The practices and challenges of human resource development in north shewa zone sports office selected woredas.

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to assess the practice and challenges of human resource development in North Shewa Zone Sports offices. To achieve this objective, the researcher followed cross-sectional survey design. The data were collected from 54 sample employees (respondents) selected through random and purposive sampling techniques. Therefore, 42 employees (sports expert)were selected by random sampling techniques and 6 top managers (leaders) of the organization and 6 human resources' manager were selected through purposive sampling techniques. besides data were gathered through questionnaires and a structured interview. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data by using SPSS version 20. Mean and standard deviation, were employed as quantitative method of data analysis. Moreover Qualitative data were analyzed through narration, explanation, and thematic analysis of categorization .The studies showed that performance assessment has not increased because of lack of good performance assessment system, lack of short and long term evaluation, and less attention to identifying areas in need improvement. The organization were ineffective in taking organizational analysis and prioritizing human resource development needs, identify and designs human resource development objectives, and implementation based on stated objectives standards to facilitate organizational performance. Some challenges hindered and constrained the efficiency and effectiveness of human resource development practices in the study area. Based on the finding it is recommended that to make the performance assessment more effective and successful, North shewa zone sports offices, the human resource manager(leader of the sports office should review and improve the implementation of the performance assessment system, the organization shall give particular attention to training and development programs and assessing worker training needs and strategic human resource development is driven by the organizational analysis and objectives within these goals to develop human resources and is thus a purposeful way of matching community to the organization.