The training of Albanian Public Administration: An Analysis of Training Policies and Their Impact in the Professional Development of Civil Servants

Abstract

This study does analyse the training policies that apply for civil servants in the Public Administration and how this training process has an impact in the professional development of civil services in Albania. The research question is: What effects does the training have in the development of Human Resources in the public administration in Albania? The data are obtained from sevent elite interviews and four ministries randomly selected through questionnaires, with n=179 civil servants. By using qualitative and quantitative method is found that the training has directly a significant and positive impact in the professional development of Albanian civil servants. Doing the training is a condition for the development of civil servants on public administration. The civil servants do have a growing request for effective and appropriate training. However, there are the responsible institutions for the training (ASPA and the ministries) that should increase also the level of collaboration, to obtain better results from training.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2016.v6n3p149