LEARNING NEEDS ANALYSIS: ONE DIGITAL TASK
The Learning Web | 12 October 2026
Guide: https://thelearningweb.net/guides/learning-needs-analysis/

Use one copy per task. Copy into an approved document or print.
This is an original planning worksheet, not a validated assessment or a substitute for required professional standards.
Use synthetic or sanitised examples. Keep only necessary personal information and restrict access appropriately.

TASK AND STANDARD
Task / role:
Required output:
What makes the output acceptable?
Tools, reference materials and help normally allowed:
Relevant accessibility / language / device requirements:

CURRENT EVIDENCE
Work sample or practice task (date / version):
Observed output:
Help used:
Learner's account of the difficulty:
Access or workflow problems:
What remains unknown:

DECISION
Possible cause(s) and evidence for each:
What needs an access, process or workload change?
What appears to need explanation, practice or feedback?
What will we check before deciding?

LEARNING RESPONSE
Proposed learning objective:
Relevant existing / free / institutional resource:
Additional resource, if needed, and why:
Practice task using a fresh example:
Feedback provider / method:
Software access, preparation and practice time:
Full cost, if any, and commitment:
Owner and agreed review point:

FOLLOW-UP
Learning check: new task, result, date and support used:
Workplace application: relevant opportunity, output and support used:
Changes in task, conditions, access or instructions:
Decision: keep / adapt / investigate another cause:
Next action, owner and date:

If recording percentages, state the numerator and denominator.
Record access failures separately from attempts. Do not infer causation from a before-and-after difference.