Competency enhancement: training need analysis among local authority officer

Isa, Khairunesa and Md Yusoff, Rosman and Ahmad, Abd. Rahman and Abu, Ismail and Jamian, Anizam and Jamin, Johanisma and Palpanadan, Sarala @ Thulasi (2020) Competency enhancement: training need analysis among local authority officer. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (8). pp. 199-209. ISSN 1475-7192

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Abstract

Competency play an important role for employee to compete in a challenging environment work place. From an organisational perspective, it becomes a competitive advantage for a company if they have a competent employee. For the labourers, it becomes an advantage to earning a higher salary and creates a good career development. The purpose of this study is to identify the level of competency (knowledge, expertise and attitude) of local authority officers and the types of training needed by the local authority officers. This explanatory research design used mixed method to collect data and involved 188 local authority officers from three different local authority. Quantitative results showed that local authority officers from three different areas have a high level of competency meanwhile output from round table discussion showed that there are several respondents who stated that local authority officers are not competent in executing work, especially in terms of knowledge.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Local Authority; Competency; Training need analysis; Work environment
Subjects:	J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions:	Center for General Studies and Co -curricular > Department of Social Science
Depositing User:	Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2022 04:56
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2022 04:56
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/6085

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