AN ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING PRACTICE: THE CASE OF ENAT BANK SHARE COMPANY

Abstract

Human resource is the cornerstone of any organization; either non-profit or profit oriented. Without people, an organization cannot exist. Attention on the people and the meeting of their needs is important to achieve objectives of an organization .In this rapidly changing world, the management and achievement of employee’s performance is gradually become more challenging and multi-tasking in an organization. There are continuous efforts and strategies lying down by many organizations to accomplish their objectives and also achievements of excellence by gaining competitive advantage. On the other hand employees are required to be creative, competent, innovative, flexible, and trained enough to handle the information effectively. To improve the knowledge skill and attitude of employees having strong employee training practice is mandatory. This study aim to assess employee training practice case of Enat Bank based on two basic research questions which are What is the current employees training practice of Enat Bank share company?, To what extent are training and development practices aligned with the corporate strategy? The researcher designed and distributed 80 questionnaire form five selected branch of Enat Bank which is found in Addis Ababa. The entire questioners were collected. Survey method strategy was followed in this paper. Because this method allows the researcher to scan wide area about the population and to collect the required data from larger population with single attribute that is training. This research is descriptive in nature. The final result of the study shows that training need assessment conducted for training program of Enat bank is poor. The study also revealed that periodic training evaluation and follow-up is not conducted. The involvement of supervisors and managers in the process of training program is found minimal. The study conclude that designing and developing training programs without knowing the exact training needs might be a problem and leads to inefficiency. In addition, lack regular and proper follow-up an evaluations of the program show the weakness of the program .The data was tested and analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Training Need Assessment is a prerequisite for effective training program as a result, it must be conducted carefully. Training follow-up and evaluation at each step of the process and the end result of the training program must be conducted. Details could be found in the main body of the study.