Training and Development in Management

One of the most important steps in the training process is the establishment of the training needs. IN using this term we are implying that there are weaknesses somewhere in the system, which demand strengthening by means of training in some form or other. It is common to define a training need as the gap, which exists between the true requirements of a given job and the present capabilities of the incumbent. However, we must not confine our definition solely to the individual, although in the last analysis the satisfaction of needs will have to be carried out through individuals. The organization is seen to have needs when in recognize that it is not geared to meeting the objectives, which it sets itself.