We have over 25 years experience in enabling organisations to have the knowledge and skills they need, in the right place and at the right time.  That may involve providing assistance with their Training Needs Analyses, carrying out a Training Audit to assess their effectiveness in providing value-for-money training, or designing and delivering programmes or distance-learning solutions.

Change Management
More recently, the emergence of Competences and Competencies has seen us implement Performance Standards and Change Management programmes.  Our expertise in developing ‘Job Profiles’ has also ensured that clients have the framework to support changes in culture with practical tools that fulfil a number of roles.

Performance Standards
A 'need' suggests there's a standard of performance to be attained. We could also help your organisation to develop a competence-based (outcomes) or competency-based (inputs) approach which will ensure the quality of your personnel in contributing to organisational performance. In addition, we could establish your own in-house framework for accreditation or align you for accreditation with an external awarding body.

Job Profiles
These are a Person Specification, Job Description, Appraisal Framework and Self-management tool rolled into one.  They clearly show the expectations of a role, how its success is measured, where evidence of that success resides and the skills and knowledge essential for the Job-holder to fulfil the role.  They can be used as an aid to recruitment, an indicator of training needs for training and development, a self-management and management working document, and as a basis for maintaining or reviewing performance standards.  All in a simple layout. 

Organisations who claim to ‘empower’ their people can enhance that culture through adopting these Job Profiles.  Without them, the framework that underpins the culture of dealing with your own employees from start to finish is embedded in vague inputs and activities, not accomplishments and desirable outcomes.  Now employees will not only know what their job is, they’ll also know what it looks like when it’s done well! 

Download: The Job Profile
As a Microsoft© Word™ document (100kb). Right click here and select "Save As".

Training Audit
Does your Training function offer value-for-money?  Are you wondering how you can get more from your training resources?  Is training measurable against business performance?

We can conduct an Audit of your training and answer the questions above.  In many cases this has enabled clients to identify the gap between best practice and where they are; some have clarified the way forward to attain IiP accreditation and others have taken action to avoid severe penalties from Regulatory bodies.

Training Needs Analysis
An effective solution begins with an accurate assessment and expression of the real needs. If you're not already equipped to do this we could provide your organisation with the necessary skills, knowledge and tools to conduct your own Training Needs Analysis for individuals, job roles, departments, or corporately. Alternatively, we can conduct the analysis for you, providing you with a full report that you can then use as a basis for designing or seeking appropriate solutions.