Legislative Framework 
                                 Skills Development Act 
                                •   National Skills Development Strategy 
                                •   Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa 
                                •   Growth and Development Strategies of the Provinces 
                                •   National Development Plan
                                  Strategic Partnerships   
                                  •   Premier’s Offices
                                  •   Human Resources Departments
                                  •   HRD Forums
                                  •   SDF Forums
                                  •   Sector Education and Training Authority 
                                  Processes    
                                  •   Diagnosis of the needs of training
                                  •   Development of the instruments 
                                  •   Stakeholder Mobilisation 
                                  •   Implementation 
                                  •   Analyses
                                  •   Feedback
                                  Cost Implications    
                                  •   The  National  School  of  Government  is  not  a  consultancy  firm  but  a 
                                      strategic partner in capacity building and skills development
                                  •   It  is  not  a  profit  making  organisation but a public service department 
                                      mandated to train and to cause training to happen and through training 
                                      needs analyses, the NSG causes and stimulate relevant training for the 
                                      department
                                  •   As a strategic partner in capacity building and skills development, the 
                                      National  School  of  Government  carries  out  the  entire  training  needs 
                                      analyses at no costs
                                     Utility and Value Add  
                                      Training needs analysis provides scientific determination of the needs of training 
                                         that are required to support growth and development strategy of the provinces. 
                                     •   It is a formidable pillar supporting the implementation of the human resources 
                                         development strategy for the departments.
                                     •   It  provides an effective template for the implementation of work place’ skills 
                                         regime in collaboration with departments at all levels.   
                                     •   Training needs analysis strengthens training and development mandate(s) of the 
                                         involved departments  
                                     •   It  can  serve  as  a  vehicle  for  the  implementation  of  integrated  workplace 
                                         learning and development
                                     •   It  supports  recognition  of  prior  learning  and  is  an  effective  tool  for  capacity 
                                         building and development
                                     •   It  justifies  personal development plans of employees within the spectrum of  
                                         performance  management system