A study of in-service training activities in selected Turkish industrial organizations

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to assess the in-service training activities of the Turkish Major Industrial Organizations.To serve this aim,the first 100 organizations of the 500 Major firms that were presented by the istanbul Commerce of Industry in 1992 were taken as a sample.The training directors of 37 firms that have organized training activities were studied by using interview form that was developed by the researcher. Some of the outstanding findings of this study are as follows: It is clear that the most important objective of the training programs is to increase productivity (64%).Most of the firms (61 %) prepare their own training programs ,they use their own training staff as trainers of these programs implemented in the company.Training needs of the organization are mostly determined by taking the suggestions of the managers. Participants of training programs are mostly determined by performance appraisal results. In the sample organizations both on-the job and off the job training techniques are used. In terms of the type of the training,the programs related with Quality represent the first priority under the heading of Technical/Functional trainings.The programs related with Communication are in the first priority under the heading of Managerial trainings.The training programs' evaluation studies are made by companies themselves which mostly consist of the taking reactions of the trainees. Furthermore, most of the directors who were interviewed state that in-service training facilities in the industry has been given more importance compare with the past.The training directors gave some recommendations to enhance in-service training in Turkish industl y.Some of the significant ones are as follows: 1- There should be institution that train proffesional industrial trainers. 2- There should be contact between the universities and the industrial organization to carry out the training programme. 3- The government should encourage companies to enhance the training activities by reducing taxes in proportion to the training budget that the company allocate. 4- All the employers and the managers should believe in the effectiveness of the training programs.