Training Needs Analysis

Aligning your training and project objectives

The Fortior Global training needs analysis (TNA) process helps our clients to prioritise and focus on developing the mission-critical technical and application skills that align with project objectives.

The TNA process entails a detailed analysis of your project controls education requirements to determine and document a unique training solution to support your people. Fortior Global’s training solutions can comprise a combination of standard classroom product training, custom developed classroom or eLearning materials, and on-site mentoring to ensure that your education requirements are catered for now and into the future.

Overview

Fortior Global training needs analysis engagements are designed to enable organisational change and development while optimising training investments and accelerating time-to-value. The TNA service delivers the tools, processes and methodologies to help design training plans around project objectives with a focus on advancing the technical and application skills of your project teams and end-users.

The TNA delivers the strategic guidance to help your organisation:

• standardise on a learning framework matched to your Project objectives
• select the best delivery channels that align learning with the pace of project implementation
• develop role-based learning paths and competency measurements
• ensure training budgets are allocated to maximise return

TNA engagements are ideally suited for executives and managers who:

• are looking to continuously define, develop and measure the competencies within their organisations Are preparing their organisation for a market shift
• are focusing on retaining talented employees through developmental opportunities (leading special projects, cross-training, formal training)
• have embraced the potential of new technology and recognise the varied and diverse skill requirements needed to utilise this to its full potential

Business benefits

Employing a proven approach and framework to training needs analysis, combined with Fortior Global’s expertise in Project Controls software and solutions will help your organisation ensure that:

• high-priority, high-return projects are completed successfully
• talented employees continue to grow their skills
• risk is minimised
• technology and business strategies are more easily aligned
• training budgets are allocated to maximise return

The TNA process

We utilise the following three-stage approach to complete the training needs analysis:

• Information gathering
• Data analysis and solution design
• Report development and presentation

Information gathering

There are three steps to information gathering.

• gain an understanding of your overarching business strategies
• identify the key projects, timeframes and resources

• determine the learning objectives and categorise those objectives into key roles
• review key business processes for all users
• establish required timelines for meeting the learning objectives

• identify the current knowledge levels of your project teams and end-users

A gap analysis is performed to ensure the most relevant training plan is developed:

• compare current skills inventory to the required knowledge level for your it projects and overall strategies
• determine business process knowledge gaps
• build an appropriate training plan

Report Development and Presentation

At the conclusion of the assessment, Fortior Global will present a training plan that provides a solution blueprint addressing the immediate and ongoing user adoption requirements for your organisation. The report will include recommendations on:

• an optimal learning framework
• the best training delivery channels
• defined role-based learning paths and suggested curriculum