What Is Skills Audit

Question One (must have Intro body and Conclusion) www.london.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/staff/staff_development/tna.pdf In order for training and development to be an effective tool, human resource needs to understand what is required for individuals, departments or the organisation as a whole. The goal of any organisation is to be as cost effective as possible and to maximize their return on investment, the same principal applies to the training and development process, Acorns goal is to be as cost effective as possible with training and development whilst maximizing their return on investment, however it would be detrimental if Acorn spent hundreds of thousands on a training program that did not align with the organisational and departmental …show more content…
The purpose of a skills audit is to identify the skills and knowledge required by an organisation to meet its short term and long term goals and objectives. Skills audit can also be done to understand which areas and organisation needs improvement as well as restructuring and deployment. The audit explores individual’s skills beyond the surface of qualifications and examines specific job outcomes based on key performance areas. The job specifications or new responsibilities will be used as a benchmark when performing the skills audit. Once the audit is complete, the results are known as the skills gap analysis. By identifying this skills gap through the training needs analysis, HR now has a complete picture of the skills shortage within the organisation, as well as individuals who may not have the required skills to be …show more content…
In this case Acorn’s most prised assets would be its employees. It has been clearly highlighted by the client that an evidence based approach to their human resource strategy was imperative to illustration an excellent return on investment from the training and development