A STUDY ON THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING NEEDS AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF ICDS SUPERVISORS WORKING IN TELANGANA REGION OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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1992
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ANDHRA PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD
Abstract
The supervisors occupy a key position in the
hierarchial structure of !CDS scheme a-nd act as the
most important catalysts for delivering the various
services envisaged under the scheme. The achievement
of this programme with regard to child development is
greatly influenced by the job performance of these
supervisors. Training is another major input which
upgrades the job performance of these functionariies.
As the supervisors attitude to training in conditioned
by the. ir performance in job, an assessment of both
these aspects can help the administrators of !CDS take
corrective measures and ensure successful implementation
of the programme.
The present study makes an attempt to assess
both training needs and job performance of !CDS supervisors
working in Telengana region of Andhra Pradesh by
following ex-post-facto research design. The training
needs and job performance of supervisors was assessed
by a combination of self, superior and subordinate
ratings. The total sample comprised of 45 supervisors,
9 CDPOs (superiors) and 90 AWWs (subordinates). The
data was collected with the help of an interview schedule
developed for the study. Appropriate statistical
tests were used to analyse the collected data.
Following .findings emerged out of the study:
Majority of the supervisors (53% and 76%)
belonged to medium category with respect to their knowledge
and skill training needs. Sixty s~ven per cent
of supervisors performed their jobs to an average
level.
Significant associations were found among the
supervisors, CDPOs and AWWs in assessment of training
needs and job performance of supervisors. Training was
perceived needful in certain aspects of the training
areas, preschool education, nutrition and health, communiity
involvement and community education and
management. Job areas like service delivery, evaluation
and helping AWWs were found to b~ comparitively
performed at a lower level by the supervisors.
While age, training undergone ยท and job
rience showed a negative relationship, education
a positive relationship with both knowledge and
training needs of supervisors.
expeshowed
skill
The variables, age, job experience, persistence
disposition, and extension climate showed a positive
relationshiip with job performance of supervisors.
Education received by the supervisors was found to be
negatively related with their job performance. Training
undergone by the supervisors, their aspirations
and attitude towards work showed a positive increase
in the performance of their job.
Suggestions given by the three categorieis of
respondents to satisfy the training needs of supervisors
include involvement of locals in the training
programmes of supervisors and organisation of joint
trainings for the functionariies of !CDS and officials
from alli : ed departments.
The present study emphasises the need for
conducting refresher training programmes for the supervisors
more frequently than before. It also suggests
for the recruitment of Home science/Social work graduates
as supervisors of !CDS programme to increase the
output of work.
In view of the above findings, the administrators
and poliicy makers of !CDS programme need to take
appropriate measures to organise need based training
programmes for supervisors and improve their job
performance by imparting skills in interpersonal relations,
communication and supportive supervision and
motivating them to perform better by creating more
avenues through awards and rewards.
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A STUDY ON THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING NEEDS AND JOB
PERFORMANCE OF ICDS SUPERVISORS WORKING IN TELANGANA
REGION OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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