SYNOPSIS

Name / Title of the Project

The Effectiveness of Training and Developmental Activities at Bamboo Corporation Ltd
INTRODUCTION
Training refers to teaching specific skills and behaviors. It is usually reserved for people who
have to be brought up to performing level in some specific skills.
Development in contrast is considered to be more general than training and more oriented to
individual needs in addition to organizational needs and is most often aimed towards
management people. The intent of development is to provide knowledge and understanding that
will enable people to carry out non-technical organizational functions more effectively, such as
problem- solving, decision-making and relating to people.
INDUSTRY PROFILE
Bamboo Mat Boards (BMB) and Bamboo Mat Veneer Composites (BMVC): Indian Plywood
Industries Research and Training Institute, Bangalore, has developed a technology for
manufacturing BMB and BMVC utilizing bamboo mats produced manually by traditionally
skilled artisans. About 85,000 cum of BMB were manufactured during 1998 from 8 factories
with an installed capacity of 133,000 cum/annum. A large number of cottage industries like
manufacturer of tablemats, bamboo wares, trays are dependent on bamboo as raw material. Many
articles of common domestic use like mats, baskets, toys, nets, wall plates, wall hangers, trays
etc. are made from bamboo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd., a government of Kerala undertaking, was
established in the year 1971, with a mission to support and uplift the bamboo weaving and reed
cutter community as well as other traditional workers depending on bamboo resources. Over one
lakh individuals, who are either engaged in reed cutting, mat weaving or making handicraft
articles are benefited from the Corporation.
Statement of the Problem
Training activities are designed to impart skills, abilities and knowledge to employees.
These programs are important as it trends stability and flexibility to an organization,
besides contributing its capacity to grow. The organization spends considerable amount
towards the various training programs. The amount spends only worth if these programs
are achieving the required objectives and only if the workers fell satisfied with these.

Objective and scope of the project

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
Primary Objective
To study about the effectiveness of training and developmental procedures at Bamboo
corporation Ltd.
Secondary Objectives

To ascertain the satisfaction of employees towards training program provided at Bamboo

corporation Ltd
To give suggestions for improving the training program, if required.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The project study aims to find the effectiveness of the training provided at Bamboo Corporation
Ltd. This study also aims at identifying the deviation between the employees expectation from a
training program and what is actually provided to them by the organization
RESEARCH DESIGN:
Population:
The study includes the employees of Bamboo Corporation Ltd.
Sample unit:
300 employees of Kerala state bamboo corporation ltd.
Sample size:
100 among the employees of Kerala state bamboo corporation ltd.
Sample technique:
Convenience sampling.

Data collection method:

Questionnaire is used as an instrument for collecting information from the employees.
Sources of Data
Primary Data
Primary data is the first- hand data. Questionnaire was used and has been prepared in such
a way that it has taken consideration, all possible ways of getting maximum information
from the respondents.
Secondary Data:
Secondary data is the second- hand data which mainly consists of information collected
from company records, company profiles, and office records and also from discussion with
the management of the organization. The training manual of the company was referred for
obtaining information for the project study.
TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTION
Statistical Tools
The data has been analyzed using the simple percentage method, which is supplemented by
appropriate charts and graphs.
Limitations of the study
The major limitation of the study was the time constraint
Some of the respondents were reluctant to give their views.
CONCLUSION
Training is the most important activity or plays an important role in the development of human
resources. To put the right man at the right place with the trained personnel has now become
essential in todays globalised market. No organization has a choice on whether or not to develop
employees. Therefore training has nowadays become an important and required factor for
maintaining and improving interpersonal and intergroup collaboration.