As organizations grow in size and complexity, the challenges they face and the number of employees needing training and personal development (TPD) programs increase. The research in this paper focused on analyzing employees' perceptions of training and personal development (TPD) programs and the effects that training, vocational training, and personal development have on performance in four public domain organizations. The paper aims to analyze the perceived impact of TPD on organizational results. The relationship between TPD and performance in the public sector has not been an intensively researched field in Romania, especially in terms of the impact perceived by TPD employees on individual and collective performance. The analysis was conducted among 327 employees of Romania's public and private sector organizations. The determination of the influences between the variables was performed by research based on multiple regressions. The results show that TPD programs significantly influence the organizational outcomes in the perception of the employees selected in the study. TPD programs for employees are an integral part of the organization's strategy. The need to invest in the workforce is stronger than ever, as the ability to compete depends on knowledge development.