The challenges confronting the training needs assessment in Saudi Arabian higher education

Othayman, Majed Bin; Mulyata, John; Meshari, Abdulrahim; Debrah, Yaw

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The challenges confronting the training needs assessment in Saudi Arabian higher education

Majed Bin Othayman, John Mulyata

, Abdulrahim Meshari, Yaw Debrah

International Journal of Engineering Business Management, Volume: 14, Start page: 184797902110497

Swansea University Authors: John Mulyata , Yaw Debrah

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This research examines the problems encountered by the Training Needs Assessment (TNA) system from the perspective of faculty members and Human Resources (HR) managers in emerging public universities in the Saudi Arabian Higher Education sector. It aims to understand how problems with this will affe...

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The challenges confronting the training needs assessment in Saudi Arabian higher education

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