Employee training and productivity: A case study of West African mills company limited (WAMCO)

Abstract

The quality of the human resource of an organization is essential to its success. As such, every organization must seek to improve the quality of its workforce through training. Training has a direct impact on the performance of employees hence improving the company’s output and productivity. Therefore this study sought to analyses how employee training programs influence performance of West African Mills Company Limited. Data was derived through questionnaires administered to sampled employees of West African Mills Company Limited.The results revealed that West African Mills Company Limited had various comprehensive (planned and systematic) in house training programs for different departments of the company to help improve both individual and organizational performance. Almost all employees without respect to educational background had benefited from in house training program. Training for supervisors was more frequent than subordinates. Also employees preferred on job training more than other forms of training schemed implemented by WAMCO. Lastly supervisors confirmed that training always improved performance and efficiency of their subordinates; hence productivity.