Recognising learning needs
Determines which knowledge or skill is missing for current and future work and names the gap between the present and the required level.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Structured interview · rho 0.42 (SD 0.19)
- hrmforce instrument
- Development Review, Learning Styles, Competency Check
- Competency (50-framework)
- Self-awareness
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- rising
Behaviour-based interview with fixed questions and a rating scale per question.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Indicates which task is still too difficult and asks for explanation or for extra practice. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Compares own work with the requirements of the role, names two gaps and finds learning activities that fit them. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Maps for the whole field which competences will disappear or emerge and builds timely training policy around that. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Gap analysis between current and required level Skills gap analysis | Sets the own level against the required level per skill and names the difference. | rising |
| V | Using a self scan or skills assessment Skills self assessment | Uses a questionnaire or test to determine own skill level and reads the outcome critically. | rising |
| V | Estimating future demand in the profession Future skills anticipation | Determines which skills in the own field become more important or obsolete through technology and policy. | rising |
| V | Turning feedback into a learning need Feedback to learning need | Extracts a concrete knowledge or skill gap from received feedback and names it as a learning need. | rising |
| V | Inventorying team learning needs Training needs analysis | Asks team members which knowledge is missing and bundles that into a shared training need. | rising |
| V | Prioritising among learning needs Prioritising learning needs | Determines which learning need is addressed first based on urgency, risk and available time. | rising |