| Abstract |
Realisation of organisation growth and attainment of competitive advantage is only through filling the skill gaps that exist in an organisation. Capacity Building is much more than training and includes; Human Resource Development, Organizational Development and Institutional and legal framework development. The challenge for a new organisation like the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is to attain a leverage in the Energy sector by having a skilful and competent workforce who have the requisite skills to help the organisation attain competitive advantage. From inception it is therefore critical to define a skill inventory by carrying out a detailed assessment of the skills that exist and projecting the required skills in five years so as to have a basis for capacity building indigenous qualified and technically competent employees with a bias in geothermal generation and reservoir engineering is a scarce resource in Kenya. Growing staff shortage in core corporate areas necessitates that we develop a comprehensive training program geared towards attaining the key competences, more so getting institutions that offer the kind of training required for the geothermists are rare. This therefore necessitates sourcing from outside Kenya institutions that offer the unique skill and competence in geothermal technology in resource exploration and drilling. GDC has been able through the Company’s Training Committee to structure training after extensive research by and by visiting institutions that offer the requisite skill. This paper therefore will primarily focus on capacity building, the modalities to groom employees to bring their best and to share our GDC experience of an effective and appropriate capacity building. A fundamental goal of capacity building is to enhance the ability to evaluate and address the crucial questions related to policy choices and modes of implementation among development options, based on an understanding of environment potentials and limits and of needs perceived by the company. |