Assessment of Training and Development Practices: The Case of OMEDAD PLC

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2015-06

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Addis Ababa University

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The study aims at assessment of training and development practices in private organizations (case study on OMEDAD PLC) with due emphasis on practices of TD needs assessment, TD methods, and evaluation of TD effectiveness. Accordingly, all the necessary data has been gathered from primary sources using questionnaires and interviews. Stratified sampling technique was used and the number of participants was 38 manager and non-manager employees. The researcher used descriptive analysis with the help of tables and percentages to analyze the data. The study revealed that the major weaknesses of the company in training and development practices being lack of periodical and balanced method of TD needs assessment, imbalance between on-the-job and off-the-job method of trainings, absence of trainees evaluation practice at different phases, and absence of evaluating the effectiveness of TD activities. The strengths being practicality of technical trainings, cooperation of existing staff to train new employees, and belief of top level management on the importance of TD to organizational performance. Hence, the Company need to keep up with its strengths and alleviate its weaknesses by adopting a systematic approach of TD practices.

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Development Practices

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