Supporting trainees - Needs analysis
Trainees begin a programme with very different prior experience and capabilities. Two of the areas where this is most apparent is their subject knowledge and in their ICT skill. The extent of subject knowledge is usually influenced by the focus of the trainees' degrees and the relevance of their recent employment experience. A needs analysis enables the provider to link varied opportunities to build upon trainees' current capabilities. This provides valuable flexibility in a programme. In order to analyse needs it is also clearly crucial to carry out an audit of subject knowledge.
The following documents are available to download:
1. A description of the requirements of an audit which checks trainee's subject knowledge against the requirements of what they will have to teach in schools and colleges.
2. An example of a subject audit document - business and economics;
Pages 1 and 2 are the pro-forma
Pages 3 and 4 show trainee response
3. An example of a subject audit document - ICT
Pages 1 and 2 identify needs in ICT skills and application
Pages 3 and 4 show trainee response
Some documents in this section are provided both in pdf (printer friendly) format and in Word so that you may personalise them for your own use.
Link to Standards
Needs analysis may be conducted in relation to most of the Standards, but you may find it particularly helpful to focus on Standards Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17 and Q23.
