Purpose of the Job Analysis
A job analysis is a consultation process undertaken solely with persons in the workplace (e.g. qualified trades people, specialized technicians, and immediate technical or administrative supervisory personnel).
The objective is to obtain the most comprehensive portrait possible of the practice of an occupation this involves describing the job aspects that are most useful in determining and specifying the competencies required to practice the given occupation (responsibilities, roles, tasks and operations, skills and activities, specific requirements, etc.).
The job analysis is also used to gather suggestions pertaining to the training program.