This research investigated the relationship between professional self-concept, support to transfer of training and training impact at work. The samples of participants (model 1 self-assessment as the dependent variable, N = 117; model 2 hetero-assessment as the dependent variable, N = 100) was obtained from two Brazilian federal government organizations. The data were collected at two distinct moments: on the first day of training, when the Professional Self-Concept scale was administered to the participants, and three months after the training, when the scales of Impact and Support were administered to the trainees and their respective supervisors. All the instruments were statistically validated. Only Psychosocial Support perceived by the trainees (sr² = 0,25) and Material Support perceived by the supervisors (sr² = 0,16) contributed, respectively, to the explanation of the variability of self and hetero-assessment of Training Impact. These results corroborated other national and international studies concerning the predictive power of Psychosocial Support over the Impact level. Self-Concept did not predict Impact of Training. However, this variable should not be discarded from the evaluation models, since it could explain the impact of educational programs and career systems over the individual competence profile.
professional self-concept; support to transfer of training; training impact at work; training assessment
