Training in government is not a primary mission for a variety of reasons, and this book attempts to increase the importance of training in government organisations by showing how training can increase individual performance and overall productivity. Sims challenges recent commission findings that excellence in training government workers is not a priority and offers a framework for centrally managing governing training efforts better. Sims has designed this book to help government organisations (federal, state, county and local) demonstrate the added value of efficient and effective training programmes. In addition, the book offers a helpful discussion on the differences between private and public sector organisations and the training issues germane to each sector (for example, the availability of financial resources alloted for training in the private sector far outweigh those in the public arena). He concludes that if training is functioning in government, then it is contributing to the activities of the organisation in a number of different ways (for example, improving performance through the application of what has been learned).