Training policies and practices in large enterprises: Current situation and future

This article aims to outline an initial perspective of the training situation in large enterprises and to provide a critical contribution to the understanding of the logic underlying such training policies and practices. It is based on the results of an exploratory study held in 26 large national and transnational enterprises operating in Portugal. It was possible to acquire knowledge on what is happening in the field of enterprise training through the information that was collected, and also to identify a set of tendencies. In order to help understand this reality, a typological proposal has been presented, providing the initial aspects to be followed up in the characterization of the policies and practices of in-service training. The types of training encountered were classified in: Traditional and Utilitarian Training, Strategic Training Geared towards Problem-Solving and Training Geared towards Personal and Social Development.