Human resource training in relation to the regulatory role of the government: the case of the ministry of works

Tanzania has of recent gone through substantial changes because of the changed environment brought by economic liberalisation and other policy measures. As a result, it has become necessary to redefine the role and function of the government. Alongside this redefinition, the government is pressed to undertake and implement functional and strategic reviews of its ministries and departments. Among those reviews are the Organisation and Efficiency Reviews under the Civil Service Reform Program (CSRP). While the ongoing civil service reforms have recorded successes in respect of staff reduction, redesigning organisational functions and structures and management of wage bills, it appears that human resources capacity building has not been given the uttermost priority. Using the Ministry of Ministry of Works as a case study, the study delves into the training component of the reforms to establish pertinence and causes of the pattern so far displaying. From the findings it was clearly perceived that MOW did have a stable pool from which to draw its manpower requirements. This has been the output of graduates from the various academic institutions that are funded by the government. However, there have been problems in the utilisation of human resources of human resources and their development.