There is an increasing interest in training in the world in general and in United Arab Emirates in particular to improve the performance of human resources to achieve the desired level of effectiveness and to remain successful. In most of Arab countries training is not conducted in a professional manner, in terms of TNA, nominating the trainees, implementing the programmes and evaluating the programmes.
Training Needs Analysis (TNA) is often considered the most important step among the steps in the training cycle and therefore, should precede any training intervention. However, in spite of needs assessment’s important role, the literature contains little empirical work on the topic. Thus, this study seeks to understand the role of existing training needs analysis process of Abu Dhabi Police, and the factors that affect the process to identify the needs and the impact of this on improving organisational performance.
To achieve the aim of this study, questionnaires and interviews will be carried out in the Abu Dhabi Police. Moreover, this study hopes to contribute to the knowledge, by raising and improving the understanding of current methods and practices of training needs analysis in Abu Dhabi Police and enrich and fill the gaps in the literature of training needs analysis in Arab countries.