The function of the HR Department is changing with time and with this change, the relationship between the training function and other management activity is also changing. Training is a learning process that involves the acquisition of knowledge, skills, concepts, rules, attitudes and behaviors of individuals to enhance the performance of employees. The training and development activities are now equally important with that of other HR functions. The days when training was considered to be futile, waste of time, resources and money, is gone. Now a days, training is an investment because the departments such as marketing and sales, HR, production, finance etc. depend on training for its survival. Training actually provides the opportunity to raise the profile development activities in the organization. This research paper explored employee capability as a intervening variable between training and organizational performance with special reference to IT Industry. Data were collected using a self administered questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of thirteen items on training and seven items on employee capability and seven items on organizational performance with a Five-Point Scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). A sample of 100 respondents from 2 IT Companies in Chennai, constituted as the sample unit for the study. Convenient sampling technique is adopted to select the sample units to collect the data. Scale reliability test was conducted on all the 27 items.
