Workplace Change and Emerging Skills in Post-Pandemic Training Needs Assessment: Evidence from Bangladesh’s Public Sector

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	348	85.29
Gender	Female	60	14.71
Age	Less than 29	65	15.93
	30 – 39	166	40.69
	40 – 49	122	29.90
	Greater than 50	55	13.48
Educational background	Ph.D.	6	1.47
	Masters	235	57.60
	Honors	112	27.45
	HSC	14	3.43
	Below HSC	41	10.04
Experience	Less than 5 years	117	28.68
	05 – 10	73	17.89
	11 – 20	134	32.84
	More than 20 years	84	20.59

1 Source: own processing

*Conceptual framework of the workplace changes and training needs in Bangladesh’s public sector*
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*Value of Path model*
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Table 2.

Exploratory factor analysis with indicator reliability and model fitting information

Variables	Details	Factor Loading (λi)	SM	SD	T Statistics	CR*	CA	AVE
Change in Workplace and Nature of work	CWNW3 <- Change in Workplace and Nature of work	0.541	0.514	0.232	2.329	0.75	0.749	0.618
Change in Workplace and Nature of work	CWNW6 <- Change in Workplace and Nature of work	0.971	0.930	0.143	6.790	0.75	0.749	0.618
New Knowledge and Skills	NKS1 <- New Knowledge and Skills	0.744	0.712	0.202	3.691	0.75	0.748	0.597
New Knowledge and Skills	NKS2 <- New Knowledge and Skills	0.800	0.771	0.169	4.741	0.75	0.748	0.597
Training needs assessment for public officials	TNAPC5 <- Training needs assessment for public officials	0.769	0.752	0.106	7.241	0.79	0.792	0.559
	TNAPC6 <- Training needs assessment for public officials	0.727	0.711	0.110	6.633
	TNAPC7 <- Training needs assessment for public officials	0.747	0.741	0.105	7.117

1* CR={(∑λi)²/(∑λi)²+∑(1-λi²)}; where λi=Factor Loading

1 Source: own processing

Table 3.

Reliability indexes and criteria

Reliability Indexes	Criteria	Reference
AVE	>0.50	Hair et al. (2012), Ringle et al. (2012), Sarstedt et al. (2017)
Composite Reliability (CR)	>0.70	Hair et al. (1998)
Alpha	>0.70	Chin et al. (2008), Henseler and Sarstedt (2013)
Indicator Reliability	IR≥0.40	Hulland (1999).

1 Note. AVE=average variance extracted; α=Cronbach’s alpha; ILV=Indicator Loading Value and CR=Composite Reliability

1 Source: own processing

Table 4.

Discriminant validity

Variables	1	2	3
1. Change in Workplace and Nature of work	0.786
2. New Knowledge and Skills	0.236	0.773
3. Training needs assessment for public officials	0.215	0.231	0.748

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Table 5.

HTMT Test

Variables	1	2
1. Change in Workplace and Nature of work
2. New Knowledge and Skills	0.518
3. Training needs assessment for public officials	0.349	0.511

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Table 6.

Path model

Hypotheses		Beta	SM	SD	LL	UL	T Statistics	P Values	Comment	VIF
H1	Change in Workplace and Nature of work -> Training needs assessment for public officials	0.170	0.186	0.085	0.013	0.318	2.001	0.045	Supported	1.059
H2	New Knowledge and Skills -> Training needs assessment for public officials	0.191	0.209	0.088	0.005	0.344	2.179	0.029	Supported	1.059
Endogenous Construct
R-squire value						0.263
Model Fit		SRMR				0.062
Model Fit		Q² value				0.148

1 Source: own processing

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2392-8042

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Language: English

Page range: 323 - 339

Submitted on: Aug 4, 2025

Accepted on: Sep 14, 2025

Published on: Sep 26, 2025

Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative

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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

training needs assessment,

skills,

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Political economics,

Macroeconomics,

Business management,

Business management, other,

Social sciences,

Sociology,

Labor, trade unions,

Sociology of economy, organizations, and industry

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