Effectiveness of Training and Development to Empoyees

An Evaluation of the Effect of Workforce Training and Development in Organisation
(A Case Study of Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) in Namibian)

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL STUDIES
(Correctional Management)

Research Methodology (RMA411S)

Semester 1/2012

Submission Date: 31 May 2012

STUDENT
Mr. M.S. Kapuku (201073994)

SUPERVISOR
Dr. H. Bruyns

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2
1.3 OBJECTIVES /PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 3
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION 3
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 3
1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 4
CHAPTER TWO 5
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 5
2.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY 5
2.2 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 5
2.2.1 AIMS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 8
2.2.2 FORMAL TRAINING 8
2.2.3 METHOD OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 9
2.3. NEED OF DEVELOPING THE EMPLOYEES 11
2.3.1 Typical Reasons For Employee Training And Development 11
2.3.2 Problems Of Training And Development Programme 12
2.3.3 General Benefits from Employee Training and Development 12
2.3.4 BENEFITS OF TRAINING TO ORGANISATION 13
2.3.5 Benefits Of Training To Employees 13
2.4 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 14
2.4.1 Identification Of Training Needs 14
2.4.2 Training Programme Designing 15
2.4.3 Implementation of the Training Programme 15
2.4.4 Evaluation of the Programme 15
2.4.5 Essence of Training and Development 16
CHAPTER THREE 17
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY 17
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 17
3.2 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 17
3.3 SOURCES OF DATA 17
3.3.1 PRIMARY SOURCES OF DATA 17
3.3.2 SECONDARY SOURCES OF DATA 18
3.4 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 18
3.5 DETERMINATION OF SAMPLE SIZE 18
3.6 ETHICAL

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