ASSESMENT OF TRAINING PRACTICES AT THE BANK OF ABYSSINIA: EVIDENCE FROM WEST ADDIS ABABA DISTRICT

Abstract

The central element in an organization and for a country is its human resource (HR) or human capital. Since the human resource is viewed as the driving force for the success of the organization, it has become important to contain and provide them with sufficiently educated and skilled employees. To this effect, training becomes a vital instrument any organization has to put in place. Taking this into consideration, this study is conducted to assess the training practices of the Bank of Abyssinia. The main objective of the study is to assess the training practices of the bank interns of its planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the result of training The research is a descriptive type of research in which data is collected across populations through non probability sampling through convenient sampling method. Both primary and secondary data is used in the research and the survey population is selected from West Addis Ababa branches including head office departments. The data gathered in this form is analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study indicated that the respondents perceived that departments /branches are not given a faire share in the design and implementation of the training program and a pre-determined needs assessment is not conducted. Thus, the bank has to assess its training practices in light of the opinions obtained from the survey and should keep-up its strength and make adjustments to the weaknesses by applying a proper training management..