Abstract
The training needs of non-supervisory personnel, as they perceive them, have been overlooked both by local governments and the public personnel literature. This article seeks to determine whether and in which ways the priorities of local government employees differ from those of their supervisors. Data from a survey of local government employees in Santa Clara County, California, are analyzed and suggest that whereas many employees view training as a means of acquiring technical skills, their supervisors may be more attracted to the potential for training in human development.
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