Training by and for the Government: Introduction

Abstract

National, state, and local levels of government function as agencies specializing in the provision of public commodities and services. Insofar as this objective aptly characterizes the public sector, it is appropriate to compare government training with private sector training. The government is, however, more than a producer of public commodities and services; it also has a public policy agenda. In the field of employment and education policy, the government may elect to further its objectives through its role as an employer, as well as through more traditional policy instruments.