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the Qube approach

Qube base their training needs analysis (TNA) on the principle that all employees need the right skills to do the best job.

improving the skills of the workforce leads to increased productivity and profitability and helps the organisation to keep ahead of the competition.

Qube uses the assess / train / assess model, across all levels of the organisation.


step 1 - organisation
step 2 - division / department / team
step 3 - employees; management / supervisors / shop floor
step 4 - findings and recommendations
step 3 - agree a tailored training programme

step 1 - organisation

  • • understand your business needs, both present and in the future
  • • review your objectives, targets and goals
  • • your organisation structure; what does it look like and how does it work in reality?
  • • review of the competition
  • • skills analysis and skills gap analysis

step 2 - division / department / team

  • • understand your business needs, both present and in the future
  • • review your objectives, targets and goals
  • • skills analysis and skills gap analysis

step 3 - employees; management / supervisors / shop floor

  • • skills analysis and skills gap analysis

step 4 - findings and recommendations

  • • report findings from the steps 1 - 3
  • • make initial recommendations identifying suitable training interventions to meet

    the skills gap and fit the organisation’s style, structure and budget

  • • provide detail of qualifications, training and coaching programmes to aid the decision makers

step 5 - agree a tailored training programme

  • • work with the senior management to agree the high level strategy and plan
  • • work with local management to agree the implementation
  • • advise on available government funding to support the cost of the programme
  • • joint presentations at all levels of the organisation aimed at getting “buy in”
  • • formulate the evaluation process

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