Date of Award
1994
Degree Name
M.S. in Education
Abstract
Many organizations offer, at little or no cost to their employees, the opportunity to participate in professional education. Some common forms of professional education available to employees are (a) internal training and seminars offered by the organization, (b) external training and seminars offered by vendors or professional associations, and (c) courses offered through universities. Some employees fail to take advantage of these educational opportunities. A reluctance on the part of employees to undertake an educational endeavor may limit employees because knowledge is not acquired to perform their present duties better or to prepare them for future opportunities. This situation is not in the best interest of the organization or the employee. The work environment of today is one of continual change requiring individuals to constantly update their skills. Because of changes within an organization, individuals possessing obsolete skills will be less marketable and will be at risk of being displaced. Continued professional education will allow those individuals to maintain marketable skills which may be used to make the necessary career transitions.
Keywords
Occupational retraining, Employees Training of, Employees Attitudes, Employee motivation, Continuing education
Rights Statement
Copyright © 1994, author
Recommended Citation
Hacker, Jonathan L., "Employee perceptions of the organizational training environment and the willingness to undertake training" (1994). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 3075.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/graduate_theses/3075
