?

        YES      NO  

       

Do you know what SMART targets are?

     YES      NO  

       

Part Two - Communication skills

Are you able to listen attentively, without interruption to somebody with whom you disagree?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you sometimes talk too much?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you too frequently fail to speak up when you know you should say something?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you sometimes say to yourself "I know what I mean, but I can't explain it"?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you take time to define the meaning of your most important words and phrases to ensure people understand exactly what you are saying?

     YES      NO  

 

Do you spend more time talking about the causes of problems than how to solve them?

     YES      NO  

       

Part Three - Time management prioritisation and planning

Do you have many days when you are busy all day, but relatively non productive?

     YES      NO  

       

Are you able to name the difference's between a goal - a plan - a to do list - and an action plan?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you start so many tasks at once that you are forced to spread yourself too thinly and therefore make only minimal progress on them?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you operate according to a written plan?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you put things off that you know you should do, because you are “not in the mood”?

     YES      NO  

       

Are you easily distracted?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you plan ahead more than one month?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you know how to use decision matrix to organise priorities and make decisions?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you have the correct balance between work and rest?

     YES      NO  

       

Part Four - Handling conflict and difficult people

When in a conflict situation, do you act calmly and carefully?

     YES      NO  

       

When in a conflict situation do you try to avoid saying anything for too long in the hope it will sort itself out?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you use highly charged language in an attempt to let the person know how you “honestly feel”?

     YES      NO  

       

Can you, right now, name the difference between a reason and an excuse for not doing something?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you know what the self-concept is?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you know the difference between objective and subjective language?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you know the importance of letting the other person save face?

     YES      NO  

       

Part Five - Positive mental attitude and inspiring others

Do you know exactly how your mental attitude directly affects your material results?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you know how to control your mind so you can retain a positive mental attitude during difficult times?

     YES      NO  

       

Is your mood dependent on how the day unfolds?

     YES      NO  

       

Are there people or specific business situations that you find particularly unnerving?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you feel you would benefit if you could develop more self-confidence?

     YES      NO  

       

Do your current dietary; exercise and drinking habits build outstanding levels of vitality and good health?

     YES      NO  

       

Do you have methods that allow you to shield yourself from negative influences?

     YES      NO  

       

Are you able to use your communication skills to consciously raise the spirits of others who are flagging?

     YES      NO  

       

When people are facing a problem situation, do you focus first on finding out who is responsible?

     YES      NO  

       

Are you able to criticise others in a way, which makes them feel like they are learning, rather than being told off?

     YES      NO  

       

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Training needs analysis questionnaire

Training needs analysis questionnaire

Organization’s Name:Name of staff member:Department:

I/ General questions

1. Are you a new employee or a long-standing employee of the company?

2. How long have you been in your present job?

II/ Confirmation of current duties

3. Do you have a duty statement for your job? Yes No (Go to Q 6)

4. Is your job accurately described in the duty statement? Yes (Go to Q 14) No

5.a If no, what extra duties do you do that need to be added to your duty statement?

5.b What duties are no longer part of your job and can be deleted from your duty statement?

III/ Job analysis

6. Describe the tasks you regularly perform that are critical to carrying out your job effectively.

7. Describe the type of equipment you are required to use (for example, keyboard, machinery, tools of trade, etc).

8. Do you require a high degree of technical knowledge for your job? Yes No

9. How do you work? Please circleAlone - Part of a team – Other (specify below)

10. If you work as part of a team, do you perform the same of different work to members of your team?

11. To what extent does your job require you to work closely with other people, such as customers, clients or people in your own organization? Please circle.Very little Moderately A lot

12. How much variety is there in your job, ie, to what extent do you do different things at work, using several skills and talents? Please circle.Very little Moderately A lot

13. How much autonomy is there in your job, ie, to what extent do you decide how to proceed with your work? Please circle.Very little Moderately A lot

IV/ Training Needs

14. To perform other jobs in the organization: What training or experience would be required (eg, machine operation, negotiation skills, Occupational Health and Safety Awareness, etc)?

15. To perform other jobs in the organization: What other roles in the organization would you be interested in doing if a vacancy became available (eg, transfer to another section, supervisor position, etc)?

16. To perform your current job: What training do you still need (either on-the-job or a formal course) to perform your current job competently (eg, Excel, bookkeeping, English as a second language, etc)?

V/ Future development needs

17. What are your career aspirations?

18. What training or development do you need to help make this happen (eg, external degree study, formal meeting procedures, leadership training, etc)?

VI/ Recognition of prior learning

19. What training or skills have you acquired outside your current job that may be relevant to the wider organization?

20. What training have you attended within the last three years? (This will help identify if any training sessions have been missed or if any refresher training is required.)

VII/ Action Plan

Agreed training and development to be provided over the next 12 months:

(Record the details of training courses, on-the-job experiences, buddy systems or mentor arrangements, and include the recommended dates the staff member can expect these to occur.)

Training Date

Signature of Staff Member : Date :Signature of Supervisor : Date :

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