Support staff training and development must be effective and make best use of resources. As staff will be at different stages in their careers, it is important to carry out a training needs analysis to identify areas of development.
The national occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools (STL NOS) can be used as the basis of a training needs analysis. The standards provide objective measures against which to judge existing skills and knowledge and help identify where there may be development needs.
Once you have identified areas of development there are a number of options including support work in schools qualifications. You can use the career development framework to easily identify appropriate training and routes of progression for your support staff.
| Tasks | Useful tools/programmes |
|---|---|
| Tailoring training and qualifications to individual roles |
Career development framework
School business managers development programme HLTA programme SWiS qualifications |
| Addressing literacy and numeracy skills | Skills for life planner |
| Identifying most appropriate training by job role and qualification level |
Career development framework STL NOS unit selection tool |
| Training needs analysis | NOS guidance: conduct a training needs analysis |
| Training and development planning | Career development framework |
| Evaluation of training and development and performance review |
NOS guidance: training and development
NOS guidance: training and development opportunities NOS guidance: qualifications |
