Table 7.
Items concerning staff training and development (n=276)
| Item description |
Disagree |
Undecided |
Agree |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| This organization has a staff training and development policy |
110 |
39.9 |
55 |
19.9 |
111 |
40.2 |
276 |
99.9 |
| Opportunities exist for career advancement in this organization |
110 |
39.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
166 |
60.1 |
276 |
100.0 |
| Appropriate training is conducted to ensure that health care workers carry out their duties well |
56 |
20.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
220 |
79.7 |
276 |
100.0 |
| Job specific refresher courses are provided on a regular basis |
137 |
49.6 |
27 |
9.8 |
112 |
40.6 |
276 |
100.0 |
| The in-service training provided is adequate to deal with the existing skills gap |
137 |
49.6 |
28 |
10.1 |
111 |
40.2 |
276 |
99.9 |
| Health care workers who are less competent are provided with the necessary support to improve their knowledge and skills |
83 |
30.1 |
54 |
19.6 |
139 |
50.4 |
276 |
100.1 |
| Health care workers participate in identifying their career development needs |
28 |
10.1 |
55 |
19.9 |
193 |
69.9 |
276 |
99.9 |
| In the last 6 months my supervisors discussed my career development prospects with me |
166 |
60.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
110 |
39.9 |
276 |
100.0 |
| I have received the training required to succeed in my position | 27 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 249 | 90.2 | 276 | 100.0 |