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The Number 1 Way to Assess Training Needs!

If you are looking for appropriate training for your organisation there are a couple of things you need to consider, including: Identifying what the business needs Identifying what the employees need Identifying and Recognising what skills already exist If you can recognise that training will greatly benefit your business, then it’s time to find out what training is needed to fill the gaps. To do this, an assessment of the skill and knowledge gaps within your business will give you a clear understanding of the training needs. You can do this assessment in multiple ways including personal interviews, supervisory observation, surveys etc. During your assessment ask the following questions: What is the overall vision of the business? Where is the business heading? What areas of the business could benefit from more training? What are the desired outcomes of training? What resources are allocated or available for training purposes? Are the [...]

Recognising Existing Skills

By GTI|July 17th, 2015|Qualifications, Qualifications Advanced Diploma, Qualifications Certificate IV, Qualifications Diploma, School of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Leadership, School of Business, School of Civil, Construction, Mining, School of Corporate Governance, School of Leadership, School of Local Goverment, School of Management, School of Online, Distance, School of Project Managment, Schools, Soft Skills, Training, Uncategorized|

Before starting training, it’s important to recognise what skills already exist amongst your employees. If they have acquired particular skills through self-tuition, study or life experience, they may not have to actually participate in the course to achieve a qualification. Skills recognition acknowledges that an employee has gained the skills required to complete the course, without actually having to do the course. Registered Training Organisations apply skills recognition in two ways: Recognition of Prior Learning Credit Transfer Recognition of Prior Learning Recognition of Prior Learning is a formal acknowledgment of skills and knowledge acquired through: Life experience or hobbies including musical, mechanical or linguistic skill Work experience or volunteer work Formal training through other courses, college of training programs at work RPL looks at the existing skills and matches it to the course the student is planning to study. The student may then be able to skip over a [...]