Abstract:

Education is the process of conscious and active acquisition, transfer, mediation and formation of knowledge and skills system. Educating employees in companies means ensuring the professional level of each employee while increasing the prosperity of the entire company. That leads to a high-performance organization and a knowledge-based society. The effective use of knowledge is one of the cornerstones of innovation, which is a source of improvement and development. The main goal of the article was to evaluate the current state of education in engineering companies of the Žilina region, Slovakia. A survey was made in form of a questionnaire, mapping the areas of education in engineering companies. 430 employees participated in a survey and filled out the anonymous questionnaire in an electronic form. The questionnaire survey was then evaluated by using graphs and tables for a simple overview of information. Four hypotheses were formulated, which formed the basis for the implementation of the research. Each hypothesis was based on the analysis of the questions in the questionnaire. Three hypotheses were confirmed. The first hypothesis suggests that university-educated employees are educated more often than employees with lower education. The second hypothesis suggests that employees are mostly educated through E-learning and lectures. At last, the third hypothesis suggests that more than half of the employees are satisfied with education in their company. One hypothesis was not confirmed, namely that employees participate in training because it is mandatory. On the contrary, the survey found that most employees participate in education for their personal development and career advancement. After analysing all the questions and confirming or refuting the hypotheses, recommendations for improvement of employee education were formulated. The presented recommendations form the basis for the introduction of new methods into the training process, which will lead to effective education and the satisfaction of employees and employers.

Keywords:

Education, knowledge society, knowledge, engineering company.