Quite obviously, the selection would require the selectors to see that the trainer to be selected should have sufficient experience of working in the department so as to enable him to deal with practical situations to be encountered by the trainees when they are similarly confronted in the field. This fact is possibly not always kept in mind by the department when posting officers as trainers. Related to the above is motivating the trainees which should be an easier job because in most cases the officers being trained are fresh entrants who have been selected on the basis of their application and their competence. An important factor of course which the administrators ought to always keep in mind is that motivation has to be sustained and nurtured over time. Similarly, to maintain the motivation of the trainee officers, some sort of carrot or stick policy needs to be adopted.
Infrastructure is one area which is woefully neglected.
Teaching aids of which there is either a dearth of quantity or a lack of maintenance require special emphasis. Not only does the quality of training imparted but also the speed and effectiveness make a remarkable improvement when the trainers are given proper aids . These could be slide projectors, computer interfacers, video players, or other more sophisticated devices being introduced rapidly in the market. Post introduction of the airconditioner is not only an avoidable wastage of time but also a measure which is less effective than it would have been if introduced from inception. Designing of the training programmes has not been given the attention that it deserves, perhaps because the trainers are untrained or that they do not wish to put the extra effort that is naturally required for making the training meet the designed objectives.