The Analyses of In-service Training Programs for Personnel of Kerman National Gas Company based on SWOT Model

The purpose of this study was to analyze the in-service training courses for personnel of Gas National Company of Kerman province based on SWOT model. This study is an applied and descriptive-survey research. The statistical population consists of all Personnel of National Gas Company of Kerman province who has participated in in-service training courses (122) and the sample includes 100. The instrument was a researcher made questionnaire. The validity of instrument determined 0.88 via experts’ opinions and the reliability estimated 0.86 according to Cronbach's alpha. In order to data analysis, SPSS software and SWOT analysis were used. Results showed that the highest priority of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats were as followed respectively: high outcome of training courses in out of company with primary coefficient of 419, inequality of knowledge level of participants at the beginning of a training course with primary coefficient of 387, influence of out of province training courses on increasing knowledge of personnel and their happiness and changing their moods with primary coefficient of 430, and inattention to evaluation results and do not pay persuasive reward harmonizing to personnel’s needs to their participations in out of company training courses with primary coefficient of 329. Accordingly, the best strategy for this company is attacking one, so that the authorities, using the attacking strategies that have presented in this research, could maximize the opportunities. At the end, we presented the most important ways to improve in-service training courses of personnel of Gas National Company of Kerman province based on the research results.