A Study onTraining and Development Practices in Steel Industry:Exploring A Conceptual Framework

Abstract

Development of Steel Industry is crucial to almost all economies in the world, andespecially to those with major employment and income distributionchallenges. This sector contributes immensely to GDP, social cohesion,employment and local development. While most literature focuses onenabling external environment, little efforts focused on building internalcapabilities, mainly training, the input facilitating firm performance bybuilding employee competencies. Training provides learners with theknowledge and skills needed for their present job and nurtures the futurepotential of the human force to meet ever changing global requirements. The study intends to probe into the present scenario of HRD with special referenceto training and development in steel Industry therebyidentifying emerging Training trendstowards progressive development of steel Industry. Informal unstructured training planned on thebasis of need generated at work place is adopted where focus on technicalaspect is relatively more with minimal attention to generic essential skillswhich impact the attitudes and behaviour of employees in the longer course ofactivities,