Influence some independent factors on agricultural extension training problems in Kurdistan region-Iraq from the employees’ point of view

Abstract

ThThe aim of this study was to detect and arrange the extension training problems in each aspect, then to determine the difffferences in average of extension training problems according to some factors. ThThe research involved 148 employees in agricultural extension institutions in all governorates in Kurdistan region. ThThe data was collected through personal interviews; questionnaire was prepared for this purpose. To confifirm the validity the questionnaire was reviewed by some experts. ThThe reliability coeffifficient was evaluated by Cronbach’s Alpha coeffifficient, and its value was (0.93). ThThe results showed that the level of the extension training problem was medium tend to high, and the extension employees’ problem occupied the fifirst rank, giving the relative importance of (57.26%). While the planning and evaluation problem occupied the last rank, recording the relative importance (51.59%). ThThere is a signifificant difffference in extension training problems according to (gender, academic achievement, academic specialization, and job satisfaction). While no signifificant difffferences according to (age, provenance, location the work, and attitude toward training, problem solving ability). ThThe researcher recommended to reduce the problems which confront of training extension in each aspects, through preparation and provide the possibilities and equipment to extension training courses, work to providing specialists in agricultural extension through appointment, increasing incentives and budget for the implementation of training courses, focus on activating the training efffforts according to the scientifific principles of planning, execution and evaluation, increasing budget and rewards in suitable timing for execution training activities, create a good .socio-economic environment for the work and training activity.