TRAINING

 S.L. GOEL says, “Training is (a)an action process , (b) by which capabilities of
the personnel can be improved , (c) to meet the organisational tasks and
functions, (d) within relatively short period of time .”
 William G. Torpey defines training as “the process of developing skills , habits
, knowledge and attitudes in employees for the purpose of increasing the
effectiveness of employees in their present in their present government
positions as well as preparing employees for future government position.”
 Avasthi and Maheshwari says that training says that training “ is a well
articulated effort to provide for an increased competence in the public
services , by imparting professional knowledge , broader vision , and correct
patterns of behaviour , habits and attitudes . It is , or should be , a
continuous process in response to a continuously felt need.”
Objectives
 The role of training for civil servants was thoroughly analysed for the first
time by the Assheton Committee in its report of 1944 U.K.
 To produce a civil servant who can transact his business with precision and
clarity .
 To attune the civil servants to the tasks he is called upon to perform in a
changing world .”The civil service must continuously and boldly adjust its
outlook and its methods to the new needs of new times .”
 To make the civil servants community conscious .
 To develop the capacity of the civil servants for higher work and greater
responsibilities.
 To improve the morale of civil servants .
 To promote integrity in the civil servants .
 To promote esprit de corps in the employees.
 To broaden the vision and outlook of the civil servants .
Types of training
 Two types - Informal training and formal training
 INFORMAL TRAINING – means learning the work by actually doing the work
under the guidance of senior officers . Thus , it is training by experience or
learning by trial and error method . It is also called ‘on –the-job-training’.
 FORMAL TRAINING – Is imparted in an orderly manner through prearranged and
well –defined courses under expert guidance and supervision .
 It consists of following types :
 Pre-entry Training
 Orientation Training
 Induction Training
 In-Service Training
 Vestibule Training
 Circular Training
 Refresher Training
 Retraining
 Post –Entry Training
 Short –term and long term training
 Departmental and central training
 Skill and background training
Training Agencies in India
 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION – It is the premier training institution
in our country . It was established in 1959 at Mussoorie .In 1972 ,was renamed
as Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration . Presently it is
under the Ministry of personnel .
 NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY – In 1948, the central Police Training College was
set up at Mount Abu in Rajasthan . During Internal emergency (1975-1977),it
was shifted to Hyderabad and renamed as Sardar Vallabhbhai National Police
Academy on recommendation of Kohli Committee of 1966.It is under the
administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs .
 NATIONAL FOREST ACADEMY- in 1938, the Indian Forest College was
established at Dehradun .In 1987, it was It is under the administrative control
of the Ministry of Environment and Forests .
 FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE – In 1986, the Foreign Service Institute replaced
the Indian School of International Studies in New Delhi .
 Institute of Secretariat Training and Management –In 1948, the Central
Secretariat Training school was established at Delhi .In 1971, It was renamed
as the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management .
 Indian Institute of Public Administration – It was set up at New Delhi in 1954
on the recommendation of Paul H. Appleby report of 1953 on Indian
Administration . It is quasi –governmental body .
 National Institute of Rural Development – In 1958, the central institute of
study and research in community Development was established at Hyderabad.
In the mid -1970s, it was renamed as the National Institute of Rural
Development .
 Administrative Staff College of India – It was set up at Hyderabad in 1957 on
the recommendation of the All – India Council for Technical Education . It is
developed on the pattern of the British Administrative Staff College located at
Henley –on-Thames .It is an autonomous body.
Training in U.K.
 Assheton Committee Report on the training of the civil servants in 1944.
 The committee which was appointed in 1943 under the chairmanship of Sir
Ralph Assheton ,recommended centralised arrangements for training entrants
to the higher civil services , that is the administrative class .
 On the recommendation of this committee a training and education division
was setup in the British Treasury for managing the training courses for higher
civil servants .
 The major training centres in the UK are :
 Administrative staff College , set up in 1948 at Henley-on-Thames to provide
external training in management .
 Centre for Administrative Studies , set up in 1963 at London .
 Royal college of defence studies at London provides training for diplomatic
service .
 Civil service college
 The civil service college is the main training centre in the UK. It was set up in
1969 on the recommendation of the Fulton Committee Report .
 It comprises a headquarter and two regional centres .
 It performs four main functions –
 It provides post – entry training for recruits in financial , economic or social
areas of administration .
 It offers specialised courses for specialists in administration and management.
 It conducts research on problems related to administration .
 It gives general guidance and advice to departments which carry out training
for the executive and clerical staff .