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Training Needs Analysis for First-Line Supervisors Employed by the University of Papua New Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Silas J. Kimaso
Silas J. Kimaso*
Affiliation:
Department of Education and Psychology, The University of the South Pacific
*
Department of Education and Psychology, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the training needs of first-line supervisors employed at the University of Papua New Guinea. Thirty managers and 30 first-line supervisors responded to a questionnaire designed to assess the importance of, and training offered in, various skills relevant to first-line supervision. “Need” was defined as the absence of sufficient training in a skill judged to be of importance. The results show that there are significant differences between the perceptions of the first-line supervisors and managers with respect to training needs of first-line supervisors. Managers rated “people skills” as important for first-line supervisors, while first-line supervisors rated more administrative type skills as most important for them.

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South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 6 , 1993 , pp. 1 - 11
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Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea & University of Central Queensland 1993

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