Creating a Skills and Training Matrix http://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/services/change-management-process-improvement/ July 2016

Why create a Skills and Training Matrix? A skills and training matrix should be completed by a change project to highlight any individual or group training needs to ensure the effective implementation of the change.

What you need before you start A stakeholder matrix

How to create a Skills and Training Matrix Use the stakeholder matrix and additional brainstorming to identify all the groups and individuals that require training Brainstorm and cluster the competencies and skills required to implement the change

Skills and Training Matrix

How to create a Skills and Training Matrix List the skills in the column on the right and the individual or group along the row at the top (see Slide 5 and Template available) For each skill identify the current level of training received from ‘Requires Training’ (leave the squares blank) to ‘Able to Train Others’ (all four squares completed) Strikethrough where a skill is not applicable to a person or group

Example Skills and Training Matrix

Tips for creating a Skills and Training Matrix The matrix can be used to identify skills for groups of people or to help design a training plan for individual members of staff

What Next? Create actions for the action plan to deliver the required training to the appropriate staff members