An assessment into administrative and other forms of supervisory training evaluation in the Omani Civil Service was the direct object of this thesis. As it were, and in less developing countries characterised with acute, even chronic shortage of qualified indigenous labour force as well as other general forms of deformities in the national labour market, the public sector is seen more and more whether properly prepared or otherwise, to be spearheading and undertaking as well as supervising the massive developmental efforts amidst an overall state of resource limitations. Particularly, managerial and supervisory skills. Management and other forms of supervisory training were regarded more often than not as one way out so as to bridge the existing gap in managerial capabilities and to enable the government employees to upgrade their performance and sharpen their skills so as to dwell upon the very challenges po5ed by massive developmental efforts with the efficiency and effectiveness expected by the public at large as well as by policy makers The research hence, sought to unveil government administrative and managerial training policies and practices at large so as to capture the full weight and scale of the problem as well as the boundaries of the area of expedition and investigation. Once the policy issues and practices were fully highlighted, a quota sample of government sponsored supervisory and management training in almost every civilian function in the executive branch of the government were evaluated.

An assessment into administrative and other forms of supervisory training evaluation in the Omani Civil Service was the direct object of this thesis. As it were, and in less developing countries characterised with acute, even chronic shortage of qualified indigenous labour force as well as other...