Training Needs of Employees of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (Bacolod), Inc.: Basis for Design and Implementation of Training Program

This study was conducted to focus the training needs of employees of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (Bacolod), Inc., who are employed during the Second Semester of School Year 2020-2021 as a basis for the design and implementation of a training program. The result of the study revealed that there were equal number of employees for both Teaching and Non-teaching categories while on Tenure, the number of employees with Shorter number of years in service was higher compared to those with Longer number of years in service. The extent of training needs of Teaching and Non-teaching employees based on self-assessment was “Moderate Need”. On the other hand, the extent of training needs of Teaching employees based on Immediate Supervisors’ assessment was “Slight Need” while the extent of training needs of Non-teaching employees based on Immediate Supervisors’ assessment was “Moderate Need”. A significant difference in the extent of training needs of the respondents was not manifested when they were grouped according to Nature of Employment while a significant difference existed in the respondents’ training needs when they were grouped and compared according to Tenure. Findings further revealed that there was a significant difference in the Extent of Training Needs of Teaching Employees based on Self-assessment and Immediate Supervisors’ Assessment while there was no significant difference in the Extent of Training Needs of Non-teaching Employees based on Self-assessment and Immediate Supervisors’ Assessment.