Training Programs and its Impact on Job Competencies in Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources/ Case Study

Abstract

The study aimed to test the impact of training programs on job competencies in Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The study relied on four dimensions to measure training programs, namely: identifying needs, program design, program implementation and program evaluation, while three dimensions were adopted to measure job competencies: core competencies, general competencies and technical competencies. The study was conducted on a sample of (185) employees in the ministry. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method to reach the results. The study concluded that there are high levels for identifying training needs and implementing training programs, while the levels were medium for designing training programs and evaluating training programs. As for the dimensions of job competencies, they were all at high levels. The researchers recommended increasing the level of interest in designing training programs, by designing training programs commensurate with the nature of the ministry’s work in general and the nature of the employees’ work in particular, and increasing the level of interest in designing training programs, by designing training programs commensurate with the nature of the ministry’s work in general and the nature of the employees’ work in general private.