A study on the impact of training on the employees of tamil nadu electricity board

Abstract

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in the State of Tamil Nadu is a vertically integrated utility responsible for power generation, transmission and distribution. The electricity network has been spread to all villages and towns throughout the State. TNEB was reorganized into TNEB Limited; Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO); and Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) in the year 2009. The productivity and performance of this utility is vital in ensuring the growth of the state economy, because this energy industry energizes all other manufacturing and services sectors. newlineProductivity and performance of each and every industry lies in the hands of their employees and obviously the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is no exception. If all the individuals in the organization perform well, collectively the organization productivity and performance goes high. Hence Tamil Nadu Electricity Board spends crores of rupees every year for employee training and development programmes. All types of training like regular programmes, management programmes, need based programme, on-site programme, national franchisee training programme, energy auditing and accounting, national level drum (Distributed Reform, Upgrades and Management) training programme incur a heavy cost. With the huge investment involved in developing training strategies and programmes for the executive and non executive staff of TANGEDCO and TANTRANSCO, other state utility officers, faculties and students of enginnering colleges, state government officials and electricity consumers, TNEB is very curious to know if return on investment is possible and also if there can be a change in commitment. newline newline