The training of Albanian Public Administration: An Analysis of Training Policies and Their Impact in the Professional Development of Civil Servants

Teuta Nunaj

doi:10.5901/jesr.2016.v6n3p149

Abstract

This study does analyse the training policies that apply for civil servants in the Public Administration and how this training process has an impact in the professional development of civil services in Albania. The research question is: What effects does the training have in the development of Human Resources in the public administration in Albania? The data are obtained from sevent elite interviews and four ministries randomly selected through questionnaires, with n=179 civil servants. By using qualitative and quantitative method is found that the training has directly a significant and positive impact in the professional development of Albanian civil servants. Doing the training is a condition for the development of civil servants on public administration. The civil servants do have a growing request for effective and appropriate training. However, there are the responsible institutions for the training (ASPA and the ministries) that should increase also the level of collaboration, to obtain better results from training. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2016.v6n3p149

Highlights

In the frame of the reform, the public administration has made a lot of changes
One of the European challenges of Albania is the reform in public administration, but, that cannot be successful without the development of Human Resources (HR)
The thrid part will be followed by the analysis of the data which is collected through elite interviews and questionnaires obtained from civil servants in the Ministry of Education and Sports (MES), in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI), in the Ministry of Youth and Social Welfare (MYSW) and in the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water (MARDW)

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Introduction

In the frame of the reform, the public administration has made a lot of changes. One of the main element is the development of the Human Resources (HR). One of the European challenges of Albania is the reform in public administration, but, that cannot be successful without the development of HR. The civil servants are a key resource and a capital in public administration, and their professionalism has a direct impact in the success of the reform. The HR need to be trained and for this reason the public investment for the development of HR for training, should be a priority. The first part of the study will explain various authors” points of view in connection with the importance and the role that the training has in the professional development of HR. The hypothesis intended to be supported is the following: The training is a necessary neccesity for development of civil servants in the Albanian public administration

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