Employer Training Needs Analysis

By undertaking our Training Needs Analysis we can help to provide you with the best training available in the sport and active leisure sector and more fully explore the skills and qualifications you need in your organisation.

What is the National Skills Academy? The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure provides a wide range of products and services to ensure that employers in the sector have simple and direct access to approved training providers and qualifications that reflect their needs.

Why should I complete the Training Needs Analysis? It will allow us to deliver more effectively on your training needs, and help us signpost you to the right providers, plus we can understand in more detail the volume requirements so we can broker better value provision where it is needed. What happens next? The questionnaire should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete. You will need to have some knowledge of your current training as well as the approximate numbers of people in your organisation who may need each type of training. Once completed, a member of our business development team will contact you to formulate a plan for your organisation, discuss your training options and provide you with clear advice on how best to meet these needs.

Your Current Engagement With Training and Development

	Have you arranged or funded external training for staff over the last 12 months?
	Yes		No		Don't Know

	What type of external training provider(s) has your organisation used in the last 12 months? (Please select as many as apply)
	Further Education College		Private training provider		Community education centre
	Higher Education Institution		Manufacturer/supplier of equipment		Other
	Provider of National Governing Body qualifications		Manufacturer/supplier of software		Not Applicable
	Trade association/professional training body		Local Authority
	External consultant		Adult education centre

If other, please specify

	What is your preferred method of training for staff? (Please select as many as apply)
	Classroom based		Accreditation of prior learning		Don't know
	Distance learning		Delivered mainly in the workplace		Other
	E-learning/web based training		Delivered entirely in the workplace		Not Applicable

If other, please specify

	How often do you currently undertake training
	Monthly		As and when qualifications/certificates need renewing
	Quarterly		As and when the need arises
	Twice a year		When a new member of staff joins the organisation
	Annually		Don't Know
	Every other year		Not Applicable

	What times of the year would be the best time for you to release staff for training? (Please select as many as apply)
	January		May		September		Never
	February		June		October
	March		July		November
	April		August		December

	How easy/difficult do you find it to do the following:
		Easy	Relatively easy	Neither easy nor difficult	Relatively difficult	Difficult	Don't Know
	Scheduling training around work
	Keeping track of training records
	Assessing the quality of potential training providers
	Assessing the suitability of potential training/courses

	Which (if any) of the following services/products would you find useful in helping you to plan training and development (Please select as many as apply)
	Expert advice on how to address skills gaps in my organisation		Advice on funding availability and how to obtain funding
	Expert advice on the training available within the sector		Advisory sessions/seminars on planning training and development
	Training provision to carry a 'quality badge' to say it has been approved by the industry		Other

If other, please specify

	Does your organisation have a budget for training?
	Yes		No		Don't Know

	What is your annual budget for training? (approximate total)

Areas for Future Training

	If budget was not an issue, which of the following areas of training would you like to see undertaken within your organisation (Please select as many as apply)
	Supervisory and management (e.g. leadership, project & people management)		Statutory/minimum operating standards (e.g. first aid, child protection, health and safety)
	Operations (e.g. customer service, finance, marketing and governance)		Interpersonal skills (e.g. presentations, report writing, problem solving, ITC)
	Human resources / employment (e.g.induction, recruitment, employment law, child protection, staff management)		Basic skills (i.e. literacy, numeracy)
	Sports coaching (e.g. UKCC, CSLA)		Social policy (e.g. social inclusion, anti social behaviour, crime prevention, understanding local regional and general government)
	Coaching & mentoring (e.g. professional development, mentoring)		Youth & community practice (e.g. youth and community work, working with vulnerable groups, equality and diversity)
	Health & fitness (e.g. instructing health and fitness, excercise for the older person, gym instructing, CPD, nutrition and weight management)		Tutor and Assessor Training

	You identified 'Supervisory and Management' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Communication
	Negotiating & Influencing
	Project management
	Time management
	Team leadership
	Conflict Management
	Working with vulnerable groups
	Supervisory
	Management
	Expertise on funding
	Partnership working
	Volunteer management
	Monitoring and evaluation
	Fundraising
	Stewarding
	Event management

	Of these 'Supervisory and Management' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Communication
	Negotiating & Influencing
	Project management
	Time management
	Team leadership
	Conflict Management
	Working with vulnerable groups
	Supervisory
	Management
	Expertise on funding
	Partnership working
	Volunteer management
	Monitoring and evaluation
	Fundraising
	Stewarding
	Event management

	You identified 'Operations' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Customer service
	Finance
	Marketing, media and PR
	Governance

	Of these 'Operations' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Customer service
	Finance
	Marketing, media, PR
	Governance

	You identified 'HR/Employment' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Staff inductions
	Staff recruitment, development and retention
	Employment Law
	Child Protection
	Staff management - appraisals, performance and mentoring

	Of these 'HR/Employment' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Staff Inductions
	Staff recruitment, development and retention
	Employment law
	Child protection
	Staff management - appraisals, performance and mentoring

	You identified 'Sports Coaching' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Technical Skills e.g. NGB awards/UK coaching certificate across a range of sports
	Community sports leadership

	Of these 'Sports Coaching' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Technical Skills e.g. NGB awards/UK coaching certificate across a range of sports
	Community sports leadership

	You identified 'Coaching and Mentoring' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Professional Development e.g. behaviour management
	Mentoring

	Of these 'Coaching and Mentoring' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Professional Development e.g. behaviour management
	Mentoring

	You identified 'Health and Fitness' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Instructing Exercise and Fitness
	Health related exercise for children
	Exercise for the older person
	Advanced gym instructing
	Nutrition and weight management
	Lifestyle and fitness assessment
	VRQ Level 3 certificate in training in different environments
	VRQ Level 3 certificate in exercise and fitness knowledge
	VRQ Level 3 certificate in personal training
	CPD Aqua training
	CPD Combat circuits and fitness
	CPD Group indoor cycling
	CPD Core stability

	Of these 'Health and Fitness' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Instructing Exercise and Fitness
	Health related exercise for children
	Exercise for the older person
	Advanced gym instructing
	Nutrition and weight management
	Lifestyle and fitness assessment
	VRQ Level 3 certificate in training in different environments
	VRQ Level 3 certificate in exercise and fitness knowledge
	VRQ Level 3 certificate in personal training
	CPD Aqua training
	CPD Combat circuits and fitness
	CPD Group indoor cycling
	CPD Core stability

	You identified 'Statutory/Minimum operating standards' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	First Aid
	Child Protection
	Equality and diversity
	Health and safety
	Disability awareness
	NPQL - National Pool Lifeguard Qualification

	Of these 'Statutory/Minimum operating standards' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	First Aid
	Child Protection
	Equality and diversity
	Health and safety
	Disability awareness
	NPQL - National Pool Lifeguard Qualification

	You identified 'Interpersonal skills' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Presentation skills
	Report writing
	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
	Problem solving

	Of these 'Intepersonal skills training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Presentation skills
	Report writing
	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
	Problem solving

	You identified 'Basic skills training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Literacy
	Numeracy

	Of these 'Basic skills training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Literacy
	Numeracy

	You identified 'Social Policy Knowledge' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Social Inclusion
	Health promotion
	Crime intervention and reduction
	Anti-social behaviour
	Tackling unemployment
	Raising education
	Regeneration policy
	Local area agreements
	Community plans
	Understanding local, regional and general government

	Of these 'Social Policy Knowledge' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Social Inclusion
	Health promotion
	Crime intervention and reduction
	Anti-social behaviour
	Tackling unemployment
	Raising education
	Regeneration policy
	Local area agreements
	Community plans
	Understanding local, regional and general government

	You identified 'Youth and Community Practice' training as an area of interest, approximately how many members of staff are in need of development in each of the areas identified below:
		None	1-10	11-50	51+
	Youth and community work
	Community development practice
	Enpowerment and self help
	Working with vulnerable adults
	Working with disabled people
	Child protection
	Cultural awareness
	Equality and diversity
	Indications of substance misuse
	Awareness of self harm
	Working with mental health
	Beat bullying
	Anger and aggression
	Challenging behaviour
	Gangs, youth culture and violence
	Basic counselling skills
	Facilitating young peoples' group work/ peer mentoring
	Community sports work
	Managing community sport
	Sustainable communities

	Of these 'Youth and Community Practice' training options, please select the statement which best reflects your position in relation to undertaking training in the future:
		Highly Likely - statutory requirement/Must be undertaken	Likely - Important area for us to develop	Desirable - We would undertake it if budgets allowed or funding was made available	Not a priority - unlikely to undertake	Don't Know
	Youth and community work
	Community development practice
	Enpowerment and self help
	Working with vulnerable adults
	Working with disabled people
	Child protection
	Cultural awareness
	Equality and diversity
	Indications of substance misuse
	Awareness of self harm
	Working with mental health
	Beat bullying
	Anger and aggression
	Challenging behaviour
	Gangs, youth culture and violence
	Basic counselling skills
	Facilitating young peoples' group work/ peer mentoring
	Community sports work
	Managing community sport
	Sustainable communities

	Which (if any) of the following areas would you be interested in finding out more about?
	The government's Train to Gain service		The coaching bursary programme
	Apprenticeships		activepassport - the skills passport for the active leisure and learning industry

About Your Organisation

	Which sector does your organisation work in
	Sport		Fitness		Other
	The Outdoors		Playwork

If other, please specify

	How many PAID employees do you currently have
	Full time
	Part time
	Sessional/casual

	How many VOLUNTEERS do you currently have?
	Full time
	Part time
	Sessional/casual

	Please complete your details below:
	Organisation name:
	Your full name:
	Your job title:
	Organisation Address
	Organisation Postcode
	Email address:
	Telephone number:

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	Yes		No

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	By post
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