Table 1.

Job Training Questionnaire Items and Factor Loadings

Factor

Scale and Item 1 2 3

Satisfaction with training

Training meets needs

Amount of training is satisfactory

Ability to use training content on job

Training applicability to job

Employee feelings about training

Seeks out learning opportunities
Views job training as continuous endeavor

Proactive in seeking ways to improve

Learning goals established for present and future positions

Organizational support for training

Learning is planned and purposeful
Department provides training opportunities

Interest in personal and professional development

Training is encouraged and rewarded

Note: Item-to-factor loadings below .30 were suppressed