A survey of training and development practices applied by the international NGOS operating in Nairobi

Abstract

This survey was carried out between May and June 2006. The study sought to find out Training and Development practices among the International N Gas operating in Nairobi. The population of interest in the study consisted of the Training and Development managers in the various non-governmental organizations. They were identified to shed light on their training practices and policies. The information was collected using questionnaires completed by the HR manager and one other high-ranking person from the HR Department. The questionnaires were filled in my presence. Forty international N Gas were selected randomly from a list of one hundred and twelve. Seventeen of them responded The study found that the NGOs practiced Training and Development to a small extent due to their background and manner of operation which tends to be flexible. A higher percentage of employees tend to be women and the employees in charge of training are mostly the Human Resource managers. The employees do not serve for long periods, making training difficult due to the short-term projects. . From the foregoing, it is evident that training and development practices among the NGO sector are not quite comprehensive due to the nature of their operation. To this extent it is recommended that shot-term programmes should be put in practice to supplement the normal training and development practices which tend to be appropriate for medium to long-term objectives.