Current and Future Perceived Importance of Training and Development Competencies in a Selected Area Identified by Saudi Practitioners
Open Access
- Author:
- Binsiddiq, Yasser Abdullah
- Graduate Program:
- Workforce Education and Development
- Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Document Type:
- Dissertation
- Date of Defense:
- December 04, 2015
- Committee Members:
- William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member - Keywords:
- Training and development competencies
training delivery competency
workplace competencies
ASTD and ATD competencies model. - Abstract:
- The primary purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the perceptions of training and development (T&D) practitioners from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) regarding the current importance of selected training and development competencies, as well as the perceived future (5 years hence) importance of these competencies. The study specifically focused on training delivery competencies. The researcher analyzed the responses of a total of 249 T&D practitioners. The researcher collected the data from these participants through an online survey instrument using convenience and snowball sampling techniques. The researcher analyzed the data using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and paired t-tests. The results of the analysis revealed that the T&D practitioners perceived the current importance ratings of the key knowledge areas of training delivery (i.e., the competency of individual learning modalities and legal issues relevant for delivering training) significantly differently, depending on the practitioners’ education levels. The participants also reported different levels of current and future importance of the selected training competency. The participants reported that the areas of expertise (AOE) of the training delivery competency were more important for the future than in the present. These findings aligned with the existing literature regarding the perceived importance of T&D among practitioners in the KSA. The findings of this study will contribute to Saudi T&D practitioners’ understanding and evaluation of the jobs, tasks, and competencies required in their workforce. Recommendations for future research based on the current study include a broadened scope of participants, an updated survey instrument, expanded definitions of the terminologies used in the study, and a qualitative or mixed-methods methodology.