MOTIVATION FOR ADULT EDUCATION IN THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

Naloga govori o motivaciji zaposlenih za izobraževanje, ki je razdeljena na teoretični del in obstoječe stanje. V nalogi sem poskušala ugotoviti, kakšno vlogo in pomen ima motivacija za izobraževanje zaposlenih v Termoelektrarni Šoštanj d.o.o., kaj posameznike spodbuja oziroma ovira pri izobraževanju. V prvem delu sem na kratko povzela nekaj najpomembnejših teorij s področja motivacije in izobraževanja. S pomočjo domače in tuje literature sem na kratko opredelila nekaj temeljnih pojmov o izobraževanju in motivaciji. V raziskovalnem delu sem s pomočjo ankete raziskala področje motivacije za izobraževanje v Termoelektrarni Šoštanj d.o.o. Na kratko sem predstavila zgodovino podjetja, njegovo dejavnost in organizacijo izobraževanja. Z anketo sem poskušala odgovoriti na nekatera vprašanja v zvezi z motivacijo in izobraževanjem ter raziskati, kaj zaposlene ovira oziroma spodbuja k izobraževanju. Poskušala sem ugotoviti, ali se zaposleni dodatno izobražujejo, ker se morajo oz. ker se lahko ali imajo tudi lasten interes. V zaključnem delu pa sem podala nekaj predlogov za izboljšavo motivacije za izobraževanje v podjetju.My diploma paper is about motivating employees for further education. The paper is divided on theoretical part and actual situation in an enterprise. I was trying to figure out, what role and meaning motivation has for further education of employees in Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant d.o.o., so what actually stimulates or hinders individuals at their decision for further education. In the first part I shortly summed up some of most important theories from the field of motivation and education. By using slovene and foreign literature I defined some basic concepts on education and motivation. In second part, that is the research part, I used a questionnaire to research the filed of motivation for further education in Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant d.o.o.. I briefly introduced the history of the enterprise, its activity and organization on the field of education. With the questionnaire I tried to find answers on some questions that are linked with motivation and education, further on I wanted to research, what hinders or stimulates employees to decide about further education. I attempted to find out, whether or not employees decide for further education only because they have to / they can or do they make this decision out of their own personal interest. In the conclusion I gave some suggestions how to improve motivation for further education at this precise enterprise