A study to assess the use of trainers at the Wisconsin state government level
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1999Author
Hackel, Kathleen L.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin--Stout
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Benkowski, Joseph
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The purpose of this research study was to determine how trainers are used at the Wisconsin State government level. A survey was used to assess the training job duties and tasks associated with the position. The survey provided information on training positions at the State level that helped to determine what the attitude of the State is towards trainers, and to obtain an understanding of the educational, technical, and work experience required to be hired as a State trainer. The population of this study included the department heads of all fifty departments at the State level. A questionnaire was developed to collect data from the population in this study. Both open-ended questions and a five-point Likert scale were used to ascertain knowledge of skills, job duties, tasks, hiring process, and to understand the attitude and operations of training and development positions at the State government level. The survey questions asked the heads of departments to define government attitude toward trainers; where and how trainers are used; what trainers do; when they perform training activities; and who the trainers actually are. A return rate of sixty-six percent (66%) was obtained. Percentages and frequencies of responses were determined by the researcher. The findings of this research suggest that trainers are used at the State level. It appears that many of the non-trainer positions available at the State level require employees to be able to perform some training activity as part of their job responsibility. A large portion of the training is outsourced to contractors and vendors through an established and approved list developed by the Department of Employment Relations.
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