DES-1.1 – Skills for Success Practitioner Tools & Resources

Needs analysis

Needs AnalysisASS-1.1, DES-1.1, DES-1.2, DES-1.3, DES-1.4, DES-2.1, SFS-2.1, SFS-2.4

Needs analysis is the process of identifying and evaluating training needs. It’s a consultative process to uncover critical information about the training purpose, audience, format, timing, constraints, etc.

Organizational Needs Assessment. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/rhdcc-hrsdc/HS4-74-4-2008-eng.pdf
Sectoral Needs Assessment. AWES. https://awes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sectoral-Needs-Assessment.pdf
Essential Skills Workplace Needs Assessments and Individual Training Needs Analysis. Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. https://youtu.be/SWS3x8-9F9s
Needs Analysis: Definition, Importance & Implementation. https://research.com/research/needs-analysis

Training Partner

Diversity and Inclusion, Indigenous, Needs AnalysisASS-3.1, ASS-3.3, ASS-4.1, DES-1.1, DES-1.2, DES-1.3, DES-1.4, DES-1.5, SFS-1.2, SFS-3.8

Training partners include individuals and groups who are involved in and/or impacted by training programs, such as participants, funders, training organizations, employers, instructors, supervisors, mentors, peers and community members. The competency framework uses the term training partners to avoid negative associations with the term stakeholders.