The Current Practices and Problems of Human Resources Training and Development in Kembata Tembaro Zone Education Department

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2010-06

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Addis Ababa University

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The main purpose of this study was to asses the practice and problems of human resource training and development that have been carried out by Kembata Tembaro education sector in SNNPR. To this effect, a descriptive method was employed by which questionnaires, interview and document analysis were used as instruments of data gathering. The data were distributed to 20, and 60 process owners and performers respectively. Finally, the collected data were analyzed with help of appropriate descriptive statistics. The findings of the study revealed that the absence of clear stated training and development plan. Moreover, the organization was not conduct training and development need assessment. Offices lacked well and communicate training selection criteria; training and development opportunities had been rendered to individuals based in personal relation, individual loyalty and subjective judgment. The finding also revealed that there was not integrated training delivery methods offices frequently use workshop and lecture methods. The findings indicated that lack of evaluation mechanism before and after training is delivered. The practice and implementation of training and development program hampered by inadequacy of budget, material and nonmaterial resources lack of clear directives, lack of technical skills to design and implement training and development program. Based on the findings, the recommendations were drawn up: due attention should be given to clear and communicative training and development plan, need assessment, transparent criteria to selection of trainers and trainees, appropriate delivery of training and evaluating overall training program understudy.

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of Human Resources Training and Development

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