Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of employee training and
development on the performance of senior staff of University of Energy and
Natural Resources. Employee training has been viewed as a tool for better
productivity, general workforce skill development and motivation. The
descriptive survey design was employed for the study. Data was collected
using questionnaire to select a total of 47 respondents (senior staff,
administrators) for the study. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21,
and the analytical tool used was a descriptive statistic using percentages and
frequencies. The results revealed among others that training programmes are
not administered regularly, the University make use of both off-the-job and
on-the-job training method, but it predominantly uses on-the-job training
method which is mostly facilitated through job rotation, and the job
performance of the senior staff, increases whenever training is provided for
them. The following recommendations were made; management should
involve employees in the job rotation process making sure employees can see
how their jobs relate to the organization’s overall mission, training sessions
should be conducted more regularly at least once every semester (twice a year)
Supervisors/Managers should take the initiative to develop the employee skills
in various fields so that total human efforts will be displayed in the respective
job tasks to further enhance performance.
