A study of in-service training as a function of management in federal government

The increasing importance that is being placed upon the role of personnel administration and management in the Federal Government affords many research opportunities for the student of Public Administration. Today, there is a challenging opportunity for research in the process of training and development of personnel, and particularly in the field of in-service training. During the past quarter of a century there have been many studies and literature on the subject of training, but because of the dynamic setting in which personnel administration and management function, there is a need for continuous study. Irrespective of the importance that is now being given to personnel management in the Federal Government, there appears to be a lack of emphasis placed upon in-service training and development of personnel as a responsibility of management. It is because of this increasing importance of personnel management, the apparent need for greater emphasis on in-service training as a function of management, and the personal interest of the author in the subject, that this study has been undertaken. The study has involved a survey of outstanding literature in the field of training, governmental and industrial; personal observations of training concepts and practices, governmental and industrial; and personal experience as an in-service training staff member in departments of the Federal Government.