A Study of District Institutes of Edication and Training (DIETs) with Special Reference to Human Resource Development (HRD) Climate

Abstract

The report is a human resource auditing of 16 DIETs of Punjab, Harayana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Predesh. An attempt had been made to critically analyse the existing HRD climate in those DIETs both qualitatively and quantitatively in terms of general supportive climate and OCTAPAC culture. The OCTAPAC culture is an acronym which stands for openness, confrontation, trust, autonomy, proactivity, authenticity and collaboration in that order respectively. Significant differences were found in the HRD climate of the DIETs of Punjab and Delhi; Rajasthan and Delhi in the factors of responsibility, top support, feedback, supportive HRD climate, collaboration and overall HRD climate . Punjab and Rajasthan were having more conducive HRD climate than that of Delhi. All the 16 DIETs were rated on a 5-point scale as superior, above -average, average ,below average and low. Only 4 DIETs were found to be having above average HRD climate. The findings revealed the lack of team-spirit among the faculty. It further highlight the need for the development of the HRD factors of trust, reward. Responsibility, Supportive HRD climate, Openness vs. Communication, and Collaboration. No significant differences were found among all sampled DIETs on the factors of Top support and Feedback.