The document discusses the history and development of training and development in India. Early studies from the 1960s found that some businesses did not believe in training and saw it as too costly. Later studies in the 1970s showed that while training was overseen by personnel departments with inadequate budgets, organizations were starting to recognize the importance of training to increase productivity. This led more companies to invest in training. However, critics argued that training resources did not benefit organizations and that many trainings lacked relevance to real work. The training industry also faced issues like a lack of focus on those most needing training and "mushrooming" of trainers prioritizing profits over quality.

1. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIATRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT HAS ACQUIRED ATRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT HAS ACQUIRED A
SIGNIFICANT POSITION IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESSSIGNIFICANT POSITION IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
ACROSS THE DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIESACROSS THE DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
WHICH INCLUDES INDIA.WHICH INCLUDES INDIA.
A STUDY CARRIED OUT BY IIM AHMEDABAD, IIM CALCUTTAA STUDY CARRIED OUT BY IIM AHMEDABAD, IIM CALCUTTA
AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA IN 1964-AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA IN 1964-
67 INDICATED THAT:67 INDICATED THAT:
A number of enterprises believe that managers areA number of enterprises believe that managers are
born. They do not believe in training.born. They do not believe in training.
For some enterprises, high cost of training is notFor some enterprises, high cost of training is not
worth it.worth it.

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• In another study carried out by Prof. Rudrabasavaraj of
12 leading organization in the private sector, it was
opined (in 1977) that:
• There is no proper organization for executive
development within the set up but has been part of the
responsibility of the Personnel department, which is
poorly staffed.
• There was no proper budget and in no case does it
seem to come up to even one percent of the sales turn
over of a company.
• However, there has been improvement in the situation
as organizations start realizing the importance of people
development with a view to enhance productivity and to
keep the people abreast of the latest development in the
field of management and technology.

3. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIATRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
• A large number of business organization, then
started investing in people for training and
development and ensured to get ‘value for
money’ invested.
• Some companies have initiated policies for
nominating their people for regular updating of
competencies.
• Public sector companies also started the same
policy and also established in-house training
infrastructure.

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• SOME SCEPTICS WHO WERE NOT CONVINCED ABOUT
THE WORTH OF TRAINING AS THEY THOUGHT:
• Financial resources used for training programmes
could be used for more productive activities.
• Training is often removed from ground realities.
• It provide superficial and theoretical solutions to
critical work and personal solutions.
• It is more of an image building exercise without
much concern for getting real value out of it.

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• LACK OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONCERN:
• Where there is no financial commitment,
organizations have been deputing people who
are available or can be spared and not those
who really need training.
• Training agencies at times, in order to complete
quota, compromise on entry criteria.
• A number of people volunteer and are deputed
for training to get away from stresses and strains
of the routine task.

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• MUSHROOMING:
• A lot of trainers/Agencies are in for making a fast
buck without any real concern for training.
• New training areas are being developed and
marketed without any real concern for relevance
or applicability in local conditions.
• Ideas and subjects are being imported or
downloaded and targeted at unsuspecting
customers in the name of advanced techniques.

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• HALO EFFECT:
• In order to attract big business houses and to
add prestige to the courses, training has
become an event to be watched:
• COURSES ARE CONDUCTED IN 5 STAR
HOTELS.
• HIGHER AND HIGHER FEES ARE BEING
CHARGED TO ATTACH SOPHISTICATION
AND PRESTIGE.