Lead Training Services

Award in Training Needs Analysis

MQF Level 5 CPD Award
Starting Date To Be Announced

Human resource development is an interdisciplinary field which, amongst others, links the worlds of education, training and work. Successful organisations are able to invest in building up the professional capital of their staff through continuous professional programmes. Within this context, an important tool in the determination of professional training programmes required the identification and analysis of training needs within an organisation.

Total Hours of Learning

Total Course Contact Hours
(Live Online Webinars)
10
Total Course Suggested Self-Study Hours
(reading for interest & further knowledge)
30
Total Course Supervised Placement and Practice Hours
(Work placement supervision)
0
Total Course Suggested Assessment Hours
(Take home assignment)
10

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand and apply learning theories to the context of the workplace;
  • Formulate competencies needed for specific job/ career roles within the organisation;
  • Apply techniques to determine the training needs of an organisation;
  • Recommend training initiatives to develop the human capital of the organization;
  • Measure and analyse the existing skill base of employees;
  • Apply competency based techniques to determine the gap between training need/s and skill level of employees;
  • Evaluate the strategic direction of the organisation to determine validity of training needs requirements.

Accreditation and MQF level

The accreditation status of this programme is a Higher Education Programme. A CPD Award accredited with 2 ECTS credits (MQF Level 5) by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), the Award in Training Needs Analysis will be presented to delegates who successfully attend all modules and obtain a minimum pass in the relative assessment (Assignment).

Course Duration

This course is made up of 2 half-day live webinar sessions from 9:00 till 14:30. A 10-15 minute break will be allowed every hour during which students can also take this opportunity to submit further questions or comments to the trainer.

Entry requirements

Minimum of 2 A Levels and 5 O levels OR a minimum of 3 years’ experience working within office administration (private or public) organisation. No academic entry requirements are required for persons of 23 years of age or more.

Course Delivery Mode – Live Webinars

This course will be delivered via live online webinars.  The course trainers will be visible on screen via a professional webinar platform through which students can follow the trainer presenting live whilst also using a powerpoint presentation and sharing other resources as necessary.  Students will be able to interact with the trainer by sending questions or comments through the same webinar platform.  Our student support team will assist all students with simple instructions on how to access the webinar online.  A support line will also be made available to communicate with a student support officer in case of technical difficulties encountered during the live webinar.

Trainers will also dedicate very regular Q & A times during the webinar to ensure all students can have the chance to ask questions and reach the intended learning objectives.  The email and contact details of the trainer will also be made available in case students would wish to get in touch with the trainer throughout the course period.

Trainer

Mr James Grech

James Grech graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce Degree in 2001 and later on obtained the Accountancy (Honours) degree from the University of Malta in 2003. James is Certified Public Accountant and holds a Practising Certificate in Auditing issued by the Ministry of Finance in Malta. He is also qualified as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and member of ISACA. James is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditing (US), and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). The CIA is the only internationally accepted certification designation for internal auditors and is the standard by which individuals demonstrate their competence and professionalism in the internal auditing and Management Consultancy field.

James is a renowned Business Consultant and Management/Business trainer and conference speaker in Malta and is also founder and Managing Director of LEAD Training Services, one of Malta’s largest professional training Institute licensed by the Malta Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA).


LEAD Training Services is a Higher Education Institute, licenced by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), having licence number 2013-FHI-021.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who We Are

We are a team of specialists passionate about our work and with a common ambition to share learning experiences with people in the business community and civil society.

Under the brand name LEAD Training Services, our team has attracted an impressive pool of professional trainers from different areas of business.

This makes us the only professional training organisation in Malta that can offer cutting edge training programmes across a broad spectrum of topics. We do not believe in one-size-fits-all training programmes and in line with our belief we customise our programmes to our individual customer’s needs.

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