The present study examined the effects of managdment training conducted for local government employees upon the changes in their self-evaluations of their managerial abilities in terms of the present level and the degree of needed reinforcement. The 98 lower managers (Kakaricho) participated in the management training carried out by Aichi Prefecture and asked to respond questionnairs before and after the training. The questionnairs were composed of 25 items of managerial abilities by using a

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... oint scale regarding: (1) the present level of managerial abilities acquired by Kakaricho, and (2) the degree of reinforcement each ability should receive for funther development . Results of the analysis indicated that self-evaluations of managerial abilities increased significantly both for the present level and for the degree of reinforcement. Especially self-evaluations of older participants (from 45 to 49 years old) decreased for the present level, while significantly decreased for the degree of reinforcement.