THE QUALITY OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AMONG EDUCATIONAL MANAGERS IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

Abstract

This study examined the quality of training programmes and leadership competencies among educational managers in the Ministry of Education (MoE), Sultanate of Oman. The study examined two objectives which included; (a) to determine the leadership competencies acquired through training among educational managers in MoE, Sultanate of Oman, and (b) to investigate significant differences between leadership competencies among educational managers’ at the MoE Head Quarter and Regional Directorate in the MoE, Sultanate of Oman. A sample of two hundred and ninety eight (298) educational managers in the MoE in the Sultanate of Oman participated in the study. A quantitative approach to research using the Alaraimy Competency Survey as the instrument of data collection was used to conduct the study. The data was analysed using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and MANOVA analyses. The results of the study highlighted that the educational managers possessed all leadership competences, though at different levels. It was also revealed that there were no significant differences in the competence levels between educational managers working at the Headquarter of MoE and those in the Regional General Directorates. It is recommended that the MoE, Sultanate of Oman adopts the best training approaches that develop all the competences of educational managers in the MoE, Sultanate of Oman, both at the MoE Head Quarters and Regional General Directorates.