AN ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE TRAINING PRACTICE: A CASE OF ZEMEN BANK S.C

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess the graduate training practice of Zemen bank. The study was used both primary and secondary data collection instruments. The target populations were graduate trainees of Zemen bank. The study uses census for the target population. The study uses mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative). The data were gathered through both interviews and questionnaire. The primary data were collected using questionnaires distributed to 95 graduate trainees who are work in Zemen bank. The secondary data was collected from different journals, the banks’ manual and internet. The study was employed descriptive design in which data from employees and management were collected using questionnaires and interviews. The data were analyzed and presented by using descriptive statistics method such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and tables. The finding shows that training need assessment is not conducted properly and periodically, the bank’s job rotation training method is not well organized. The finding shows that graduate trainees are not get the necessary knowledge skill on each department’s task. On the other hand the bank have young and educated work force, clear graduate training objective and it is appreciated for considering the graduates and building the trainees’ confidence. The researcher recommends that the bank should amend the training need assessment according to the banks’ current objectives and should be done periodically. To build the necessary knowledge on the trainees the bank should give enough training time for job rotation, also evaluations should conduct periodically