Published by: BhumiRaj Timalsina
Published date: 18 Jan 2022
Manpower refers to all the staff who is appointed in different positions for performing administrative, clerical, as well as technical jobs. It is also known as office personnel. Manpower is the only living resources which utilize other resources in order to perform official activities. The organization should estimate a suitable number of staff for a given period. The act of estimating the required number of staff in different positions of the organization is called Darbandi. It avoids the situation of over and understaffing and helps in controlling labor cost.
The manpower can be divided into administrative and technical according to the nature of jobs to be performed.
Manpower development is an act of updating present manpower for performing future work in the changing environment by increasing knowledge, skills and capacities of the employees. It refers to the task of updating the present manpower. It is the process of preparing manpower to cope with the changes in the organizational environment. It is concerned with increasing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and capabilities of the present staff of the organization. It helps in preparing the staff to work effectively and efficiently in the organization. It enhances personal competencies required to perform present and future jobs. The manpower development is done through training program, seminar, workshop and field visits. It can also be done by providing an opportunity for future studies, making the evaluation of performance and proper counseling of the employee