Abstract:
Modern world organizations pay a great attention to improve the productivity in
the organizations to face the competition successfully. Therefore organization need
skillful workforce. Hcncc thc managers consider training function as a key requiremcnt to
reshape their cmployees to face the competition. The Semi Government Organizations in
Sri Lanka are highly concerned in training activities to develop cmployee's ability.
The purpose of this research is to identify whether training and development
practiccs of Semi Government Organizations in Sri Lanka practically contribute to the
improvement of it's cmployce's job performance. The scopc of the research was enlargcd
to include identification of contribution of existing programmcs for employee's job
performance and find out how the employee's job performancc arc carried out in the
Semi Government Organizations of Sri Lanka
This study is an analytical or hypotheses tcsting type research. For this study two
Semi Government Organizations of Sri Lanka were selected. These organizations were
National Water Supply and Drainage Board and Ceylon Electricity Board. Hundred
Metcr Rcaders were randomly selected. The data collected through questionnaires and
interview.
Thc most important results of the study are training practicc directly contribute to
improvcmcnt of cmployce's job performance. Thcre are positive rclationship among
existing training activities and improvemcnt of employee's job related ability and job
related motivation.
