The Training Needs of Public Servants. The Role of the National Agency of Public Servants (NAPS) in Planning Professional Training and Development Programmes

The present paper focuses on the present trends in the training and development programmes of public administration employees and on the methods used to assess the training needs for public servants in relation to the recorded performance indicators and to the strategic objectives of the public administration entities. The scientific research methodology of the present paper relies on national and international professional literature, on the analysis of concepts, theories, typologies, methods and instruments used in identifying the training needs of the staff employed in professional organisations. The empirical research focuses on the planning of professional training in relation to the training needs of public servants and makes use of synectics methodology and comparative statistical methods, graphs and dynamics.