Effect of training and development on employee performance in Gaya local government, Kano state

Abstract

The employees in Gaya Local Government are performing diligently, while others are not performing well due to lack of training and other developmental facilities that will motivate them. This research was designed to assess the ‘Effect of Training and Development on Employees’ Performance in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State. Training and development serves as the independent variable while employee’s performance serves as the dependent variable of the study. Sample sizes was obtained from Gaya LGA using Krejcie and Morgan's 1970 table of sample size determination as the focused respondents of the study out of a population of 793 out of which a sample size of 260 obtained. Simple Random Sampling technique was used, and a structured questionnaire items were adapted from previous works. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was employed in running
the data and testing the hypotheses. Multiple Regression was used to analyze the Effects of Training and Development on Employees Performance as the variables under investigation. The multiple regression analysis measured the effects of each of the dimensions/constructs against the dependent variable and identified the degree of the effect between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The result of the study indicates that training needs assessment and training programmes has significant and positive effect on employee performance in Gaya, Local Government Council. However, selection criteria, motivational effect and training evaluation has insignificant effect in Gaya Local Government. Therefore, based on these findings, it was recommended that the management of the Gaya local government should raise motivational effect and pay much attention to selection criteria and training evaluation so as to boost their productivity.