Research inculcates scientific and inductive thinking and it promotes the development of logical habits of thinking and organization. The purpose of research is to discover answer to question through the application of scientific procedures. The main aim of research is to find out the hidden truth, which has not been discovered yet. Though each research study has its own specific purpose, we may think of research objectives as number of following broad groupings:
• To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new insights into it (Exploratory or formularize research studies)
• To portray accurately the characteristics of a particular individual, situation or a group (Descriptive research studies)
• To determine the frequency with which something occurs or with which it is associated with something else. (Diagnostic Research Studies)
• To test a hypotheses of a casual relationship between variables (hypothesis testing research studies)
• This research is an amalgamation of both formularize as well as descriptive research, as it reflects on the present satisfaction level of the employees at strides Arcolab regarding the various training and development programmes being conducted here. In the process, it also aims to collect more detailed information on the subject of training and development itself.
RESEARCH APPROACHES
There are two basic approached to research, quantitative approach and the qualitative approach. The former involves the generation of data in quantitative form, which can be subjected to rigorous quantitative analysis in a formal and rigid manner. This approach is further sub-divided into inferential approach is to form a database from which to infer characteristics or relationship of a population. This usually means survey research where a sample of population is studied to determine its characteristics and it is then inferred that the population has the same characteristics.
Qualitative approach to research is concerned with subjective assessment of attitudes, opinions and behavior. Research in such a situation is a function of researcher’s insight and impressions. Such an approach to research generates results either in non-quantitative form or in the form, which are no subjected to rigorous quantitative analysis.
This research follows both the inferential quantitative and qualitative approach. The questionnaires circulated to collect the relevant information have been analyzed ion the basis of rating given to each question and then, aggregate of the rating of all the questions of a group has been taken to find out the percentage of each response to that group.
RESEARCH PROCESS FOLLOWED:
Research process consists of a series of actions or steps necessary to effectively carryout research and the desired sequencing of these steps. The various steps involved in a research process are not mutually exclusive, nor are they separate or distinct. However, the following order concerning various steps provides a useful procedural guideline regarding the research process and has been used to carry out this research:
FORMULATING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM:
At the very beginning the researcher, singles out the problem, he/she wants to study in specific terms. Here, for this purpose and extensive study of available literature was done. The training and development policies were studies from the personal manual. The subject matter related to the topic. “Training and Development” was also examined from the available literature i.e. books, manuals etc. by this review the extent of available of the data of other materials was known and this led to a specification of the problem in a more meaningful context.
REPAIRING THE RESEARCH DESIGN:
The function of research design is to provide for the collecting of the relevant information and data with minimal expenditure of effort, time and money. But the way of achieving all this depends mainly on the purpose of the research. Here, the purpose of the study is both exploration and description.
THE MEANS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION:
In this research case, a structure red questionnaire was used with close-ended questions with the exception of three questions that required descriptive answers.
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DETERMINING SAMPLE DESIGN:
A sample design is a definite plant for obtaining a sample from the given population. It is determined before the data is collected.
Steps in sampling design:
Population: All items under consideration in the field of enquiry, in this case, the employees of ISLL, Derabassi.
Sample: The respondents that have been selected for the purpose of the study
Sampling unit: the individual unit of the selected sample
Sample frame: this contains the list of all the items of the universe. For this project, the employee lists of Ind-Swift Labs Limited are the sample frame.
Size of the sample: this refers to the number of items selected from the universe to constitute the sample. For the purpose of this study, a sample size of 20 was taken which is approximately 11% of the population.
Execution of the Project:
This is a very important step in the research process. If the execution for the project proceeds along the correct lines, the data to be collected would be adequate and dependable. Hence it was necessary to see to it that the project proceeds in the right direction and in the fight manner within the time limits. The respondents were made aware of the purpose of the project and the probably benefit of expressing their frank views. The introduction
accompanying each copy of the questionnaire made the things 99 future programmers so as to make them more beneficial for the employees.
PROJECT UNDERTAKEN
• To study the Training Policy being conducted at Ind-swift laboratories limited and evaluation on the basis of feedback given by the trainees.
SCOPE OF STUDY
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• To find out how much employees perceive these training programs to be effective and beneficial.
• To find out to what degree is the Training given to these employees catering to their general as well as specific needs.
• To find out the obstacles in the proper utilization and increase the effectiveness of Training programs and tries to suggest remedial measures wherever possible.
TRAINING NEED IDENTIFICATION FORM
Name of staff member: department:
General
1. Are you a new employee or a long-standing employee of the company?
2. How long have you been in your present
job?
Confirmation of Current Duties 3.
Do you have a duty statement for your job?
Yes No (Go to Q
6)
4. Is your job accurately described in the duty
statement? Yes (Go to Q 14) No
5.A If no, what extra duties do you do that need to be added to your duty statement?
5.B What duties are no longer part of your job and can be deleted from your duty statement?
Job Analysis
6. Describe the tasks you regularly perform that are critical to carrying out your job effectively.
As per this training need identification form the training list is scheduled by the particular department. Different responses by the employees are adjudged by the departmental head. Thereafter a list is prepared of those employees to whom training is needed to be given. The list is forwarded to the H.R department and from there a new list is prepared for all those employees of all the plants by identifying common area of interest.
Training need identification form founds to get good response by the employees. New employees found a way to present their views and provide suggestions to the
department. Here is the result of the survey conducted on the basis of responses adjudged by the employees.
ANALYSIS:
From this diagram it is clear that84%of the employees are comfortable with the training need identification form which is to be filled by every employee before the training to be augmented. 7% of the employees are not comfortable with this form. According to these employees this form is just a mere formality and a time waste and 9% of the remaining employees are without any opinion about this form.