Continually assessing staff training needs is critical for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of any workplace.

To be successful, organisations must assess staff training needs, implementing changes to improve limitations while recognising and celebrating staff for their achievements.

Addressing Organisational Weaknesses by Assessing Training Needs

More often than not, organisational weaknesses can be attributed to a gap in skills, knowledge and abilities.

Meaning the first step to addressing failings is to identify your organisation’s training needs, both current and future.

In addition to assessing the situation today, it is essential that you anticipate any changes that might be coming up (e.g. maternity leave, promotions, etc.) to allow you to plan effectively and give the right staff the right training.

Identifying Your Organisation's Training Needs

Start your process at the top and work your way down. Evaluate the organisation overall to get a sense of where to focus your efforts to achieve short and long-term goals. Look at each department in turn and identify areas that are lacking in knowledge or skills that may be holding the team back from realising their full potential. Finally, you can look at your staff on an individual basis.

Once you know where the gaps are, you can give your staff the training they need. For some, this may be to ensure they move smoothly into a more senior position; for others, it is more so they can complete their role more efficiently.

Assessing Staff Training Needs to Capitalise on Strengths

Boosting morale and delivering fun and social experiences outside of the workplace are just as important as identifying weaknesses.

Team building experiences and corporate events are a great way to keep your staff engaged while rewarding them for hard work.

Whether it’s a full-blown corporate fun day or smaller sessions focused on a specific team and outcomes, you can inspire new patterns of thinking by energising staff and helping them build relationships that make a difference in the day-to-day.

For more information on our range of team building and corporate events, please contact the team via our website or by calling 03300 04 09 03.