Induction programme and job performance of newly appointed teachers in the Oforikrom municipality, Ghana

Abstract

This study assessed the influence of induction programme on job performance of newly appointed teachers at Weweso cluster of schools in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. A case descriptive study research design was employed. A total of 76 respondents were selected based on a census method. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaires. Data were analysed with descriptive statistical tools using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 analytical software. The findings indicated that, at a whole, the induction programme organised for newly recruited teachers was not very encompassing in that certain essential components were not captured. The study further revealed that the induction programme organised for newly recruited teachers in the Oforikrom Municipality was besieged with numerous challenges which often hampers the realisation of the intended performance target of the sampled schools in the Municipality. Finally, the study found that induction programme has had positive influence on job performance of newly recruited teachers across the Weweso cluster of school in the Oforikrom Municipality. The study concluded that, there is a positive influence of induction programme on the job performance of newly recruited teachers in the Oforikrom Municipality. The study recommended that Ghana Education Service together with other relevant stakeholders should devote ample time and resource towards the execution of induction programme since it has the tendency of improving job performance of newly recruited teachers.