The Impact of Training on the Employees’ Career Path Development Case of the Algerian company: Oran Port Enterprise

This paper aimed to clarify the role that the training employees' plays on the development of their career path in the company, training becomes a tool that company must use it to improve their performance and so achieve their goals, it becomes an investment in Human Resources! This study focused on two sides, the steps of training in the Oran Port Enterprises especially determination of training needs which is the most important step to develop the competency of employees, and the career path improvement in this company. The purpose of this article is answer the main question of the study which is to know how training contributes in the career path development of employees, and which can affect the performance of the Algerian company: Oran Port Enterprise. Firstable, we counted on the stages of scientific research by gathering information about the Oran Port Enterprise, after that we chose our sample; we elaborated the questionnaire to answer the questions. Secondly, we analysed the process of training in this company. Our sample contained 50 employees, we relied the descriptive analytical approach, a set of tools were used which is: observation, interview guide, questionnaire, in addition to the internal documents, the result of study assured that training contributes to drawing employees' career path, by gaining knowledge and experience and thus occupying several positions and jobs in the company, the study concluded the following recommendations: providing sufficient period to train employees, involve all stakeholders in the process of designing the training plan, relying on training as basis for promotion and internal recruitment, and thus reducing costs. Finally, we have reached that training is an investment in human resources in the medium-and long-term, and it allows adapting with transformations and organizational changes in the level of external environment and within organization.