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Training Needs Analysis

Gather structured input from a learner, employer, or team to identify the right training and the evidence behind the need. Each response becomes an individual report that separates genuine skill gaps from other causes and recommends the most relevant training pathway.

13 questionsEstimated 10 minutes4 dimensions
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Assessment dimensions

Each respondent is scored across these dimensions. The AI uses these to identify patterns and generate personalised insights.

Current Capability
Required Capability
Gap & Root Cause
Training Fit

Questions preview

All 13 questions included in this template. You can customise, reorder, or remove any question after importing.

1

Describe the role or function this analysis is for, and what success looks like in it.

Open TextRequired Capability
Free-text response field
2

How well does current capability meet what the role or function requires today?

ScaleCurrent Capability
1 - Significant shortfallto5 - Fully meets requirements
3

List the specific skills or knowledge areas where you see the biggest shortfall.

Open TextGap & Root Cause
Free-text response field
4

What evidence tells you there is a gap (errors, rework, missed standards, feedback, audit findings)?

Open TextGap & Root Cause
Free-text response field
5

Is the gap most likely caused by a genuine lack of skill or knowledge, rather than by tools, process, motivation, or workload?

Multiple ChoiceGap & Root Cause
Clearly a skill or knowledge gap
Mostly skill, partly process or tools
Mixed - several causes
Mainly process, tools, or motivation, not training
6

How urgent is closing this gap?

ScaleGap & Root Cause
1 - Not urgentto5 - Critical and time-sensitive
7

What level of formality does the outcome need (informal coaching, short course, accredited unit, full qualification)?

Multiple ChoiceTraining Fit
Accredited unit or qualification required
Structured short course is sufficient
On-the-job coaching is sufficient
Not sure yet
8

Are there constraints on how training can be delivered (time, location, budget, shift work, language)?

Open TextTraining Fit
Free-text response field
9

How confident are you that training (rather than another intervention) will actually close this gap?

ScaleTraining Fit
1 - Not confidentto5 - Very confident
10

How would you measure whether the training worked, three months later?

Open Text
Free-text response field
11

How current is the existing capability - has anything changed recently that created or widened the gap?

Open TextCurrent Capability
Free-text response field
12

If you could only address one priority from this analysis, which would it be and why?

Open Text
Free-text response field
13

Add any further context that would help recommend the right pathway.

Open Text
Free-text response field

What the AI report covers

Each respondent receives a unique, personalised report. Here is a sample of the topics the AI analyses based on this template.

The gap between current and required capability, with evidence
Whether the gap is genuinely a training need or another cause
The most relevant training pathway or unit(s) for this person or team
How to measure whether the training closed the gap

Reports are generated by AI (Claude by Anthropic) and tailored to each respondent's specific answers. No two reports are the same.

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